Paris · France
Business class flights to Paris
The second Atlantic trunk, priced like the first
Reviewed August 2026
- CDG · Charles de Gaulle
- ORY · Orly
- All France guides
Estimated fare · from New York (JFK)
from $2,500 round trip
Typical for Oct – Nov 2026, per seat. An estimate, not a quote.

- JFK–Paris widebodies
- 10/day
- Block from New York
- 7h20m
- Airports, distinct roles
- 2
- Typical saving vs published
- 30–40%
Paris runs on the Air France–Delta joint venture: up to ten daily widebodies from New York alone, plus Boston, Washington, Atlanta, Los Angeles, San Francisco and more. Like London, the corridor is structurally oversupplied in the front cabin, and the overflow moves through negotiated channels at 30–40% inside the published number.
Air France’s long-haul business refresh — sliding doors on the 777s and A350s — has closed the product gap with anyone, and contract fares do not distinguish old cabin from new: same price, so we route you onto the refreshed aircraft when the schedule allows. Delta and United metal often quotes sharpest from their own hubs.
One Paris-specific angle: French bee and La Compagnie keep all-premium and low-cost pressure on Orly, which disciplines the whole market. La Compagnie’s all-business A321neos from Newark are a legitimate negotiated-fare play when schedules align — a flat bed across the Atlantic at a price the majors will not print.
Flying to Paris from
- New York · JFKRoute guide$2,500
- Los Angeles · LAXGet a quote~$3,200
- Chicago · ORDGet a quote~$2,600
- Boston · BOSGet a quote~$2,500
- San Francisco · SFOGet a quote~$3,200
- Miami · MIAGet a quote~$2,500
- Washington · IADGet a quote~$2,500
- Dallas · DFWGet a quote~$2,600
Estimated round trip per seat, not quotes; "~" marks an approximation for the region pair. Your dates are priced by hand.
Paris routes we cover in depth
Paris: common questions
Is La Compagnie a serious option for Paris business class?
For Newark departures, absolutely — an all-business A321neo with every seat flat, priced beneath the majors’ negotiated fares on many dates. The trade-offs are frequency and a thinner irregular-operations safety net, which we spell out when we quote it.
CDG or Orly for arrival?
CDG for the Right Bank and business districts via the RER or a 45-minute car; Orly is closer to the Left Bank and Issy. Transatlantic negotiated inventory is overwhelmingly CDG — Orly enters the picture via La Compagnie and connecting itineraries.
Can I get the new Air France business cabin on a discounted fare?
Yes — contract fares book into the same cabin the aircraft carries. The refreshed product flies on specific 777-300ERs and all A350s; we check the equipment on your dates and steer the routing onto it when the price is flat.