Day 14 — Sun 5 Jul — Departure

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Base: N/A (departing) Theme: Fly home Energy target: Low

Stops

Day total: 20.4 km transit · €20 spend

- time: "05:00"
  place: "Porte de Versailles Hotel — wake up + checkout"
  type: hotel
  duration_min: 30
  mode_to_next: driving
  gps: [48.8312, 2.2870]
  leg_cost_eur: 40
  leg_cost_label: "Overnight Paris car park + fuel top-up before Orly return"
  notes: "Early start — Sixt drop-off is booked for 06:00. Final room check: chargers, passports, documents. Check out at reception, collect the car from the overnight car park, load up. Top up fuel at a station near Orly en route (full-to-full return — else €12 fuel charge + missing fuel)."
- time: "05:30"
  place: "Drive to Orly + Sixt car drop-off (P2)"
  type: visit
  duration_min: 30
  mode_to_next: walking
  gps: [48.7233, 2.3795]
  notes: "Drive ~20 km (~25-30 min, light Sunday-dawn traffic) to Sixt at Aeroport Orly P2 — 'At airport, in terminal', tel +33 1 70 97 61 11. Return by 06:00. Full tank, vehicle inspection (have your pickup photos ready for comparison), hand back keys, get the return receipt. Then walk to the Wizz Air check-in hall. Booking 656079096."
- time: "06:30"
  place: "Orly Airport — landside breakfast + wait for bag drop"
  type: meal
  category: breakfast
  style: skip
  duration_min: 45
  gps: [48.7233, 2.3795]
  cost_eur: 20
  cost_label: "Airport breakfast x3 (~€7 ea, cafe/bakery)"
  notes: "Car returned — walk to the Wizz Air check-in hall (Orly 3). The bag-drop counter typically opens ~2h30 before departure (~07:15), so grab a coffee/pastry landside while you wait. Keep passports + parental-consent doc to hand."
- time: "07:15"
  place: "Orly Airport — check-in + bag drop"
  type: visit
  duration_min: 30
  gps: [48.7233, 2.3795]
  notes: "Wizz Air W4 3050 bag drop + boarding passes. Non-Schengen flight — allow extra time for passport control."
- time: "07:45"
  place: "Orly Airport — security + passport control"
  type: visit
  duration_min: 30
  gps: [48.7233, 2.3795]
  notes: "Non-Schengen exit. Summer queue — budget 30 min."
- time: "08:15"
  place: "Orly Airport — airside"
  type: visit
  duration_min: 60
  gps: [48.7233, 2.3795]
  notes: "Last-minute duty-free if needed. Relax airside — gate opens ~30 min before departure."
- time: "09:15"
  place: "Orly Airport — boarding"
  type: visit
  duration_min: 30
  gps: [48.7233, 2.3795]
  notes: "Walk to gate. Boarding starts ~30 min before. Seats: Claudiu 13B, Melek 13A, Roxana 13C."
- time: "09:45"
  place: "Wizz Air W4 3050 — ORY → OTP"
  type: departure
  duration_min: 235
  gps: [48.7233, 2.3795]
  notes: "Paris Orly → Bucharest H. Coanda. 3h55min flight. Arrive 13:40 local time. Booking code OS3ZXH."

Day Map

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Weather

Seasonal normal (CMCC_CM2_VHR4, 10-year mean): 15.1–23.5°C · 2.1mm

Open-Meteo climate normals · fetched 2026-05-25 18:18 UTC · trip is T-41d, beyond 16-day forecast window

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Cost Breakdown

Day total: €60.00 · €20.00 per person (3 travellers)

By category:

Morning

• 05:00 — Wake up. Final room check: chargers, passports, all documents
• 05:00 — Check out at reception; collect the car from the overnight car park, load up
• 05:30 — Drive to Orly P2 (~20 km, ~25-30 min). Top up fuel at a station near Orly (full-to-full return)
• 06:00 — Sixt car drop-off, Orly P2 — full tank, vehicle inspection (use your pickup photos), keys back, return receipt
• ~06:30 — Walk to the Wizz Air check-in hall; coffee landside while the bag drop opens (~07:15)
• 07:15 — Check-in + bag drop (Wizz Air W4 3050)
• 07:45 — Security + passport control (non-Schengen exit, budget 30 min for summer queues)
• 08:15 — Airside: last-minute duty-free, relax
• 09:15 — Boarding (gate opens ~30 min before). Seats: Claudiu 13B, Melek 13A, Roxana 13C
• 09:45 — Departure Wizz Air W4 3050, Paris Orly → Bucharest Henri Coanda

Breakfast

• Case I — airport cafe/bakery landside while waiting for bag drop (~€7/person)

Midday

• In-flight. Arrive Bucharest 13:40 local time

Lunch

• Case I — skip (in-flight / arrival)

Afternoon

• Arrive Bucharest H. Coanda 13:40
• Passport control + luggage collection
• Transport home

Evening

• Decompress. Trip complete

Dinner

• Case I — skip (home)

Notes

• Flight is non-Schengen (Romania → France within EU but outside Schengen for Romania until recently — verify current status closer to travel)
• Wizz Air: online check-in opens 24 hours before departure — check in on Sat 4 Jul evening
• Booking code: OS3ZXH — have this accessible on phone + printed backup
• Sixt drop-off booked for 06:00 at Orly P2 — early but zero-risk; return the car full (top up near Orly) with the pickup photos to hand to dispute any damage claim. €300 deposit released after the return is logged.

Bookings

• Wizz Air W4 3050 — OS3ZXH, 09:45 ORY → 13:40 OTP (3h55min)
• Sixt car drop-off — Orly Airport P2, Sun 5 Jul 06:00 (booking 656079096)
• Online check-in (24h before, Sat 4 Jul evening)

Checklist

• Online check-in completed (Sat evening)
• Boarding passes on phone + printed
• Passports + EU IDs
• Two printed copies of Wizz booking OS3ZXH
• Hotel room final sweep: under beds, bathroom, chargers, safe
• All luggage accounted for (count bags)

Capture (for film + fotocarte)

• Hero shot: Final family photo at Orly departure (before security)
• Family moment: Looking out the plane window at Paris receding
• B-roll: Airport departure board showing ORY→OTP, boarding gate, takeoff
• Sound to capture: Airport ambience, boarding announcement, takeoff