tkc98110

Thanks--that's what I've gathered from others as well. Guess I'll choose a *A lounge and relax there....

1k-all-the-way

The *Lounge at CDG is decent, and has showers. It also has a little outdoor terrace designed for smokers, but is often not crowded and you can get a little fresh air during your layover...

keisari

Why would the OP get arrival lounge access?
1K does not get arrival lounge as a Star Alliance Gold unless they fly business/first.
the OP is arriving with SAS in economy into the Schengen area.
In order to get lounge access he would need a departing flight with *A.

Am I missing something?

NoLaGent

The bolded part? The title of his post is lounge access at CDG, not ARN.

nittanydave

For folks who are united club members are there options for anyone who is flying (and arriving) at CDG for morning showers and to freshen up (or possibly a hotel partner?

WineCountryUA

The hotel program has been discontinued, http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...continued.html

nittanydave

Are there any other options, paid or otherwise, that might be available?

Kacee

Paid access to AF Arrivals Lounge in Terminal 2C.

wco81

Looking to take advantage of the C sale to Paris for late March 2017.

But I would purchase a separate ticket to PMI.

Flying out of SFO, most of the on sale options transit through EWR. Not the most ideal use of lie flat seats for a short TATL segment but the other option through FRA arrives in CDG at around 14:00, at which point the options to PMI are very limited.

So the earliest of the SFO-EWR-CDG flights arrives at 7:45 AM.

Then I'm considering a separate CDG-ZRH-PMI flight (separate ticket) that takes off at 9:55 AM. This is on Swiss but I don't think I'd be guaranteed of UA checking my luggage through to PMI so I'm assuming reclaiming my baggage, get through customs and then have to re-check in with Swiss and I have no idea which terminals I'd be arriving from for the TATL flight and transiting to the Swiss flight.

If everything goes on schedule, I should make this right? Or even with UA57 (EWR-CDG) on schedule, the madness of CDG may conspire against my making the 9:55 Swiss 633 flight?

WineCountryUA

Assuming not an overnight or stop of >13 hours, UA should check your bag thru to a separate *A ticket. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ch-2015-a.html

The bigger issue of separate tickets is irrops on the first.

wco81

Hmm, are those particular flights (SFO-EWR and EWR-CDG) more prone to irrops or are you talking just in general?

WineCountryUA

Just a general comment -- irrops with separate tickets can create an issue.

docbert

UA and Swiss both use Terminal 1. As you'll be connecting to a Schengen country you'll need to clear passport control in Paris. Your bags should be checked all the way through as has already been said.

You'll then need to re-clear security, but as security at CDG Terminal 1 is done per wing (ie, right before you arrive at the gate) it's normally quick to get through. There is an LH lounge in the same wing that Swiss departs from - after security.

wco81

Thanks guys, that helps me decide whether to book these flights.

wco81

The other option, which would make me more confident about making the connection, is an LH flight, CDG-MUC-PMI, departing at 12:05 PM.

However, it has a longer layover and lands at PMI at 17:10, vs. 14:10 for the CDG-ZRH-PMI flight on Swiss. Obviously would prefer the Swiss option, just to minimize the layovers at CDG and MUC.