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Domestic flights in France

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Eiffel Tower in Paris, France

What are domestic flights within France?

domestic flight, otherwise known as an internal flight, is a flight which takes off and lands in the same country.

They are often a more convenient and quicker way of getting around a country such as France, especially if you want to be in an area which is near an airport. An example would be a flight which takes off from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, and lands in Nantes Atlantique Airport with a flight duration time of an hour and 5 minutes.

These type of flights are often cheaper than other modes of transport, with car hire or train travel often costing more. Domestic flights are also often cheaper than international flights, generally due to their shorter duration times and costs. Some popular airlines that operate internal flights are Air France (the national flag carrier), La Compagnie, Transavia France and Corsair International.

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Montmartre, France

Why book flights within France?

Domestic flights are a great transport option for different types of travel, from going on holiday, travelling back home to see family, or commuting to work.

There is so much to see and do in France, with different regions offering such different experience. From the bustling yet romantic city of Paris in the Ile De France region, to snowboarding and skiing in the French Alps or a beach retreat in the French Riviera region, France has so much variety and activities to offer its visitors.

Keep reading for information on the different regions of France, with information on how to get to each!

Airlines that offer internal flights in France

Air Corsica

Air Corsica is a regional airline based at Ajaccio, Corsica. They mainly operate passenger services to and from Corsica and the mainland of France. It currently operates flights to the following destinations:

  • Ajaccio: Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)
  • Bastia: Bastia Poretta Airport (BIA)
  • Calvi: Calvi Airport (CLY)
  • Clermont-Ferrand: Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE)
  • Dole: Dole–Jura Airport (DLE)
  • Figari: Figari Sud-Corse Airport (FSC)
  • Lyon: Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS)
  • Marseille: Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)
  • Nantes: Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)
  • Nice: Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE)
  • Paris: Orly Airport (ORY)
  • Toulon: Toulon–Hyères Airport (TLN)
  • Toulouse: Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)

Air France

This airline is the national flag carrier of France, having being founded in 1933 nearly 90 years ago. It is a subsidiary of the Air France-KLM Group, and one of the founding members of the Skyteam alliance. Although this airline operates flights all around the world, the following destinations are the current internal destinations that they fly to:

  • Agen: Agen La Garenne Airport (AGF)
  • Ajaccio: Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)
  • Aurillac: Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR)
  • Bastia: Bastia Poretta Airport (BIA)
  • Biarritz: Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)
  • Bordeaux: Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)
  • Brest: Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)
  • Brive: Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE)
  • Caen: Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR)
  • Calvi: Calvi Airport (CLY)
  • Castres: Castres–Mazamet Airport (DCM)
  • Clermont-Ferrand: Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE)
  • Figari: Figari Sud-Corse Airport (FSC)
  • Lille: Lille Airport (LIL)
  • Lorient: Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT)
  • Lourdes: Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE)
  • Lyon: Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS)
  • Marseille: Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)
  • Metz/Nancy: Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport (ETZ)
  • Montpellier: Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport (MPL)
  • Nantes: Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)
  • Nice: Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE)
  • Paris: Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG)
  • Paris: Orly Airport (ORY)
  • Pau: Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF)
  • Perpignan: Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport (PGF)
  • Rennes: Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)
  • Rouen: Rouen Airport (URO)
  • Strasbourg: Strasbourg Airport (SXB)
  • Toulon: Toulon–Hyères Airport (TLN)
  • Toulouse: Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)
  • Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe): Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport (PTP)
  • Cayenne (French Guiana): Cayenne-Rochambeau Airport (CAY)
  • Saint Denis (Réunion): Roland Garros Airport (RUN)
  • Fort-de-France (Martinique): Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport (FDF)

Air Guyane Express

This airline is a French airline which is based at Cayenne airport in French Guiana. They operate scheduled passenger flights within French Guinana and the surrounding region. The following destinations are the following internal destinations the airline currently flies to:

  • French Guiana, Cayenne - Cayenne-Rochambeau Airport (CAY)
  • French Guiana, Grand Santi - Grand Santi Airport (GSI)
  • French Guiana, Maripasoula - Maripasoula Airport (MPY)
  • French Guiana, Saint-Laurent du Maroni - Saint-Laurent du Maroni Airport (LDX)
  • French Guiana, Saül - Saül Airport (XAU)
  • Guadeloupe, Pointe-à-Pitre - Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport (PTP)
  • Martinique, Fort-de-France - Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport (FDF)

Chalair Aviation

This French regional airline is based in Carpiquet, operating regional and charter services. The airline solely operates flights to destinations in France, as per the destinations below:

  • France, Agen - Agen La Garenne Airport (AGF)
  • France, Ajaccio - Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)
  • France, Bastia - Bastia Poretta Airport (BIA)
  • France, Bergerac - Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC)
  • France, Bordeaux - Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)
  • France, Brest - Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)
  • France, Limoges - Bellegarde Airport (LIG)
  • France, Lyon - Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS)
  • France, Montpellier - Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport (MPL)
  • France, Nantes - Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)
  • France, Nice - Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE)
  • France, Paris - Orly Airport (ORY)
  • France, Pau - Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF)
  • France, Rennes - Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)

Corsair International

Corsair International was founded in May 1981 and is based at Orly Airport. They operate flights to many international destinations, but the following ones in France:

  • France, Paris - Orly Airport (ORY)
  • Guadeloupe, Pointe-à-Pitre - Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport (PTP)
  • Martinique, Fort-de-France - Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport (FDF)
  • Réunion, Saint-Denis - Roland Garros Airport (RUN)

French Bee

French Bee is a low-cost airline that operates flights to France and to other long-haul destinations in the United States and previously the Dominican Republic. Their current domestic destinations are as follows:

  • France, Paris - Orly Airport (ORY)
  • Réunion, Saint-Denis - Roland Garros Airport (RUN)

HOP!

HOP! is a low-cost subsidiary of Air France, operating their regional routes. They operate flights to destinations in Europe, with the following table containing the current French destinations:

  • Agen: Agen La Garenne Airport (AGF)
  • Ajaccio: Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)
  • Aurillac: Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR)
  • Biarritz: Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)
  • Brive: Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE)
  • Caen: Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR)
  • Castres: Castres–Mazamet Airport (DCM)
  • Clermont-Ferrand: Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE)
  • La Rochelle: Île de Ré Airport (LRH)
  • Lille: Lille Airport (LIL)
  • Limoges: Bellegarde Airport (LIG)
  • Lyon: Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS)
  • Marseille: Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)
  • Montpellier: Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport (MPL)
  • Nice: Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE)
  • Paris: Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG)
  • Paris: Orly Airport (ORY)
  • Pau: Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF)
  • Perpignan: Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport (PGF)
  • Poitiers: Biard Airport (PIS)
  • Quimper: Quimper–Cornouaille Airport (UIP)
  • Rennes: Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)
  • Rouen: Rouen Airport (URO)
  • Strasbourg: Strasbourg Airport (SXB)
  • Toulouse: Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)

La Compagnie

La Compagnie is a French airline which offers a personalised flying experience for its passengers. They currently only operate flights to a few destinations in the UK, USA and the following destinations in France:

  • France, Nice - Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE)
  • France, Paris - Orly Airport (ORY)

St-Barth Commuter

Based in Saint-Barthélemy in the Caribbean, this French airline flies to destinations in the Caribbean, including the following French territories:

  • Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Barthélemy - Gustaf III Airport (SBH)
  • Saint Martin, Saint Martin - Grand Case Airport (SFG)
  • Martinique, Fort-de-France - Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport (FDF)
  • Guadeloupe, Pointe-à-Pitre - Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport (PTP)

Transavia France

Transavia France is the French sister company of the Dutch airline Transavia. It is based at Paris-Orly Airport, and operates flights to destinations in Africa, Asia and Europe, including to the following destinations within France:

  • Lyon: Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS)
  • Nantes: Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)
  • Paris: Orly Airport (ORY)
  • Montpellier: Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport (MPL)

Twinjet

This French regional airline operates flights to France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland, with the following destinations in France:

  • Le Puy: Loudes Airport (LPY)
  • Lille: Lille Airport (LIL)
  • Lyon: Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS)
  • Marseille: Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)
  • Metz/Nancy: Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport (ETZ)
  • Nice: Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE)
  • Paris: Orly Airport (ORY)
  • Pau: Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF)
  • Strasbourg: Strasbourg Airport (SXB)
  • Toulouse: Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)

Popular Airports in the country

The following airports are the busiest airports in France for the year 2018, by passengers carried.

Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)

Town/City: Paris
Passengers Carried: 72,229,723
Airlines that fly there: Air France, Air TransatAir ChinaDeltaKenya Airways
Destinations within France: Reunion, Bastia, Bordeaux, Brest, Clermont-Ferrand, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Ajaccio

Paris Orly Airport (ORY)

Town/City: Paris
Passengers Carried: 33,120,685
Airlines that fly there: 
French Bee, HOP!, Transavia France, La Compagnie, Corsair International, Air Catalogne
Destinations within France: Nice, Limoges, TOulouse, Pau, La Rochelle

Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE)

Town/City: Nice
Passengers Carried: 13,850,561
Airlines that fly there: HOP!, easyJetBritish AirwaysVoloteaWizz AirAlpine Airlines
Destinations within France: Nantes, Toulouse, Strasbourg, Biarritz, Bordeaux, Brest, Caen, Lille, Lyon, Rennes

Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)

Town/City: Lyon
Passengers Carried: 11,037,698
Airlines that fly there: HOP!, ASL Airlines FranceVueling, Transavia France
Destinations within France: Paris, La Rochelle, Limoges, Bergerac, Bordeaux, Brest, Nantes, Ajaccio, Bastia

Toulouse-Blagnac (TLS)

Town/City: Toulouse
Passengers Carried: 9,630,308
Airlines that fly there: Air France, Ryanair, Volotea, HOP!, British Airways, Aer Lingus
Destinations within France: Ajaccio, Calvi, Figari, Lille, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Paris–Orly, Rennes, Strasbourg

Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)

Town/City: Marseille
Passengers Carried: 9,390,371
Airlines that fly there: Aeroflot, HOP!, Eurowings, easyJet, Ryanair, Twin Jet, Volotea
Destinations within France: Rennes, Caen, Biarritz, Metz/Nancy, Pau, Strasbourg, Tours, Nantes

Bâle Mulhouse (EuroAirport) (MLH)

Town/City: Mulhouse
Passengers Carried: 8,573,705
Airlines that fly there: Wizz Air, TUI fly Deutschland, easyJet Switzerland, Austrian Airlines
Destinations within France: Paris, Toulouse, Montpellier, Nantes, Nice

Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD)

Town/City: Bordeaux
Passengers Carried: 6,799,572
Airlines that fly there: Aegean AirlinesAir Canada Rouge, Ryanair, HOP!, Volotea, Chalair Aviation
Destinations within France: Ajaccio, Bastia, Strasbourg, Marseille, Lille, Lyon, Mulhouse

Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)

Town/City: Nantes
Passengers Carried: 6,199,181
Airlines that fly there: Corendon Airlines, Flybe, Smartwings, Ryanair, Vueling, Transavia France
Destinations within France: Bastia, Montpellier, Nice, Strasbourg, Ajaccio, Marseille, Lille

Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)

Town/City: Beauvais
Passengers Carried: 3,787,086
Airlines that fly there: LaudaBlue AirWizz Air, SkyUp, Air Moldova
Destinations within France: Béziers, Figari

Different regions of France and their airports

For mainland France, there are thirteen administrative regions. However, there are an additional five regions in overseas locations (Guadeloupe, Guyane/French Guiana, La Réunion, Martinique and Mayotte.

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region is located in southeastern France, on the Switzerland-Italy border. It consists of the subregions of Ardèche and Drôme, Auvergne, Greater Lyon, Isère, Savoie and Haute-Savoie, and contains the major towns and cities of Lyon, Annecy, Aurillac, Chambery and Chamonix. The region is generally characterised by its rolling hills and mountain ranges, making it the perfect destination for hiking holidays, ski holidays and other adventure holidays.

The region was merged in 2014 as part of a parliament change to reduce the number of metropolitan regions, effective of 2016. The region used to be two separate regions of Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes, which were merged to the now current name and form.

Airports in the region:

Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) (Major)
Chambéry Airport (CMF) (Seasonal)
Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) (Minor)
Grenoble Isère Airport (GNB) (Seasonal)

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté is a region located in east-central France and was created in 2016 after the merging and reorganisation of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The region is known for its wine and

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