Air France Frequence Plus - Connecting from 2F to 2G - fastest way?
San Gottardo
Apr 11, 12, 9:48 am
What will be my options? Which one is the fastest? I just hope the answer is not "walk out of the airport, wait x number of minutes - where x is any number between 10 and 30 - for a bus that then tours the whole of CDG before reaching 2G 30 minutes later". Or is it? :(
GuillaumeD
Apr 11, 12, 10:23 am
I am not a 2G specialist, but I think you will have to...
Theoritically, there is a shuttle every 5 min and I think it will go directly to 2G.
The shuttle stop should be in the junction tunnel between 2E and 2F.
Goldorak
Apr 11, 12, 5:11 pm
The bus is the only option.
bodory
Apr 12, 12, 1:42 am
As they must take you to any destination from CDG, you can always take one of the Parisian Taxis but I am not sure the driver will be happy to do a 6 EUR ride after having waited for 3 hours a client.
;)
MarLim
Apr 12, 12, 2:10 am
I am not a 2G specialist, but I think you will have to...
Theoritically, there is a shuttle every 5 min and I think it will go directly to 2G.
The shuttle stop should be in the junction tunnel between 2E and 2F.
the shuttle stops at 2E departure level (I think it is door 5) (don't enter at 2F as then you are doing the full airport tour), the whole transfer from airplane door at 2F to gate at 2G takes 25-30 minutes.
GuillaumeD
Apr 12, 12, 4:02 am
the shuttle stops at 2E departure level (I think it is door 5) (don't enter at 2F as then you are doing the full airport tour), the whole transfer from airplane door at 2F to gate at 2G takes 25-30 minutes.
Thanks for your precisions. It will help me for the end of the month as I will be flying from 2G
Mokshu
Apr 12, 12, 8:48 am
As they must take you to any destination from CDG, you can always take one of the Parisian Taxis but I am not sure the driver will be happy to do a 6 EUR ride after having waited for 3 hours a client.
;)
He will definitely refuse, even if that's not allowed :P
There's a shuttle bus every 5mins in 2E, Departure Level, just in front of the Boarding aisle if I remember correctly.
San Gottardo
Apr 12, 12, 9:03 am
Thanks for all the answers and information, very helpful (even if not very good news).
carnarvon
Apr 12, 12, 9:16 pm
He will definitely refuse, even if that's not allowed :P (...)
Would be fun to try though and see the reaction when you threaten to take action. They are such an unpleasant lot!
This being said, I heard they have priority access to the queue after doing a local job, so they "may" :confused: accept after all. Though I agree with you and doubt they would.
GuillaumeD
Apr 13, 12, 1:35 am
They have a priority access if they do a short ride (less than 15km). But, nowadays, taxi drivers do not like short trips. My grand grand father was a parisian cab driver and when he worked, he loved short trips!
San Gottardo
Apr 13, 12, 6:47 am
Would be fun to try though and see the reaction when you threaten to take action. They are such an unpleasant lot!
This being said, I heard they have priority access to the queue after doing a local job, so they "may" :confused: accept after all. Though I agree with you and doubt they would.
I have attempted/done it three times actually, always in the case of one flight being heavily delayed or cancelled at one terminal and thus wanting to rush to the other terminal to take another airline's one.
Attempt 1: terminal 2D, needing to go to terminal 1: went to the taxi queue, sat in the first taxi, told him T1. The driver started shouting abuse and insulted me, more or less bot violent to throw me out of his car. He didn't care about being legally required to take me "everywhere"
Attempt 2: that having failed I went to a taxi that had just dropped off someone. I told him that I need to rush to T1, he said he wasn't allowed to pick up anyone, but when I put on a big understanding smile and said "I know, but I really need to go and I'll pay you 100 Francs" he took me to T1 in record time. Lesson learned: it is easier to get what you want by bribing someone to do something he isn't allowed to do than to ask someone to do something he should be doing by law
Attempt 3: just a couple of weeks ago. Flight at T1 delayed, I was in the lounge already. Airline calls me on my mobile to tell me that they have rebooked me on AF flight leaving 35 minutes later. Impossible to reach if I had taken the CDGVAL from T1 and then the bus to 2G. So I pre-ordered a cab from ClubAffaires. He couldn't refuse me, the ride was 16EUR, I topped it up and apologized profusely.
In my personal ranking of despicable professions Paris can drivers are up there with Paris estate agents. Not all of them bad, but there are so many rotten tomatoes that the entire profession stinks.