toyotaboy95

I'm staying at Hyatt Regency Paris - CDG and Hyatt says they have a complimentary Hyatt-run shuttle bus from Terminal 2A-D, but I'm arriving on Aeroflot from 2E. Is there any way to get to one of those sub-terminals from here? I think there's a free shuttle, N1, and they claim it as "landside" but the stop (2E) is at gate 5 (departure level)??!! <= on another website, it says "entrance 2.04"? Is walking possible?

Any help would be appreciated.

dinesh.chaudhari

Dear Moderator,

1. I have a flight ticket from Muscat to Paris. The flight arrives at Paris CDG terminal 2A at 18:55. I have a connecting flight to Marseille at 21:10 from terminal 2F. The latest checking time is 20:40.

Considering that I will have to collect my checkedin baggage and do the immigration at CDG. Will it be possible to reach 2F in time?

2. While going to Muscat.. I have ticket to from Marseille to Paris Orly airport. The expected arrival time at Orly is 15:50. My flight at Paris CDG to Muscat is at 21:50. How to commute from Paris Orly to Paris CDG airport?

Many thanks in advance for your reply.

GenevaFlyer

Hi Dinesh,

Welcome to FT!

Is your trip on a single ticket? If so, your luggage will be checked through. Yes, you will go through immigration and security, but 2:15 is plenty of time to connect.

Cheers,

GenevaFlyer

JOUY31

You have two options by public transport:
- Air France coach (http://videocdn.airfrance.com/cars-a.../index_en.html), which is hasslefree and runs every 30mn
- the RER suburban train (Orlyval to Antony and RER to CDG), which is not dependent upon traffic around Paris, but involves some walking with your luggage

Both options should be fine with 6 hours between landing at ORY and check-in at CDG.

Enjoy your flights

boban

Help!

Arriving at CDG from YUL at 08:45, Terminal 2F. Departing 09:50 to ZAG from Terminal 2E. Non-Schengen to Non-Schegen. Is there enough time for the connection? Do we have to go through Passport Control? I should mention we'd have 3 little kids in tow, so we'd probably take the airside shuttle between gates...

jms_uk

No, as you won't be entering Schengen area.

MacDomerFlyer

Hi everyone - great forum, I've learned a lot in the past week. I have a trip coming up in a few weeks and wanted to run my transfer plan by you to see if there's something I missed after having read all the good posts - would appreciate any feedback.

Flying AF Biz class, ORD-CDG-MXP.

From what I understand, I can check bags all the way through at ORD and not have to worry about them until MXP (I'm allowed 2 checked bags at 32kg max each). When I arrive at CDG, it will be at 2E, though I haven't been able to tell if AF flights from ORD arrive in S3 or the other portion of 2E - last time I was in France a few years ago, it was 2E (not S3). It's AF667 if anyone has flown that one. My connection time is 4hrs+, so not worried about timing. I'll clear immigration/pp through Access No1 and plan to walk to 2F through the Galleries. There are some shops and sandwhich/viennoiserie places that are landside that I'd like to stop at in 2F and 2D - I recall being able to walk directly from one to the other last time around and assume that is the case now. As a former study abroad student in France, I also travelled frequently by TGV, so I'll stop by the station for nostalgic reasons and just take in the trains for a bit. Then, on to 2F1 to get to my gate for the MXP leg. Sounds like I will only have to go through security (no immigration) to do this, and can go Access No1, which I read is at the main security check area of 2F1, not in the smaller security check areas on each side of the peninsula, and that it's located on the left. From there I'd like to go to the AF lounge in 2F1 - I assume I have access with a Biz ticket. I read that it is located in the lower level next to the gate accesses. Only question for this leg (unless I've said something incorrect) is whether I need to get my CDG-MXP boarding pass or check-in for that leg while at CDG?

Then a week later, the reverse: MXP-CDG-ORD. I assume at MXP I can check my bags all the way through to ORD and not have to deal with them at CDG. Here the transfer time is a bit tighter, at 90min. I'll arrive at CDG in 2F1, and won't have to worry about immigrations getting off that flight (since it's Schengen to Schengen). Then, I'll need to make my way to 2E for the CDG-ORD leg. I plan to walk (so I can get a last pastry before boarding). Not sure if I need to go to the AF counter to check-in again, or get my boarding pass for the CDG-ORD leg while in 2E (nor do I know if it will actually be 2E or S3?). Then, I'll need to pass immigration/pp and security via Access No1 (which I understand is usually quick). Once airside, duck into the AF 2E lounge IF I have time (I may well not). I read the 2E lounge is located in the main shopping area facing the duty free. My biggest concern is whether 90min is sufficient based on what I've laid out above. Seems to be, but would love confirmation.

Thanks everyone for your comments!

[edited to correct MXP references - I had transposed a letter - thanks rove312 for noticing below]

rove312

Do you really mean you're going to MPX (Miyanmin, Papua New Guinea) and you're returning from MXP (Milan Malpensa) a week later? Or are you going to MXP?

GenevaFlyer

Hi Mac,

1. Yes, you pretty much have it correct.

2. If you were not stuck on the idea of buying a pastry on your way back to ORD, and if your ORD flight leaves from S3, there is a new walking connection between 2F and 2ES3. It avoids the main immigration and security checkpoint at 2E. (The lounge does have croissants and pains au chocolat in the morning). If you take this route, you actually clear immigration passing through 2F2.

3. In both cases, AF should be printing your boarding passes for all segments when you check in.

4. For the 2E lounge, your statement is correct for 2ES3. For the other part of 2E, it's in the basement, a bit away from the shops, to the left once you pass security. (However, I think they have regrouped all US flights in S3).

5. Yes, your luggage will be checked all the way through in both cases.

Cheers,

GenevaFlyer

vincentinparis

2F to 2E and back is easy, whether you walk out into the public areas like the TGV station or use the the new connecting passageways. It can be done in under half an hour, from stepping off the plane to boarding the next flight, as I experienced last month with a delayed arrival from Rome. (I was hoping they would have staff to whisk me to my next flight from 2E, but there was nobody waiting. So I walked. Briskly.)

Boarding passes aren't an issue. You'll be able to print them yourself before departure if you're so inclined, or they will be issued for both flights when you check in.

Your real problem is the lack of decent pastries at the airport. The croissants in the lounges are nothing to write home about and only available in the morning. You can pick up a decent macaroon from Ladurée (in both 2E and F), but other than that, you're pretty much stuck with Paul, or worse, Pomme de Pain, both industrial chains.

Also remember if you decide to hit the Casino supermarket (outside in E or in the underground exchange linking A and C to B and D) when you're going from one flight to the next, they are no longer going to let you board flights to the US with camembert or a can of confit de canard. Those will have to be in your checked bags.

Bon voyage!

MacDomerFlyer

Thanks GenevaFlyer and vincentinparis! Really appreciate the help and your comments.

Looks like I still need to confirm whether the ORD-CDG and CDG-ORD flights are from 2ES3 or the other part of 2E. I'll just check the screens when I'm there to get the proper gate, but if anyone else has flown this leg and can confirm that it is always in/out of a specific portion of the 2E terminal, that'd be helpful to plan my route a bit better.

And as for the pastries, that's really the lynchpin, and part of the reason why I'll be in CDG to begin with. My options to go from ORD to MXP were through London (ugh!), Frankfurt/Munich, or Paris. As a Francophile, naturally I chose to go through CDG - even if I'm only there for a few hours, it will be nice to speak some French and bring back a bit of the nostalgia from the time I spent in France during and post university. I was planning to stop at one of the Paul's around 2E Porte 1, 2F Porte 11, and/or the Paul inside 2F1 at the end of the penninsula. Is any of these Paul stands better than the others with a deeper/broader selection, or do they have the exact same offering? While by the TGVs, I'd pass over into 2D to stop at La Brioche Doree. Hoping it's still there (shows it on the ADP maps). I don't mind Paul/Brioche Doree, though it isn't the best I've had - just seems like the only option. Unless, of course, I venture out on the RER and head into the city. With 4 hours, I likely could do this...any recommendations for boulangeries/viennoiseries to visit? I'm trying to chase down some chaussons aux pommes, eclairs au chocolat, and simple jambon/beurre/emmental sandwiches.

Great idea about the Casino, by the way, too bad there is not a way to sneak back a pot of rillettes de porc in my carry-on!!!

Thanks again, I do very much appreciate the help.

vincentinparis

Paul is perfectly acceptable when there are no alternative sources for good bread (like in an airport, or in London) but four hours is more than enough time to get to Paris and back, with the promise of far better treats for your efforts.

You can easily get through passport control, get to the RER and be standing on rue Montorgueil, a fabulous market street, within about an hour of stepping off the plane. And on the way back, it is a short walk to 2F and the first Accès No 1 that is located very close to the gates.

On rue Montogueil stop at Stohrer, easily the best, and probably the priciest, pastry shop on the street. Their traiteur is also good for savory snacks and their bread is tasty too. If you're a bread fan, there is also pain Poilâne in every supermarket on the street. Stroll the length of the street, taking in cheese shops, wine merchants and maybe enjoying your jambon beurre on the terrace of a café. If you have a little time for window shopping, you'll be around the corner from Dehillerin, the classic kitchenware shop, and from non-culinary destinations like Agnès B.

I have actually been known to make longer stopovers in various places just so I can run into town for some food. You probably have enough time for a quick lunch as it is, but with a couple of extra hours you could enjoy your café and digestif at some place like Le vieux comptoir, also near Châtelet.

And even if you can't cram rillettes into carry-on, you could slip a couple of salami into your checked bag in Milan. Most places will vacuum pack meats and cheese for travel. And of course you still could stop at Casino at CDG for anything dry. I carried a kilo of haricots lingots from Paris to Rome on Monday for the cassoulet I am making this weekend.

Bon voyage. And bon appétit!

MacDomerFlyer

Vincentinparis - great ideas, I'm much obliged. I may well take the RER B into C-L-H and have a nice walk around a some good food, then make my way back for the MXP flight. Thanks again, really appreciate it.

Cheers!

cjyflyer

Hi all, reading through this thread has made me question my flight connection, was hoping for your thoughts:

I'm flying to Rome (FCO) on Air France through CDG. Arrive from Washington (IAD) at 0610 in 2e, with a flight departing 2f at 0730. Unfortunately, I think I'll have checked luggage.

Is 80 minutes too little time to get from 2e to 2f?

Will the luggage be transfered, or will I likely be waiting for it on the next plane at FCO? Should I try to switch to the later flight?

Thanks for any advice!

stimpy

Nothing unfortunate about checked luggage, unless you count the TSA thieves and your bags getting beat up and having to wait forever at FCO to receive them.

They will be checked through to FCO and you will have plenty of time to make your connection. Even time for a tea and croissant in 2F.