Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport - Flughafen Paris-Charles de Gaulle

The Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, international: Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, French: Aéroport Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle, is the largest airport in France and the second largest passenger airport in Europe after the London Heathrow AirportIt is located 26 km northeast of Paris in the town of Roissy-en-France, which is why it is only colloquial Roissy is called.

background

The French name for the airport is "l’Aéroport de Roissy" or "Roissy" for short.

With regard to routes, clarity and signage, the airport does not have a role model but is more of a nerve test; it also receives (www.worldairportawards.com) not particularly good values. A fitting anecdote in the history of the airport is the name "Mehran Karimi Nasseri", the Iranian lived as stateless flotsam in Terminal 1 for 18 years because he had lost his papers and was therefore not allowed to enter France. The rather sad story inspired Steven Spielberg to the film" Terminal "with Tom Hanks in the lead role.

getting there

By train

The TGV station "Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2-TGV" (Gare TGV) is located at Terminal 2.

RER line B: “Aéroport Charles de Gaulle”, price 2019: € ​​10.30 Attention, the machines only accept credit cards with a chip (no Maestro) or euro coins (no bills). There are money exchange machines or ticket counters, but the queues can be very long.

• from “Châtelet - Les Halles”: 30 or 32 minutes
  
• from “Gare du Nord”: 26 or 28 minutes.

Some RER trains (ERIO and KARI routes) run as express trains from the "Gare du Nord" station and only stop at the two stations at the airport - all intermediate stops are skipped, which saves around 10 minutes. In addition, the express trains from Gare du Nord are usually less full, so there is more space for luggage and you usually get a seat.

There are two RER stops at the airport: the centrally located station "Roissypole" ensures the connection to Terminal 1 (via CDGVAL) and the central parking lots, the station "Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 - TGV" connects the long-distance train station and the Terminal 2. However, it is also possible to travel to Terminal 1 from the long-distance train station using the CDGVAL gondola lift, but with a slightly longer journey time.

By bus

Travel time approx. 60 minutes, every 15 minutes, until 11.00 p.m. 20-30 min.- Departure: Opera - Flyer

There is an airport shuttle to central Paris, but prior reservation is required.

In the street

Arriving from Paris via the (Autoroute du Nord), driving time from the city center is just under an hour.

Parking garages and parking tariffs

With the taxi

The cost of driving from the airport to the center of Paris is around € 30 to € 50.

Airlines

general overview approach and departure.

Terminals

Terminal 1

Terminal 1, popularly known as "Beton-Camembert", is the round central building and around it seven almost identical satellites (designations 1-7), which are connected underground via 250 m long tunnels. Terminal 1 is the airport's oldest terminal and was built in the 1970s. All functional areas (check-in, departure, arrival and the multi-storey car park) are each housed on separate levels, with street level on the arrival level. Unusually for an airport, the departures level is below the arrivals level, the check-in areas are one level lower and the CDGVAL cable car station, which connects the terminal with the other airport areas and the train station, is located on the lowest level. Access to the departure level is only possible with a valid boarding pass - from there you go via underground tunnels equipped with conveyor belts to one of the satellites where the security controls, departure gates, duty free shops and airport lounges are located.

Terminal 2A-2G

Terminal 2 consists of modules A to G. Modules A to E were created in the eighties of the last century; they were designed for Air France with a view to short distances. Modules F and G were built in modern glass architecture in the new millennium, module 2G was put into operation in 2008 with sober and functional architecture and a "Feng Shui interior concept". Module G is located on the outermost edge of the airport and is only served by regional airlines (e.g. AirFrance HOP!) With a correspondingly small aircraft. From here, you must use a free shuttle bus to the main area of ​​Terminal 2, from where the airport train station and Terminal 1 can be reached (via the CDGVAL cable car).

Terminal 3

The terminal is the youngest at the airport and is mainly used for charter and low-cost airlines. It is therefore designed sparingly and kept simple: passenger boarding bridges have been dispensed with in favor of buses to the apron.

Change

Switching within Terminal 1 is generally not possible without a new security check (even when using the same departure satellite). When changing from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2 (A-F) and vice versa, you must leave the security area and take the free CDGVAL gondola lift to the other terminal. Terminal 2G can only be reached via free shuttle buses from the main area of ​​Terminal 2.

mobility

The free, driverless CDGVAL train connects Terminals 1 and 2 A-F, some parking spaces and the RER train station via 5 stops every five minutes, and there are also free shuttle buses, for example to the somewhat remote Terminal 2G.

Air France operates a shuttle bus to Orly airport. If an airport transfer is required, the price of the shuttle is usually included in the flight price, otherwise it is € 19.

activities

Lounges

In Terminal 1 there is not only the Star Alliance Lounge (access to StarAlliance Gold, StarAlliance First and Business Class as well as PriorityPass on international flights), but also the Icare Lounge, which all travelers can access for a fee of € 30 per person. or get access via PriorityPass membership. Satellite 6 in Terminal 1 also has a Lufthansa Senator and Business Lounge, to which StarAlliance Gold, Miles & More Frequent Traveler and StarAlliance First and Business Class guests have access on flights within Europe.

Planespotting

shop

kitchen

nightlife

accommodation

Learn

Work

security

Because of the threat of terrorism, it is illegal to leave luggage unattended at all French airports.

health

Practical advice

• Current flight information to Arrivals, departure and Weather

trips

literature

Web links

• http://www.aeroportsdeparis.fr (fr) - Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle Airport official website
• Departure times from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
• Arrival times on Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport