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Saturday 10 October · from London Heathrow

Paris 🇫🇷 · Saturday 10 October

8h 30m

Time on the ground

In the city from 09:40 until you head back at 18:10 — after passport control, transfers, 90 min at the airport and a 20 min safety buffer.

Flying
2h 35m
Airports & transfers
3h 30m
Yours to use
8h 30m
  • Flights indicative fare£141
  • Transport estimate£30
  • Food estimate£30
  • Activities estimate£14
Estimated total£215

DayGo score

9/10

Time there, travel, pace and buffer combined.

Departs
06:20 LHR
Arrives
08:35 CDG
Return departs
20:35 CDG
Return arrives
20:55 LHR
Total journey
3h 45m
Time at destination
8h 30m

How extreme are you?

Saturday 10 October

Your day

1h 20m unplanned

  • Flight
  • Transport
  • Activity
  • Food
  • Free time
  1. London Heathrow → Paris

    British Airways · 75 min · lands 08:35 local

    Flight2h 15m
  2. Paris Charles de Gaulle → City Centre

    RER B · 35 min · Terminal 2 station (follow 'Paris by train')

    Transport35 min
  3. Breakfast

    Somewhere nearby · ~£8

    Food40 min· ~£8· 5 min walk
  4. Wander Le Marais

    Sightseeing · 90 min · free

    Activity1h 30m· Free· 10 min walk
  5. Lunch

    Somewhere nearby · ~£22

    Food1h· ~£22· 5 min walk
  6. Musée d'Orsay

    Culture · 120 min · £14

    Activity2h· ~£14· 20 min walk
  7. Seine riverside walk to Notre-Dame

    Sightseeing · 75 min · free

    Activity1h 15m· Free· 5 min walk
  8. Coffee & explore

    Unplanned time — wander, or add another stop

    Free time1h 20m
  9. City Centre → Paris Charles de Gaulle

    RER B · 35 min · from Gare du Nord / Châtelet

    Transport35 min
  10. Paris → London Heathrow

    Air France · 80 min · lands 20:55 UK

    Flight20 min
  11. Home

    Same day. Told you.

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Indicative fares · not live

Flights

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Things to do · 1h 20m left to fill

Activities that fit

Sightseeing

Wander Le Marais

Boutiques, falafel and the prettiest square in Paris.

90 min
💷 Free
10 min from last stop
🕘 Always open
Culture

Musée d'Orsay

Impressionists inside a Beaux-Arts railway station.

120 min
💷 ~£14
20 min from last stop
🕘 09:30–18:00, closed Mon
Sightseeing

Seine riverside walk to Notre-Dame

Bouquinistes, bridges and the restored cathedral.

75 min
💷 Free
5 min from last stop
🕘 Always open
Sightseeing

Eiffel Tower (2nd floor)

Book a slot. Lifts are quick if you're pre-booked.

105 min
💷 ~£24
25 min from last stop
🕘 09:30–23:00
Won't fit today
Adventure

Montmartre & Sacré-Cœur

Steep steps, big views. Skip the funicular for full extreme points.

120 min
💷 Free
30 min from last stop
🕘 Always open
Won't fit today
Shopping

Galeries Lafayette rooftop

Free rooftop terrace with the whole city laid out.

60 min
💷 Free
15 min from last stop
🕘 10:00–20:00
Shopping

Saint-Germain boutique streets

Rue du Bac, Rue de Grenelle and Le Bon Marché — concept stores and French labels.

150 min
💷 Free
15 min from last stop
🕘 10:00–19:30, most shops closed Sun
Won't fit today
Shopping

Boulevard Haussmann department stores

Printemps and Galeries Lafayette back to back. Ask for the tourist discount card.

120 min
💷 Free
15 min from last stop
🕘 10:00–20:30
Won't fit today
Educational

Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie

Europe's biggest science museum, plus a real submarine outside.

150 min
💷 ~£14
30 min from last stop
🕘 09:30–18:00, closed Mon
Won't fit today
Educational

Louvre highlights guided tour

A guide explains the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo and why the pyramid happened.

120 min
💷 ~£35
15 min from last stop
🕘 09:00–18:00, closed Tue
Won't fit today

Destination weather

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Staying connected

Data for the day

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Picked for your route

Where to eat

Lunch

L'As du Fallafel

Middle Eastern

£££
4.5 · Le Marais
5 min from your route
🕘 11:00–23:00, closed Sat
📋 Walk in · ~£12 pp

Bouillon Chartier

Classic French

£££
4.3 · Grands Boulevards
12 min from your route
🕘 11:30–00:00
📋 Walk in · ~£18 pp

Breakfast · you land early enough

Boulangerie Utopie

Bakery

£££
4.7 · Oberkampf
8 min from your route
🕘 07:00–20:00
📋 Walk in · ~£6 pp

Café de Flore

Café

£££
4.1 · Saint-Germain
10 min from your route
🕘 07:30–01:30
📋 Walk in · ~£14 pp

Getting in and out · ~£8 local transport across the day

Transport

Airport → City

City → Airport