FAQ 5A1 - Paris CDG Airport FAQ
Oct 14, 2010, 3:27 pm
#991
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Your 2006 experience was due to the main 2E boarding pier being closed and replaced by a temporary boarding satellite. This is no longer the case, although you might have to take an automated shuttle (45s ride every 2mn) to the S3 boarding pier if your flight does not leave from the main boarding pier.
Walking from the TGV station to 2E is, IMHO, quite doable with an infant. It might take 15mn rather than 10mn, but that should be about it.
In short, you should be fine.
Walking from the TGV station to 2E is, IMHO, quite doable with an infant. It might take 15mn rather than 10mn, but that should be about it.
In short, you should be fine.
Oct 15, 2010, 12:09 am
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Oct 18, 2010, 1:35 am
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goldorak, to clarify, are you saying that airbus 380 flights are the ones guaranteed to leave from s3, but that others may or may not be? it looks like the aircraft being used on the cdg-sfo flight is the airbus a340-300 (according to my seating chart). any idea which area this flight might leave from at terminal 2e?
Oct 18, 2010, 5:11 am
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Checkin for 2D
We are overnighting at the Novotel CDG.
We have an AF flight to Athens at 7:20am on Sunday 6/19/2011.
What time should we arrive to checkin and get our bags checked? While we have flown out of CDG for trans Atlantic flights, we have never had to check in for a intra Europe flight before. Would arriving at the ticket counter by 6am be fine?
What time would we need to leave the hotel by? Looks like we would be leaving out of 2D, and I assume the AF ticket counters would be in that location.
We have an AF flight to Athens at 7:20am on Sunday 6/19/2011.
What time should we arrive to checkin and get our bags checked? While we have flown out of CDG for trans Atlantic flights, we have never had to check in for a intra Europe flight before. Would arriving at the ticket counter by 6am be fine?
What time would we need to leave the hotel by? Looks like we would be leaving out of 2D, and I assume the AF ticket counters would be in that location.
Oct 18, 2010, 6:48 am
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We are overnighting at the Novotel CDG.
We have an AF flight to Athens at 7:20am on Sunday 6/19/2011.
What time should we arrive to checkin and get our bags checked? While we have flown out of CDG for trans Atlantic flights, we have never had to check in for a intra Europe flight before. Would arriving at the ticket counter by 6am be fine?
What time would we need to leave the hotel by? Looks like we would be leaving out of 2D, and I assume the AF ticket counters would be in that location.
We have an AF flight to Athens at 7:20am on Sunday 6/19/2011.
What time should we arrive to checkin and get our bags checked? While we have flown out of CDG for trans Atlantic flights, we have never had to check in for a intra Europe flight before. Would arriving at the ticket counter by 6am be fine?
What time would we need to leave the hotel by? Looks like we would be leaving out of 2D, and I assume the AF ticket counters would be in that location.
Oct 18, 2010, 3:03 pm
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thanks for everyone's responses!
goldorak, to clarify, are you saying that airbus 380 flights are the ones guaranteed to leave from s3, but that others may or may not be? it looks like the aircraft being used on the cdg-sfo flight is the airbus a340-300 (according to my seating chart). any idea which area this flight might leave from at terminal 2e?
goldorak, to clarify, are you saying that airbus 380 flights are the ones guaranteed to leave from s3, but that others may or may not be? it looks like the aircraft being used on the cdg-sfo flight is the airbus a340-300 (according to my seating chart). any idea which area this flight might leave from at terminal 2e?
Nov 2, 2010, 4:51 am
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2G --> 2D and 2D --> 2G in less than 55 mins? Possible?
Hi,
My agent has me booked on AF 3219 connecting to AF 2976 (GOT-CDG-VLC) with a 55 min connection from 2G to 2D and the revser on the way home with a 45 min connection.
I know hat 2G is a bus ridefrom 2D, but how rushed is this connection? I have no ather alternative with AF.
I can see online that it runs every 5 mins with a time of 10 mins, which put it close, but is it reasonable? (I guess there is not a way to stay airside?).
Thanks
Koru Flyer
My agent has me booked on AF 3219 connecting to AF 2976 (GOT-CDG-VLC) with a 55 min connection from 2G to 2D and the revser on the way home with a 45 min connection.
I know hat 2G is a bus ridefrom 2D, but how rushed is this connection? I have no ather alternative with AF.
I can see online that it runs every 5 mins with a time of 10 mins, which put it close, but is it reasonable? (I guess there is not a way to stay airside?).
Thanks
Koru Flyer
Last edited by Koru Flyer; Nov 2, 2010 at 4:57 am
Nov 2, 2010, 10:48 am
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Hi,
My agent has me booked on AF 3219 connecting to AF 2976 (GOT-CDG-VLC) with a 55 min connection from 2G to 2D and the revser on the way home with a 45 min connection.
I know hat 2G is a bus ridefrom 2D, but how rushed is this connection? I have no ather alternative with AF.
I can see online that it runs every 5 mins with a time of 10 mins, which put it close, but is it reasonable? (I guess there is not a way to stay airside?).
Thanks
Koru Flyer
My agent has me booked on AF 3219 connecting to AF 2976 (GOT-CDG-VLC) with a 55 min connection from 2G to 2D and the revser on the way home with a 45 min connection.
I know hat 2G is a bus ridefrom 2D, but how rushed is this connection? I have no ather alternative with AF.
I can see online that it runs every 5 mins with a time of 10 mins, which put it close, but is it reasonable? (I guess there is not a way to stay airside?).
Thanks
Koru Flyer
Nov 2, 2010, 2:09 pm
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Yes, very tight. It's likely that an AF agent will wait for you to facilitate your transfer (I hope for you 
). For luggage, if you can, keep everything as carry-on.
). For luggage, if you can, keep everything as carry-on.
Nov 3, 2010, 4:31 pm
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I think I may have made a big mistake.
2/25/11 Depart LAX via AF @ 9:40pm
2/26/11 Arrive CDG Terminal 2E @ 5:15pm
2/26/11 Depart CDG Terminal 2F1 @ 6:15pm for VCE
This leaves only 60 minutes for connections. Is this even possible at all? It sounds like it may be doable with just carry ons but we need to check bags. We have a party of 4, and we are sitting near the back of the plane already, so getting off will add even more time.
From what I am reading in this thread, there is zero chance that our checked baggage will make it, correct? This is a ski trip, and we have transport that leaves VCE the evening of 2/26. If the bags don't make it on the flight, are we stuck waiting for them? Any chance AF will deliver them all of the way to Cortina if the bags don't make it on the CDG->VCE flight?
There aren't any flights to VCE the same evening, so we don't have options there. Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks in advance for your help.
2/25/11 Depart LAX via AF @ 9:40pm
2/26/11 Arrive CDG Terminal 2E @ 5:15pm
2/26/11 Depart CDG Terminal 2F1 @ 6:15pm for VCE
This leaves only 60 minutes for connections. Is this even possible at all? It sounds like it may be doable with just carry ons but we need to check bags. We have a party of 4, and we are sitting near the back of the plane already, so getting off will add even more time.
From what I am reading in this thread, there is zero chance that our checked baggage will make it, correct? This is a ski trip, and we have transport that leaves VCE the evening of 2/26. If the bags don't make it on the flight, are we stuck waiting for them? Any chance AF will deliver them all of the way to Cortina if the bags don't make it on the CDG->VCE flight?
There aren't any flights to VCE the same evening, so we don't have options there. Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks in advance for your help.
Nov 3, 2010, 4:47 pm
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I think I may have made a big mistake.
2/25/11 Depart LAX via AF @ 9:40pm
2/26/11 Arrive CDG Terminal 2E @ 5:15pm
2/26/11 Depart CDG Terminal 2F1 @ 6:15pm for VCE
This leaves only 60 minutes for connections. Is this even possible at all? It sounds like it may be doable with just carry ons but we need to check bags. We have a party of 4, and we are sitting near the back of the plane already, so getting off will add even more time.
2/25/11 Depart LAX via AF @ 9:40pm
2/26/11 Arrive CDG Terminal 2E @ 5:15pm
2/26/11 Depart CDG Terminal 2F1 @ 6:15pm for VCE
This leaves only 60 minutes for connections. Is this even possible at all? It sounds like it may be doable with just carry ons but we need to check bags. We have a party of 4, and we are sitting near the back of the plane already, so getting off will add even more time.
Nov 4, 2010, 1:18 pm
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I think I may have made a big mistake.
2/25/11 Depart LAX via AF @ 9:40pm
2/26/11 Arrive CDG Terminal 2E @ 5:15pm
2/26/11 Depart CDG Terminal 2F1 @ 6:15pm for VCE
This leaves only 60 minutes for connections. Is this even possible at all? It sounds like it may be doable with just carry ons but we need to check bags. We have a party of 4, and we are sitting near the back of the plane already, so getting off will add even more time.
From what I am reading in this thread, there is zero chance that our checked baggage will make it, correct? This is a ski trip, and we have transport that leaves VCE the evening of 2/26. If the bags don't make it on the flight, are we stuck waiting for them? Any chance AF will deliver them all of the way to Cortina if the bags don't make it on the CDG->VCE flight?
There aren't any flights to VCE the same evening, so we don't have options there. Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks in advance for your help.
2/25/11 Depart LAX via AF @ 9:40pm
2/26/11 Arrive CDG Terminal 2E @ 5:15pm
2/26/11 Depart CDG Terminal 2F1 @ 6:15pm for VCE
This leaves only 60 minutes for connections. Is this even possible at all? It sounds like it may be doable with just carry ons but we need to check bags. We have a party of 4, and we are sitting near the back of the plane already, so getting off will add even more time.
From what I am reading in this thread, there is zero chance that our checked baggage will make it, correct? This is a ski trip, and we have transport that leaves VCE the evening of 2/26. If the bags don't make it on the flight, are we stuck waiting for them? Any chance AF will deliver them all of the way to Cortina if the bags don't make it on the CDG->VCE flight?
There aren't any flights to VCE the same evening, so we don't have options there. Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks in advance for your help.
Nov 5, 2010, 8:14 pm
#1004
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Whew, thank you to all of you. Reading some of the other posts and threads elsewhere on this site made me quite worried, with reports of 99% failure in baggage making it for 60 minute layovers, but I'm assuming that's cross-carrier and further terminals?
I'll cross my fingers that my LAX-CDG flight is on time/early, and the CDG-VCE flight is a little delayed, for that extra measure of certainty.
I'll cross my fingers that my LAX-CDG flight is on time/early, and the CDG-VCE flight is a little delayed, for that extra measure of certainty.
Nov 6, 2010, 2:41 am
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In any case, even if your bags don't make it, there are plenty of AF flights between CDG and VCE so your bags will be on the next flight.