CDG meet and greet
 

Has anyone used one of either the departure or arrival "meet and greets" who walk you through customs, etc to/from the plane?

I have not experienced this myself but I have arranged this several times for clients on arrival to CDG. Although it's very expensive, they loved it and thought it was worth the cost. Made everything seamless and stress free for them on arrival.

My personal view: CDG is an odd and strangely organized airport, but in half a dozen arrivals there, I've never had to stand in any line for more than a few minutes. From touchdown to being on the bus or train into central Paris, it's seldom more than 30 minutes.

This has been my experience as well. We're usually among the early group deplaning, and by the time we get through immigration we're at baggage claim several minutes before the bags begin to come off. Plenty of time to call anyone we need to let know we've arrived. Then just walk through customs with the bags and we're done. Really not hard - the habitrail is my favorite part.

The line for the RER tickets takes the longest, tied to a hope that one of my credit cards will actually work, which makes the wait seem longer. It's like credit card lotto - random ones seem to work, and never the same card. This last time (on vacation) my work card was my last hope, and it worked, which caused a bit of minor paperwork once back home. I don't need full "meet and greet" but I'd pay someone EU5 to be my RER ticket sherpa. (actually, they sell the tickets in a kiosk that's right behind you, but the line can be crushing.)

no need for the VIP services. :)

You don't even need Sky Priority to make this connection