Connecting flights from Vancouver to Paris, to Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports, are available with Air Canada, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, Continental, Delta, Lufthansa, United and other airlines. Weekly non-stop or direct charter flights to Charles de Gaulle airport are available May to December. Currently Air Transat is the only provider of charter flights from Vancouver to Charles de Gaulle airport.

It is easy to use the flight reservation page on tripcentral.ca to evaluate flights from Vancouver to Paris. Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports are only 41 km apart providing you with two possible landing sites. You may want to look into your options before deciding what travel plans give you the best value for your money. Take into consideration which airport is closer to where you are staying and if are there any cheap flights available. 

Choosing which Paris Airport to Land at:
Many travel agents at tripcentral.ca have been to Paris. They have personal knowledge of the area that can help you evaluate flying to Charles de Gaulle or Orly airports. 

Flights from Vancouver to Charles de Gaulle, Orly or both airports can be displayed on tripcentral.ca’s flight reservation page. Prices and the departure times can be seen at a glance. If you’re interested in discount airfare don’t limit yourself to one airport.

How to Find Discount Airfare:
You should start looking at about four months beforehand if you want cheap flights to Paris. Discount airfare is sometimes available within one to four months before a departure date. Inexpensive tickets book up quickly so it’s best to book early.

Charter flights are sometimes the best value for your money. Charter airfare is determined about six months to a year beforehand. As a result charter airfare may end up being discount airfare.

Cheap flights are identified as best price on tripcentral.ca’s flight reservation page. The best value airfares are also displayed. Whenever possible compare best value airfares and cheap flights before you book. Best value airfares may provide you with more convenience and comfort than the cheap flights.

For those looking at the last minute they may find discount airfare with last minute seat sales. Sometime within the last 30 days airlines will have seat sales. It really depends on how many empty seats there are. Don’t risk your travel plans over seat sales that may not happen.

An unexpected down side with waiting for seat sales is when ticket prices go up, not down. You’re expecting discount airfare, but end up spending more because you waited. You also have to be vigilant in case the flight starts to book up. You can quickly go from predicting cheap flights to not going at all.

When shopping around for tickets you may notice that airlines flying from Seattle may have cheap flights to Paris. American, United and Delta all have connecting flights to Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports. Delta has daily flights to Charles de Gaulle between May and December. Always assess the savings from discount airfare or seat sales and any inconvenience or added travel expenses getting to Seattle. Savings from cheap flights to Paris from Seattle may not be real savings once the actual cost of travelling to the different airports is evaluated. Inexpensive tickets are only valuable when they actually save you money.