FAQ 5A1 - Paris CDG Airport FAQ
Jul 25, 2005, 1:50 pm
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FAQ 5A1 - Paris CDG Airport FAQ
I tried to collect general information on CDG Charles de Gaulle Airport Paris and to give answers to the questions, you may have, concerning connections,lounges,ground transportation, etc.
CDG Charles de Gaulle Airport Paris, that is:
Terminal CDG1
(oneworld and StarAlliance)
and the newer Terminal CDG2 (mostly used by AirFrance and Skyteam Carrier)
CDG2 Terminal A,B,C,D and Rail Station
CDG 2 Terminal E,F
CDG2E on reduced service since the accident last year here is the FlyerTalk thread with info about CDG 2E
All Airlines with local contact information and Terminal at CDG can be found here
Terminal 1
When you get off the plane, follow the "Correspondance Transfer" signs up to the Transfer desk to check your departure terminal.
• If your connection is at Terminal 1:
- You do not need to go through police controls
- Find out which departure satellite you have to go to at one of the two Transfer desks between satellites 2-3 and 4-5
• If your connection is at Terminal 2:
- For an international flight: Take the Aéroports de Paris shuttle bus (within customs zone) at satellite 3
- Domestic flight or Schengen: Follow the "Sortie - Exit" signs and proceed to police controls
Take the Aéroports de Paris shuttle bus (line 1) at shop level
• If your connection is at Terminal 3:
- Follow the "Sortie - Exit" signs and proceed to police controls, then collect your luggage
- Next take the Aéroports de Paris shuttle bus (line 2) at shop level
• If your connection is at Terminal Sud or Terminal Ouest at Orly Airport:
Follow the "Sortie - Exit" signs and proceed to police controls
- To get to Orly by the RER B + automatic metro Orlyval:
Take the Aéroports de Paris shuttle bus (line 2) at shop level, in the direction of Gare RER 1
Next take the RER B to Antony RER station, and then follow the Orlyval connection for Orly Airport
- To go to Orly on the Air France bus:
Take the shuttle at arrival level, exit 34
Unfortunately, the RER B and Air France buses do not provide facilities for disabled people; it is recommended that alternative arrangements be made in advance.
Terminal 2 (Air France and other Skyteam Carriers)
When you get off the plane, follow the "Correspondance Transfer" signs up to the Transfer desk to check your departure terminal.
• If your connection is at Terminal 2:
Check your departure terminal at the Transfer desk:
- For an international flight, departures are from Terminals 2A, 2B, 2C, 2E or 2F: Take the Air France shuttle bus (within customs zone) situated close to the Transfer desk
- For a domestic flight or Schengen, departures are from Terminals 2D or 2F: Proceed to the public area and follow the "Correspondance Transfer" signs
more explicite info to come, I am checking old FT threads for advice
• If your connection is at Terminal 1:
- International flight:
Take the Aéroports de Paris shuttle bus (within customs zone) situated close to the Transfer desk
- Domestic flight or Schengen:
Follow the "Sortie - Exit" signs and proceed to police controls
Then take the Aéroports de Paris shuttle bus (line 1) to Terminal 1
• If your connection is at Terminal 3:
Follow the "Sortie - Exit" signs and proceed to police controls, then collect your luggage
Next take the Aéroports de Paris shuttle bus (line 5) to Terminal 3
• If your connection is at Terminal Sud or Terminal Ouest at Orly Airport:
Follow the "Sortie - Exit" signs and proceed to police controls
- To get to Orly via the RER B + automatic metro Orlyval:
Go to the SNCF/RER station by the Aéroports de Paris shuttle bus (line 3) or by the pedestrian walkway
Next take the RER B to Antony RER station, and then follow the Orlyval connection for Orly Airport
- To get to Orly via the Air France bus from Terminal:
-2A and 2C: take exit 2 of 2C
-2B and 2D: take exit 2 of 2B
-2E and 2F: take the connecting passageway, exit 3
Unfortunately, the RER B and Air France buses do not provide facilities for disabled people; it is recommended that alternative arrangements be made in advance.
• If your connection is at the SNCF train station:
Follow the "Sortie - Exit" signs, collect your luggage and go through police controls. From terminal:
-2A: Take the Aéroports de Paris shuttle bus (line 3), exit 8
-2B: Take the Aéroports de Paris shuttle bus (line 3), exit 6
-2C & 2D: Follow the signposts and take the pedestrian walkway
-2E: Take the pedestrian walkway or the Aéroports de Paris shuttle bus (line 3) exit 2.06, Level 2 (Departures)
-2F: Take the pedestrian walkway or the Aéroports de Paris shuttle bus (line 3) exit 2.08, Level 2 (Departures)
minimum connection times:
Terminal 1 : All connections : 90 minutes
Terminal 2 : All connections : 90 minutes
Terminal 3 : All connections : 60 minutes
Between terminals : All connections : 120 minutes
Between airports CDG / ORY : All connections : 180 minutes
within the same carrier and within the same Terminal, faster connection times can be made. Terminal2D has been reorganized, you can access all gates from any security checkpoint which reduces wait-time. I'd say 45min is realistic. (within Schengen)
AIR FRANCE has the following lounges at the CDG2 Terminal.
Access policy:
You can use Air France´s and SkyTeam´s lounges if:
* you fly in L´Espace Premičre (First) or L´Espace Affaires (Business),
* you are a Flying Blue Gold or Platinum, SkyTeam Elite Plus, or Club 2000 member,
* you travel as a first class or business class passenger on an international SkyTeam flight.
Tempo Challenge passengers have access to lounges at CDG2.
List of Air France lounges
- Paris CDG2 A East: Smoking, Internet+WiFi+Shower
- Paris CDG2 B: non smoking, Internet+WiFi+Shower
- Paris CDG2 C arrival lounge - looks at the arrival lounge - thread with photos in post #93
- Paris CDG2 C (Business): Smoking, Internet+WiFi+Shower
- Paris CDG2 D: Smoking, Internet+WiFi
- Paris CDG2 E (Business): two lounges, depends on boarding gate, info here
- Paris CDG2 E First class lounge with limousine service, coming summer 2006
- Paris CDG2 F1: Smoking, Internet+WiFi+Shower
- Paris CDG2 F2 (Business): Smoking, Internet+WiFi+Shower
Departures Lounge
During departures or connecting flights, and during all Air France and SkyTeam stopovers, our Departures lounge can offer you:
* light dining with a large choice of beverages
* Business and Communications space (telephone, fax, PC, printer, free Internet access)
* international newspapers
* comfortable armchairs
* showers in certain airports
* LCD screens
* smoking area in most lounges
Arrivals Lounge
Feel fresh and relaxed when you arrive at Paris/Charles-de-Gaulle
* spacious shower stalls
* clothes pressing service
* a substantial breakfast
* Business and Communications space (telephone, fax, PC, printer, free Internet access)
* international newspapers
* an area with LCD screens
* smoking area
* reservations service for those traveling to Paris
Location: Paris/Charles-de-Gaulle, Terminal 2C : outside the customers area, opposite gate C2
Hours: 5:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
All Skyteam Carriers use AF lounges in CDG2
restaurants, shopping:
You can take a moment to relax in one of the many Terminal bars (Café Sélect, France Café, etc.). There are also various Relay shops on hand, selling newspapers, magazines and books.
Are you waiting for a transfer and have to stay in the airside zone? If so, make the most of the occasion to do a little shopping. You will find all the major Paris fashion brands …at duty-free prices!
You can also eat in one of the several restaurants available, such as the Hippopotamus, Clément Ader and brasserie FLO . McDonalds (between 2A and 2C, between 2B and 2D) and Quick (2F) can be found at the airport, too
If you feel like a change of hairstyle, there is a hairdressing salon (Coiffure Christian Gilles) in the hall of Terminal 2F.
ground transportation
you have three ways to get into town with public ground transportation
RATP is the local metro and bus company. Serving the Airport with commuter trains RER trains from the railstation between Terminal ABCD and EF.
The other way to get to downtown Paris is the bus.
Its operated by RATP and its called Roissybus
or you can use the Air France Coaches
I know there are alot of things to add ... to be continued with your help
threads about CDG on other forums
interesting thread/discussion on the CO board:
The French Connection: A rational discussion on CDG
CDG Charles de Gaulle Airport Paris, that is:
Terminal CDG1
(oneworld and StarAlliance)
and the newer Terminal CDG2 (mostly used by AirFrance and Skyteam Carrier)
CDG2 Terminal A,B,C,D and Rail Station
CDG 2 Terminal E,F
CDG2E on reduced service since the accident last year here is the FlyerTalk thread with info about CDG 2E
All Airlines with local contact information and Terminal at CDG can be found here
Terminal 1
When you get off the plane, follow the "Correspondance Transfer" signs up to the Transfer desk to check your departure terminal.
• If your connection is at Terminal 1:
- You do not need to go through police controls
- Find out which departure satellite you have to go to at one of the two Transfer desks between satellites 2-3 and 4-5
• If your connection is at Terminal 2:
- For an international flight: Take the Aéroports de Paris shuttle bus (within customs zone) at satellite 3
- Domestic flight or Schengen: Follow the "Sortie - Exit" signs and proceed to police controls
Take the Aéroports de Paris shuttle bus (line 1) at shop level
• If your connection is at Terminal 3:
- Follow the "Sortie - Exit" signs and proceed to police controls, then collect your luggage
- Next take the Aéroports de Paris shuttle bus (line 2) at shop level
• If your connection is at Terminal Sud or Terminal Ouest at Orly Airport:
Follow the "Sortie - Exit" signs and proceed to police controls
- To get to Orly by the RER B + automatic metro Orlyval:
Take the Aéroports de Paris shuttle bus (line 2) at shop level, in the direction of Gare RER 1
Next take the RER B to Antony RER station, and then follow the Orlyval connection for Orly Airport
- To go to Orly on the Air France bus:
Take the shuttle at arrival level, exit 34
Unfortunately, the RER B and Air France buses do not provide facilities for disabled people; it is recommended that alternative arrangements be made in advance.
Terminal 2 (Air France and other Skyteam Carriers)
When you get off the plane, follow the "Correspondance Transfer" signs up to the Transfer desk to check your departure terminal.
• If your connection is at Terminal 2:
Check your departure terminal at the Transfer desk:
- For an international flight, departures are from Terminals 2A, 2B, 2C, 2E or 2F: Take the Air France shuttle bus (within customs zone) situated close to the Transfer desk
- For a domestic flight or Schengen, departures are from Terminals 2D or 2F: Proceed to the public area and follow the "Correspondance Transfer" signs
more explicite info to come, I am checking old FT threads for advice
• If your connection is at Terminal 1:
- International flight:
Take the Aéroports de Paris shuttle bus (within customs zone) situated close to the Transfer desk
- Domestic flight or Schengen:
Follow the "Sortie - Exit" signs and proceed to police controls
Then take the Aéroports de Paris shuttle bus (line 1) to Terminal 1
• If your connection is at Terminal 3:
Follow the "Sortie - Exit" signs and proceed to police controls, then collect your luggage
Next take the Aéroports de Paris shuttle bus (line 5) to Terminal 3
• If your connection is at Terminal Sud or Terminal Ouest at Orly Airport:
Follow the "Sortie - Exit" signs and proceed to police controls
- To get to Orly via the RER B + automatic metro Orlyval:
Go to the SNCF/RER station by the Aéroports de Paris shuttle bus (line 3) or by the pedestrian walkway
Next take the RER B to Antony RER station, and then follow the Orlyval connection for Orly Airport
- To get to Orly via the Air France bus from Terminal:
-2A and 2C: take exit 2 of 2C
-2B and 2D: take exit 2 of 2B
-2E and 2F: take the connecting passageway, exit 3
Unfortunately, the RER B and Air France buses do not provide facilities for disabled people; it is recommended that alternative arrangements be made in advance.
• If your connection is at the SNCF train station:
Follow the "Sortie - Exit" signs, collect your luggage and go through police controls. From terminal:
-2A: Take the Aéroports de Paris shuttle bus (line 3), exit 8
-2B: Take the Aéroports de Paris shuttle bus (line 3), exit 6
-2C & 2D: Follow the signposts and take the pedestrian walkway
-2E: Take the pedestrian walkway or the Aéroports de Paris shuttle bus (line 3) exit 2.06, Level 2 (Departures)
-2F: Take the pedestrian walkway or the Aéroports de Paris shuttle bus (line 3) exit 2.08, Level 2 (Departures)
minimum connection times:
Terminal 1 : All connections : 90 minutes
Terminal 2 : All connections : 90 minutes
Terminal 3 : All connections : 60 minutes
Between terminals : All connections : 120 minutes
Between airports CDG / ORY : All connections : 180 minutes
within the same carrier and within the same Terminal, faster connection times can be made. Terminal2D has been reorganized, you can access all gates from any security checkpoint which reduces wait-time. I'd say 45min is realistic. (within Schengen)
AIR FRANCE has the following lounges at the CDG2 Terminal.
Access policy:
You can use Air France´s and SkyTeam´s lounges if:
* you fly in L´Espace Premičre (First) or L´Espace Affaires (Business),
* you are a Flying Blue Gold or Platinum, SkyTeam Elite Plus, or Club 2000 member,
* you travel as a first class or business class passenger on an international SkyTeam flight.
Tempo Challenge passengers have access to lounges at CDG2.
List of Air France lounges
- Paris CDG2 A East: Smoking, Internet+WiFi+Shower
- Paris CDG2 B: non smoking, Internet+WiFi+Shower
- Paris CDG2 C arrival lounge - looks at the arrival lounge - thread with photos in post #93
- Paris CDG2 C (Business): Smoking, Internet+WiFi+Shower
- Paris CDG2 D: Smoking, Internet+WiFi
- Paris CDG2 E (Business): two lounges, depends on boarding gate, info here
- Paris CDG2 E First class lounge with limousine service, coming summer 2006
- Paris CDG2 F1: Smoking, Internet+WiFi+Shower
- Paris CDG2 F2 (Business): Smoking, Internet+WiFi+Shower
Departures Lounge
During departures or connecting flights, and during all Air France and SkyTeam stopovers, our Departures lounge can offer you:
* light dining with a large choice of beverages
* Business and Communications space (telephone, fax, PC, printer, free Internet access)
* international newspapers
* comfortable armchairs
* showers in certain airports
* LCD screens
* smoking area in most lounges
Arrivals Lounge
Feel fresh and relaxed when you arrive at Paris/Charles-de-Gaulle
* spacious shower stalls
* clothes pressing service
* a substantial breakfast
* Business and Communications space (telephone, fax, PC, printer, free Internet access)
* international newspapers
* an area with LCD screens
* smoking area
* reservations service for those traveling to Paris
Location: Paris/Charles-de-Gaulle, Terminal 2C : outside the customers area, opposite gate C2
Hours: 5:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
All Skyteam Carriers use AF lounges in CDG2
restaurants, shopping:
You can take a moment to relax in one of the many Terminal bars (Café Sélect, France Café, etc.). There are also various Relay shops on hand, selling newspapers, magazines and books.
Are you waiting for a transfer and have to stay in the airside zone? If so, make the most of the occasion to do a little shopping. You will find all the major Paris fashion brands …at duty-free prices!
You can also eat in one of the several restaurants available, such as the Hippopotamus, Clément Ader and brasserie FLO . McDonalds (between 2A and 2C, between 2B and 2D) and Quick (2F) can be found at the airport, too
If you feel like a change of hairstyle, there is a hairdressing salon (Coiffure Christian Gilles) in the hall of Terminal 2F.
ground transportation
you have three ways to get into town with public ground transportation
RATP is the local metro and bus company. Serving the Airport with commuter trains RER trains from the railstation between Terminal ABCD and EF.
The other way to get to downtown Paris is the bus.
Its operated by RATP and its called Roissybus
or you can use the Air France Coaches
I know there are alot of things to add ... to be continued with your help
threads about CDG on other forums
interesting thread/discussion on the CO board:
The French Connection: A rational discussion on CDG
Last edited by Gajan; Feb 12, 2011 at 9:54 am
Jul 25, 2005, 1:50 pm
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Code:
Europe 1 AF/KL BA LH/LX _________________________________________________________________________ domestic 20,000 9,000 France/Netherlands 20,000 9,000 30,000 Germany 20,000 9,000 30,000 UK 20,000 9,000 30,000 Belgium 20,000 9,000 30,000 Ireland 20,000 9,000 30,000 Luxembourg 9,000 30,000 Switzerland 20,000 9,000 30,000
Code:
Europe 2 AF/KL BA LH/LX _________________________________________________________________________ Austria 25,000 15,000 30,000 Denmark 25,000 15,000 30,000 Finland 25,000 20,000 30,000 Gibraltar 15,000 Italy 25,000 15,000 30,000 Malta 25,000 20,000 30,000 Norway 25,000 15,000 30,000 Portugal 25,000 15,000 30,000 Spain 25,000 15,000 30,000 Sweden 25,000 15,000 30,000
Code:
Europe 3 AF/KL BA LH/LX _________________________________________________________________________ Albania 30,000 20,000 30,000 Belorussia 30,000 30,000 Bosnia 30,000 30,000 Bulgaria 30,000 20,000 30,000 Croatia 30,000 30,000 Cyprus 30,000 20,000 30,000 Czech Republic 30,000 15,000 30,000 Estonia 30,000 30,000 Greece 30,000 20,000 30,000 Hungary 30,000 15,000 30,000 Latvia 30,000 30,000 Lithuania 30,000 30,000 Macedonia, FYROM 30,000 30,000 Moldavia 30,000 Montenegro 30,000 Poland 30,000 15,000 30,000 Romania 30,000 20,000 30,000 Russia 30,000 20,000 30,000 Slovakia 30,000 30,000 Slovenia 30,000 30,000 Serbia 30,000 30,000 Turkey 30,000 20,000 30,000 Ukraine 30,000 20,000 30,000
Code:
Atlantic Ocean AF/KL BA LH/LX Islands _______________________________________________________________ Azores 40,000 Canary Islands 30,000 40,000 Cap Verde 40,000 Madeira 40,000 Sao Tome & Principe 40,000
Code:
Africa 1 North Africa AF/KL BA LH/LX _________________________________________________________________________ Algeria 30,000 20,000 40,000 Libya 30,000 20,000 40,000 Morocco 30,000 40,000 Sudan 40,000 Tunisia 30,000 20,000 40,000
Code:
Africa 2 - West Africa AF/KL BA LH/LX _________________________________________________________________________ Benin Burkina-Faso Djibouti Gambia Guinea, Guinea, Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra-Leone Togo
Code:
Africa 3 - Middle Africa AF/KL BA LH/LX _________________________________________________________________________ Angola Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo Congo, DRC Gabon, Guinea, Equatorial
Code:
Africa 4 - East Africa AF/KL BA LH/LX _________________________________________________________________________ Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Madagascar Malawi Mozambique Rwanda Somalia Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
Code:
Africa 5 - Southern Africa AF/KL BA LH/LX _________________________________________________________________________ Botswana Lesotho Namibia South Africa Swaziland
Code:
Middle East AF/KL BA LH/LX _________________________________________________________________________ Egypt Iran Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon 20,000 Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Code:
Caucasus, Central Asia AF/KL BA LH/LX _________________________________________________________________________ Armenia Azerbaidjan Georgia Kazakhstan Kirghizstan Russia, Central Tadjikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan 20,000
Code:
North America AF/KL BA LH/LX _________________________________________________________________________ United States Hawaii Canada Mexico Greenland Bermuda
Code:
Central America, Caribbean AF/KL BA LH/LX _________________________________________________________________________ Antigua Aruba Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda Bonaire Cayman Islands Costa Rica Cuba Curaçao Dominican Republic El Salvador French Guyana Grenada Guadeloupe Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Martinique Nicaragua Panama Puerto Rico Saint Kitts & Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin Suriname Trinidad & Tobago Turks & Caicos Virgin Islands
Code:
South America AF/KL BA LH/LX _________________________________________________________________________ Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela
Code:
Hawaii AF/KL BA LH/LX _________________________________________________________________________ domestic 20,000
Code:
Indian Ocean AF/KL BA LH/LX _________________________________________________________________________ Comoros Mauritius Reunion Seychelles 20,000
Code:
South Asia AF/KL BA LH/LX _________________________________________________________________________ Bangla-Desh India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri-Lanka 20,000
Code:
Asia 1 AF/KL BA LH/LX _________________________________________________________________________ China, PRC China, ROC Hong-Kong Japan Korea, ROK Mongolia Russia, Siberia
Code:
Asia 2 AF/KL BA LH/LX _________________________________________________________________________ Brunei Burma Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam
Code:
South Pacific 1 AF/KL BA LH/LX _________________________________________________________________________ Australia New Zealand
Code:
South Pacific 2 AF/KL BA LH/LX _________________________________________________________________________ Cook Islands Fiji French Polynesia Guam Mariannas Marshall Islands Micronesia New Caledonia Norfolk Islands Palau Samoa Tonga
Last edited by JOUY31; Sep 14, 2009 at 11:47 am
Jul 25, 2005, 1:58 pm
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Very good idea! Transferring at CDG is not always that easy or fun. I would like it if we could include good restaurants or other places nice to wait in.
Jul 25, 2005, 2:07 pm
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Originally Posted by PappaG
Very good idea! Transferring at CDG is not always that easy or fun. I would like it if we could include good restaurants or other places nice to wait in.
Jul 26, 2005, 3:51 pm
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Hmmm... Sorry for me not responding sooner but I am under the gun with some major deadlines at the moment (and I thought summer was a dead period!).
I think this thread may be better served as :
a) a sticky
and
b) more appropriately in the Paris airports forum as opposed to here. Why? Because even though its AF's hub, it's not relevant to FB (besides, will we have a similar one for Schipol?).
I'm open to comments before moving it...
I think this thread may be better served as :
a) a sticky
and
b) more appropriately in the Paris airports forum as opposed to here. Why? Because even though its AF's hub, it's not relevant to FB (besides, will we have a similar one for Schipol?).
I'm open to comments before moving it...
Jul 26, 2005, 9:26 pm
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Originally Posted by dctorres
Hmmm... Sorry for me not responding sooner but I am under the gun with some major deadlines at the moment (and I thought summer was a dead period!).
I think this thread may be better served as :
a) a sticky
and
b) more appropriately in the Paris airports forum as opposed to here. Why? Because even though its AF's hub, it's not relevant to FB (besides, will we have a similar one for Schipol?).
I'm open to comments before moving it...
I think this thread may be better served as :
a) a sticky
and
b) more appropriately in the Paris airports forum as opposed to here. Why? Because even though its AF's hub, it's not relevant to FB (besides, will we have a similar one for Schipol?).
I'm open to comments before moving it...
Jul 27, 2005, 4:03 am
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Originally Posted by dctorres
(besides, will we have a similar one for Schipol?).
Seriously, I don't think it's a good idea to move a useful thread to where no one can see it (Paris airport forum - huh?)
Jul 27, 2005, 4:24 am
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Requested information; Minimum Connection Time. (For T1<->T2 I believe it is as much as 2 hours!!!)
Jul 27, 2005, 6:49 am
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Originally Posted by larsll
Requested information; Minimum Connection Time. (For T1<->T2 I believe it is as much as 2 hours!!!)
Jul 27, 2005, 7:45 am
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I think it's useful to have it here, rather than the Paris airport forum, which I haven't been in in my life. With the merging of AF/KLM, then I would imagine many KLM fliers are going to be using CDG rather more than previously, so it would be useful to have this info somewhere to hand..
Jul 27, 2005, 1:50 pm
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Originally Posted by chrissxb
I'll try to put this in. I just need help from other fellow FlyerTalkers to get the exact time. I think 2 hours should be ok from T1 to T2.
http://www1.iata.org/WHIP/_Files/WgI.../MCT%20CDG.doc
Silly times...T1 MCT at 90 minutes! And as I feared MCT of 2hrs between T1 and T2... Overall it makes the airport totally useless for intra-european commuting connections. As a comparison; MCT at AMS is as far as I remember 35 minutes. Similar for other hubs like FRA and MUC.
Jul 28, 2005, 1:13 am
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Originally Posted by larsll
Google came up with a goldmine:
http://www1.iata.org/WHIP/_Files/WgI.../MCT%20CDG.doc
Silly times...T1 MCT at 90 minutes! And as I feared MCT of 2hrs between T1 and T2... Overall it makes the airport totally useless for intra-european commuting connections. As a comparison; MCT at AMS is as far as I remember 35 minutes. Similar for other hubs like FRA and MUC.
http://www1.iata.org/WHIP/_Files/WgI.../MCT%20CDG.doc
Silly times...T1 MCT at 90 minutes! And as I feared MCT of 2hrs between T1 and T2... Overall it makes the airport totally useless for intra-european commuting connections. As a comparison; MCT at AMS is as far as I remember 35 minutes. Similar for other hubs like FRA and MUC.
I'll update the thread. 35min for AMS ... seems very short for me.. you can have really long walks at AMS, too.
Jul 29, 2005, 3:32 am
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Originally Posted by chrissxb
I'd say for intra-european flight 45min is ok (if you know how to walk). Did that several times. thanks for the link. I'll update the thread. 35min for AMS ... seems very short for me.. you can have really long walks at AMS, too.
I'll update the thread. 35min for AMS ... seems very short for me.. you can have really long walks at AMS, too.
And the problem is that MCT is what the booking engines will use as a minimum transfer, unless you force it, and then if you loose your connection or luggage you are out of luck.
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Originally Posted by Jenbel
I think it's useful to have it here, rather than the Paris airport forum, which I haven't been in in my life. With the merging of AF/KLM, then I would imagine many KLM fliers are going to be using CDG rather more than previously, so it would be useful to have this info somewhere to hand..
Many thanks to chrissxb for all the work.