Orlyval

Orlyval
Orlyval train passing Orly Airport control tower in 2021
Overview
Stations3
Websiteorlyval.com
Service
Operator(s)RATP Group
Rolling stockVAL 206
Ridership3,100,000 (annual, 2013)
History
Opened2 October 1991 (1991-10-02)
Technical
Line length7.3 km (4.5 mi)
Route map

Geographically accurate map of Orlyval
Antony
Chemin d'Antony
Orlyval workshop
Paris Métro Line 18
to Christ de Saclay (2027)
Orly 1, 2, 3
*
Île-de-France tramway Line 7
to Porte de l'Essonne
Aéroport d'Orly tram stop
Orly 4
Paray-Vieille-Poste, Essonne
L'Haÿ-les-Roses, Essonne
(*) Under construction

Orlyval is a light metro shuttle service at Paris's Orly Airport using the Véhicule Automatique Léger (VAL, English: automatic light vehicle) driverless, rubber-tyred people mover technology. The line, which opened on 2 October 1991, offers free service between the two airport terminal stations, and premium fare service to Antony station, where passengers can connect to the city's RER B trains. Orlyval is the second line to use the VAL technology after the Lille Metro and the first airport people mover system to use VAL.

The line was financed and initially operated by private companies including Matra, the company that developed the VAL technology, along with several international developers. The line was a commercial failure and the operators went bankrupt. RATP Group, the transportation operator for the Paris region, took over the line in 1992.

Following the extension of Paris Metro line 14 to Orly Airport in June 2024, the future of the line is currently being considered by Île-de-France Mobilités.