Help! Atlanta-Paris-Istanbul itinerary question

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mgm2n , Mar 24, 2012 3:53 pm
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Hi all. I am planning a trip to Turkey in August. The outbound route I'm eyeing has a connection in Paris-CDG (ATL--> CDG --> IST). How much time do I need to allow at CDG to give a safe cushion for clearing customs and continuing on to Istanbul?

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Dieuwer , Mar 24, 2012 7:35 pm
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I suggest a minimum of 2 hours.
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The Juiceman , Mar 25, 2012 12:19 am
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Since Turkey is non-Schengen would one need to clear customs in France?
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Sjoerd , Mar 25, 2012 6:00 am
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Since Turkey is non-Schengen would one need to clear customs in France?
No. The OP will not have to clear customs / immigration at CDG.
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Sjoerd , Mar 25, 2012 6:01 am
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Hi all. I am planning a trip to Turkey in August. The outbound route I'm eyeing has a connection in Paris-CDG (ATL--> CDG --> IST). How much time do I need to allow at CDG to give a safe cushion for clearing customs and continuing on to Istanbul?
You do not need to clear customs/immigration at CDG. If your itinerary is on one ticket, you will be fine with any connection time that the airline is willing to ticket.
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MarLim , Mar 26, 2012 1:45 am
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No. The OP will not have to clear customs / immigration at CDG.
IMO this depends on the airline combination. This is true for a DL/AF combination, however, I'm not sure about a transfer from AF to TK as they leave from T1 which is not linked to T2 where you arrive on DL/AF. It might work however for UA/TK.
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