Business Class Flights to Paris

Air France is the one most people mean when they search for business class to Paris, and for good reason: it flies nonstop to Charles de Gaulle from seventeen US airports year-round, New York JFK, Newark, Boston, Washington, Atlanta, Miami, Orlando, Raleigh-Durham, Detroit, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle, plus Denver and Minneapolis in season. Its business class cabins on the 777 and A350 have direct aisle access for every seat, the newest with a sliding door, and the premium dining, French food and wine taken more seriously than on any US carrier, is part of why it's the most searched name on this route. When people ask us for Air France business class, it is usually the right answer, and when it isn't, we say so.

Delta One, Delta Air Lines' long-haul business class, flies to Paris from New York, Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles and Seattle. The two are partners, so one ticket often carries both flight numbers, and we price both. United Polaris, United Airlines' equivalent, flies from Newark, Washington, Chicago and San Francisco. American Flagship Business flies from New York, Dallas and Philadelphia, with Charlotte and Chicago in summer. JetBlue Mint flies from New York and Boston, and it is often the lowest fare from either city. All of them are lie-flat.

La Compagnie is the one that surprises people. It is a French carrier that flies only business class, a 76-seat aircraft with nothing but flat beds, from Newark to Paris Orly, the only all business class flights to Paris from the US. Because it has no economy section to subsidize, its fares are set to fill the plane, and it is regularly the cheapest way to fly business class to Paris from New York, sometimes by a wide margin. If you've searched for a business class only airline to Paris, this is it, and we book it alongside everyone else.

One carrier to know about and rule out: French Bee flies to Orly from Newark, Miami, San Francisco and Los Angeles, but it has no business class, only a premium economy seat that reclines. It's a good economy option. It is not what this page is about.

Almost every nonstop lands at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), 25 km northeast of the city, about 45 minutes by taxi or 35 by the RER B train. Everyone except La Compagnie and French Bee uses it. The Terminal 2E lounges are among the best in Europe, with every amenity you'd want after a long-haul flight: showers, a proper restaurant and quiet rooms.

Orly Airport is the smaller one south of the city, 14 km from the center and closer to the Left Bank, Montparnasse and anything south. La Compagnie and French Bee are the only US flights into Orly. For a trip that ends in the 5th, 6th, 7th, 13th or 14th arrondissement, or continues by train from Montparnasse or Austerlitz, landing at Orly saves real time.

New York to Paris is the busiest business class route between the US and continental Europe: four carriers from JFK and three from Newark, including La Compagnie, with Air France at both. That's six airlines and more than a dozen international flights a day, and it is where business class deals to Paris and last-minute flight deals are found most often, because someone always has seats to fill.

LAX to Paris business class is an eleven-hour flight with the French carrier and Delta nonstop, and Air Tahiti Nui also flies it, as the Los Angeles to Paris leg of its Papeete–Paris service, usually at a lower business class airfare to Paris than either. SFO to Paris has the French carrier and United. Chicago to Paris has the same pair year-round, American in summer. Miami to Paris and Orlando to Paris are nonstops year-round.

Boston, Washington, Atlanta, Detroit, Dallas, Houston, Seattle, Phoenix, Raleigh, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, Cincinnati and Philadelphia all have at least one nonstop business class flight to Paris. From anywhere else we connect you through the nearest gateway on one ticket, or through Amsterdam, London or Frankfurt if that prices lower.

Every business class ticket to Paris includes lounge access, priority boarding, two checked bags and a flat bed on the overnight flight. The flight is short, seven to eight hours from the East Coast, so the real value is sleep: you land at Charles de Gaulle or Orly mid-morning and can use the day, which is why business and leisure travelers who try it once rarely go back to economy on long-haul flights. A discounted ticket booked through us gets the same seat and the same premium travel experience as one bought at full price.

Looking for cheap business class flights to Paris? Cheap business class to Paris is easier to find than to most European cities, and the best deals on business class come from how many carriers compete, with La Compagnie keeping everyone else honest on the New York route. Four things decide the fare.

Season: best time to book business class tickets to Paris

Late May through September and the Christmas and New Year weeks are peak. Fashion Weeks, late February or early March and late September or early October, push fares up from New York and Los Angeles specifically. The best months for the cheapest fares are November, January and February, holidays aside, often 30 to 40 percent lower on the same airline and route, and Paris in winter is a better city for museums, restaurants and short lines than Paris in July.

Direct or connecting flight options

With this many nonstops, connecting rarely saves money from the East Coast. From the West Coast, the Mountain states and the South, a one-stop through Amsterdam on KLM, London on British Airways or Frankfurt on Lufthansa can come in well under the nonstop, and it sometimes gets you a newer seat. We quote both.

Day of the week and travel dates

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday departures price lower than Friday and Sunday, and many discounted business class tickets require a Saturday night stay, which most Paris trips include. Flexing your travel dates by a day or two often saves more than any other single change.

Published or unpublished fares: where business class flight deals come from

The French flag carrier, its partner Delta and the other airlines on this route all sell part of their business class cabins through contract fares that never appear on their own websites or on flight search engines. Those unpublished fares are what we book, and they're how our clients save up to 70%* on published fares. Fare rules on these tickets can differ from the airline's own, mostly around changes and refunds, and your agent walks you through them before booking.

Paris is often the first stop, not the only one. An open-jaw ticket flies you into Paris and home from Nice, Lyon, London, Rome or Amsterdam on one booking, usually for about the same fare as a round trip, and it saves you the day it takes to come back. We build an itinerary like this every week, with destinations in France and Europe in any order you like. For the rest of the country, see our page on business class flights to France.

Paris is one of the very few European destinations where you can fly a true first class cabin nonstop from the US. La Première is a four-seat cabin on some of the French carrier's 777s, with a private suite, a dedicated terminal experience at CDG and a car to the aircraft. It is offered on a handful of US routes, New York and Los Angeles among them, and it is expensive, but for an anniversary or a once-in-a-decade trip it is the best way to arrive in Paris there is. If you've searched for LAX to Paris first class or how much a first class ticket to Paris costs, send us the dates and we'll quote business class and first class on the same flight. No other airline flies first class nonstop to Paris, so the alternative is British Airways first via London with a short connection.

Send your route and dates through the form on this page, or call +1 (888) 424-4968. A dedicated agent calls back, usually within the hour, with two or three options, La Compagnie next to the nonstops if you're flying from New York. Pick one, complete the secure booking form, and your confirmation arrives the same hour. The same agent looks after changes and seat selection before and after the trip, 24/7 by phone.

We are IATAN accredited, a registered Florida Seller of Travel, and rated 4.8 out of 5 on Trustpilot. Beyond round trips, we book one-way tickets, business and first class combinations, and business flights to Paris for corporate travel as well as leisure.

• Air France, Delta: Terminal 2E
• United: Terminal 1
• JetBlue: Terminal 2B
• Air Tahiti Nui: Terminal 2B on arrival, 2D for departures; both become Terminal 4 from 16 March 2027

Business class lounges

• Air France lounge (Terminal 2E, hall K): Air France business class passengers and Flying Blue Elite Plus members on long-haul flights, and eligible passengers of KLM and Air France's SkyTeam partners
• Star Alliance Lounge (Terminal 1, airside past security, for gates 10 to 38): First and business class passengers and Star Alliance Gold members on Star Alliance airlines, United among them, departing from gates 10 to 38; eligible United Club members too
• Extime Lounge (between Terminals 2B and 2D, past security): Air Tahiti Nui Poerava Business passengers and Club Tiare Gold members, 6am to 9.30pm

Average highs at Paris-Montsouris are 20.2°C (68°F) in May, 23.4°C (74°F) in June and 21.5°C (71°F) in September, while July and August average 5.5 and 5 days of 30°C (86°F) or more.

1. Jan 46°F
2. Feb 48°F
3. Mar 55°F
4. Apr 62°F
5. May 68°F
6. Jun 74°F
7. Jul 78°F
8. Aug 78°F
9. Sep 71°F
10. Oct 62°F
11. Nov 52°F
12. Dec 46°F

Average daily high. Highlighted months are the best time to go.

• Roland-Garros (French Open tennis): 17 May to 6 June 2027
• Fête de la Musique, free concerts across the city: 21 June