Travel guide
Beauvais Airport travel guide
Everything worth knowing to fly from Paris Beauvais without any surprises: which documents to bring, how to pack your luggage, when to arrive, how the checks work and what to do after landing.
Paris Beauvais Airport (BVA) has two terminals, T1 and T2, on either side of the bus station. Each airline operating here (Ryanair, Wizz Air, Volotea, HiSky and SkyUp) applies its own rules on luggage, check-in and boarding, so for anything that depends on the airline this guide points you to your airline’s website. See also the list of airlines.
Before you travel
Documents and formalities
National ID card, passport or visa depending on your nationality and destination.
Hand luggage
Liquids, items banned in the cabin and each airline’s rules.
Checked and special luggage
Bags in the hold, bikes, boards, musical instruments and prohibited items.
Online check-in
How to check in online and keep your boarding pass on your phone.
At the airport
Arriving at the airport
How early to get there depending on your destination.
Check-in and bag drop
When the desks open and close and what happens there.
Security check
The steps at the checkpoint and what to have ready to get through quickly.
Passport control
Passport checks on flights entering or leaving the Schengen area.
Boarding
Boarding gates, facilities in the departure lounge and priority boarding.
Airport opening hours
When T1 and T2 open and close. The airport closes at night.
Maps and terminals
Where to find T1, T2, the car parks and the bus station.
Assistance
After your flight
Leaving the airport
Baggage reclaim and transport to Paris and Beauvais.
Lost property
How to report something left behind at the airport, on the plane or on the coach.
Damaged or lost luggage
Where to make a claim if your suitcase arrives damaged or doesn’t turn up.
Customs
Your obligations when crossing borders with cash or goods.
VAT refund
Who can claim back the VAT on purchases made in France, and how.