Brits can still get flights to Paris for £15 during the Olympics – with event tickets available for £12
IF you are watching the Olympic Games at home feel like you are missing out, don’t worry as there might still be a way to Paris.
Flights and tickets to the Paris Olympics are available with trips as cheap as £15 and event tickets as low as £12.
Paris has three airports: Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), the largest in the area, Paris-Orly Airport (ORY), the airport nearest to the city centre, and Paris-Beauvais Airport (BVA), which is primarily used by cheap airlines.
Being aware of the various airports facilitates price comparison and helps you choose the best deal.
Here is a summary of the lowest airfare offers and nearly lowest priced event tickets that are still available for each day from August 1 to August 11, the last day of the Olympic Games.
Thursday, August 1
On Thursday, August 1, there is a flight from Edinburgh to Paris Beauvais available for £47.
The events scheduled for this day include a women’s basketball match between Nigeria and France from 5pm to 7pm, with tickets priced at £20.22.
Additionally, there are the women’s shooting qualifications for the 50-metre rifle three positions from 12 pm to 1.30 pm, also for £20.22.
The women’s basketball group phase features two matches: Japan vs Germany and Australia vs Canada, from 11am to 3.15pm, with tickets priced at £20.22.
In the evening, from 6.30pm to 10pm, there are badminton women’s singles round of 16 and mixed doubles semi-finals, with tickets costing £58.98.
Friday, August 2
On Friday, August 2, flights are available from Glasgow to Paris Charles de Gaulle for £49.
The events include the men’s skeet shooting qualifications from 9.30am to 2pm, with tickets priced at £20.22.
There are also two men’s quarter-final football matches: the first from 5pm to 8pm for £25.28 and the second from 7pm to 10pm with tickets starting at £12.64.
Saturday, August 3
On Saturday, August 3, you can fly from Belfast to Paris Beauvais for £25 or from Edinburgh to Paris Beauvais for £40.
The events for this day include the skeet shooting qualifications and finals for both women and men from 9am to 5pm, with tickets priced at £37.92.
There are two women’s football quarter-final matches: the first from 5pm to 8pm for £12.64 and the second from 7pm to 10pm for £25.28.
There’s also a men’s basketball match between Serbia and South Sudan from 9pm to 10.45pm, with tickets costing £42.13.
Sunday, August 4
On Sunday, August 4, flights from Edinburgh to Paris Beauvais are available for £40.
The events include a women’s basketball match between Germany and the USA from 5.15 pm to 7pm, and another match between Australia and France from 9pm to 10.45 pm, both with tickets priced at £20.22.
Monday, August 5
On Monday, August 5, there are flights from London Gatwick to Paris Orly for £42, from London Gatwick to Paris Charles de Gaulle for £50, and from Edinburgh to Paris Beauvais for £30.
The events include the women’s hockey quarter-finals from 5.30pm to 10.30pm, with tickets priced at £75.83.
Tuesday, August 6
On Tuesday, August 6, flights are available from Edinburgh to Paris Beauvais for £17, Belfast to Paris Beauvais for £25, Leeds Bradford to Paris Charles de Gaulle for £41, and London Gatwick to Paris Orly for £42.
The events include two women’s handball quarter-final matches: the first from 9.30am to 11.30am and the second from 1.30 pm to 3.30pm, both with tickets priced at £37.92.
Wednesday, August 7
On Wednesday, August 7, flights from Edinburgh to Paris Beauvais are available for £15, from Manchester to Paris Beauvais for £18, and from London Gatwick to Paris Orly for £44.
The events include women’s golf from 9am to 6pm, with tickets priced at £20.22.
There are also the men’s kayak single 1000m heats and quarter-finals, women’s kayak single 500m heats and quarter-finals, and men’s canoe single 1000m heats and quarter-finals from 9.30 am to 3.10pm, with tickets priced at £54.77.
Additionally, the women’s hockey semi-final is from 2pm to 4pm, also with tickets costing £54.77.
Thursday, August 8
On Thursday, August 8, there is a flight from Edinburgh to Paris Orly for £49.
The event for this day is women’s golf from 9am to 6pm, with tickets priced at £20.22.
Friday, August 9
On Friday, August 9, flights are available from Birmingham to Paris Beauvais for £21, Manchester to Paris Beauvais for £37, London Luton to Paris Charles de Gaulle for £53, London Gatwick to Paris Orly for £54, and Bristol to Paris Charles de Gaulle for £53.
The events include the women’s hockey bronze medal match from 2pm to 4pm, with tickets priced at £67.41, and the women’s football bronze medal match from 3pm to 6pm, with tickets costing £54.77.
Saturday, August 10
On Saturday, August 10, you can fly from Belfast to Paris Beauvais for £16, from Birmingham to Paris Beauvais for £18, from Manchester to Paris Beauvais for £22, from London Gatwick to Paris Orly for £46, from Bristol to Paris Charles de Gaulle for £43, and from Edinburgh to Paris Beauvais for £31.
The events include the women’s handball bronze medal match from 10am to 12pm, with tickets priced at £58.98, and the women’s water polo classifications and bronze medal match from 9am to 12pm, with tickets costing £67.41.
Sunday, August 11
On Sunday, August 11, which is the final day and the day of the closing ceremony, flights are available from Edinburgh to Paris Beauvais for £21, from London Gatwick to Paris Orly for £46, and from Manchester to Paris Beauvais for £53.
The closing ceremony is scheduled from 9pm to 11.15 pm, with tickets priced at £505.56.
You can access the Paris 2024 official website to check the full details to get the best event tickets.