Parc Astérix is Compagnie des Alpes’ answer to Disneyland Paris: a 34-hectare park built entirely around Asterix and Obelix’s Gaulish village, and it just posted a new attendance record of 2.84 million visitors in 2024, cementing its spot as France’s second-busiest entertainment resort. Between Toutatis, the country’s tallest and fastest coaster, and a lineup that spans a 1989 Vekoma multi-looper to a brand-new spinning family coaster, it’s built a real following among ride enthusiasts, not just families on a day trip from Paris.
The tricky part is logistics: this isn’t a park you stumble into on the Metro. Below is what you actually need to plan the visit: current pricing tiers, the real transit options from central Paris (including one route that trips up a lot of visitors), height requirements for every major coaster, where to eat, and how the park stacks up against Disneyland Paris if you’re deciding between the two.
Quick Answer
Parc Astérix is a 34-hectare theme park in Plailly, France, about 35 km northeast of Paris, built around the Asterix comic universe. It runs seasonally, generally from early April to early January, with typical hours of 10am-6pm or 7pm and later closing during the summer ‘Gallic Summer’ stretch. Advance online tickets run in the mid-€50s, full-price gate tickets are around €68 for adults, and parking is €20 per car. Without a car, the most reliable way in is RER B to Charles de Gaulle Airport 1, then the official Parc Astérix shuttle bus.
Planning Your Visit: Hours, Tickets & Parking
Parc Astérix operates on a seasonal calendar, generally opening in early April and running through the first days of January, with a full winter closure from mid-January through March. During the ‘Gallic Summer’ stretch from mid-July through August, the park extends into the evening for its nighttime shows; the rest of the season it typically closes by early evening. Because both the calendar and hours shift year to year — and some low-season days are closed entirely — always confirm the current schedule before booking travel.
Ticket pricing works in tiers. Booking online well in advance (Parc Astérix calls this the ‘Futé’ rate) is the cheapest option, running roughly €56 for adults and €53 for children 3-11 on eligible dates. Full-price gate admission (‘Liberté’) runs about €68 for adults and €59 for children, with a reduced senior rate (~€63) and discounts for large families and disabled visitors. The park also sells half-day afternoon tickets (around €45, with blackout dates), two-day tickets (around €125 for adults), and season passes for repeat visitors. Parking costs €20 per vehicle per day. For the current calendar and exact dated prices, check the official Parc Astérix ticket page.
Getting to Parc Astérix from Paris
The only train-based route with an actual shuttle connection is via Charles de Gaulle Airport: take RER B to the ‘Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 1’ stop, then follow signs to the Roissypôle coach station. From platform A3, Parc Astérix runs its own shuttle every 15-30 minutes, from an hour before opening until an hour after closing, for about €14 round trip (about €8 one-way); book by the day before your visit.
A route that trips up a lot of visitors: RER D also stops at Survilliers-Fosses, the station closest to the park by distance, but there is no public bus or park shuttle waiting there — it’s a taxi or rideshare for the roughly 11 km remainder of the trip. Don’t plan around a Survilliers-Fosses shuttle that doesn’t exist. Drivers can reach the park directly via the A1 motorway (exit between 7 and 8, toward Parc Astérix) in around 30 minutes from central Paris, with on-site parking for a daily fee. Full current schedules and shuttle booking are on the official Parc Astérix getting-to-the-park page.
Height Requirements and the Coaster Lineup
Parc Astérix’s headline coasters carry real height restrictions worth checking before you build a day around them. Toutatis, the park’s tallest and fastest ride, requires riders between 130 cm and 200 cm. OzIris, the inverted Bolliger & Mabillard coaster, has a 130 cm minimum, and Goudurix, the park’s original steel multi-looper, requires at least 140 cm. Cétautomatix, the newer spinning family coaster, allows riders from 100 cm (with an accompanying adult below a higher threshold). Riders below those cutoffs are steered toward the park’s family zones, including the gentler rides clustered around the Kingdom of Idefix.
The coaster lineup spans real design eras. Goudurix, a steel multi-looper by Vekoma, has run since the park’s 1989 opening, followed by Trace du Hourra, a family-friendly coaster added in 2001, and Tonnerre 2 Zeus, a wooden coaster built by Custom Coasters International in 1997. OzIris, a Bolliger & Mabillard inverted coaster, debuted in 2012, and the launched Gerstlauer coaster Pégase Express followed in 2017. The park’s biggest statement came in 2023 with Toutatis, an Intamin launched coaster standing about 51 meters tall and hitting 107 km/h across roughly 1,075 meters of track, with four launches (three on a swing-launch section) and 23 airtime moments — currently the tallest and fastest roller coaster in France. Most recently, Cétautomatix arrived in 2025 as a spinning Gerstlauer coaster, rounding out the park’s nine-coaster roster with a gentler but still novel ride.
Where to Eat (and a Fourth Hotel on the Way)
Dining ranges from quick counter service to sit-down meals. Options include fast-food-style spots like La Halte des Chevaliers, Caïus Pizzarium, Aux Fastes de Rome, and Fritapopoulos; a self-service cafeteria at Le Relais Gaulois; table service at Le Restaurant du Lac and Le Patio; and an all-you-can-eat buffet at Les Comptoirs d’Epidemaïs, along with several sandwich stands scattered through the park.
Parc Astérix already operates three on-site hotels — Les Trois Hiboux, La Cité Suspendue, and the 4-star Les Quais de Lutèce — and has announced a fourth, L’Odyssée, a roughly 300-room, 4-star property with a caravanserai theme, buffet restaurants, and bars, targeted for spring 2027 as part of a broader multi-year expansion alongside new theming in the park’s Egypt zone. As of this guide, L’Odyssée is still in development rather than open, so day-trippers can stay at one of the existing three hotels, in Paris, or near CDG.
How Many Days Do You Need, and When to Go
One day is enough to hit the marquee coasters and shows if you arrive at opening and use the park’s app or posted wait times to route around crowds. Two days give a more relaxed pace, especially during French school holidays, weekends, and the peak Gallic Summer stretch when the park stays open late for its nighttime show.
Visiting on a weekday outside French school holidays, especially in spring or fall shoulder season, is the most reliable way to avoid long queues on Toutatis and OzIris.
Parc Astérix vs. Disneyland Paris
Parc Astérix is smaller and more tightly focused than Disneyland Paris, trading multiple themed parks and Disney IP for a single park built almost entirely around French and Gaulish culture, with a coaster lineup that leans harder into genuine thrill rides. It’s France’s second most-visited entertainment resort — 2.84 million visitors in 2024, a park record — well behind Disneyland Paris in overall attendance, but among coaster enthusiasts it’s often rated the stronger ride park for raw thrills per visit.
Roller Coasters at Parc Astérix
Every Parc Astérix coaster ThrillZing has covered — stats, ride experience and history for each:
Parc Astérix visitor guide FAQs
How much are Parc Astérix tickets?
Advance online tickets typically start around €56 for adults on eligible dates, while full-price gate tickets run about €68 for adults and €59 for children 3-11. Parking is an extra €20 per car. Check the official ticket page for the exact current calendar of prices.
What are Parc Astérix’s opening hours?
The park typically opens around 10am and closes between 6pm and 7pm most of the season, staying open later (often until 10pm) during the mid-July to August ‘Gallic Summer’ period. It closes entirely for winter from mid-January through March, so confirm the specific date on the official calendar.
How do you get to Parc Astérix from Paris without a car?
Take RER B to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 1, then the official Parc Astérix shuttle from Roissypôle coach station (about €14 round trip, running every 15-30 minutes). There is no public shuttle from Survilliers-Fosses station despite it being geographically closer — that route requires a taxi or rideshare.
Is there really no shuttle from Survilliers-Fosses?
Correct — RER D stops at Survilliers-Fosses, the closest station by distance, but no public bus or park shuttle covers the remaining roughly 11 km to the park. The CDG Airport 1 route via RER B is the only station with an actual shuttle connection.
What’s the height requirement for Toutatis?
Toutatis requires riders between 130 cm and 200 cm. Other major coasters vary: OzIris requires 130 cm minimum, Goudurix requires 140 cm minimum, and the newer Cétautomatix spinning coaster allows riders from 100 cm.
How many roller coasters does Parc Astérix have?
Nine, ranging from the 1989 Vekoma multi-looper Goudurix to the 2023 Intamin launch coaster Toutatis, France’s tallest and fastest, and the 2025 spinning family coaster Cétautomatix.
Is Parc Astérix worth visiting compared to Disneyland Paris?
If you want genuine thrill coasters and a tighter, single-park layout, yes — Parc Astérix is widely considered the stronger ride park among enthusiasts, even though it draws far fewer annual visitors than Disneyland Paris.
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