Airport of the French capital named after Charles de Gaulle. Charles de Gaulle International Airport
Charles de Gaulle airport: how to get to the airport, official website, phones, flights, taxi to the airport, services and services of Paris airport.
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport - main airport in France, and in terms of passenger traffic is one of the ten largest airports in the world. It got its name in honor of Charles de Gaulle, the general and president of France. It is the main hub of the national airline Air France, an important hub for the American airline Delta Air Lines, and the operating base for low-cost airlines Easyjet and Wueling.
The design of Charles de Gaulle Airport is very unusual. Its futuristic look, sloping glass galleries through which passengers move from level to level, often inspire musicians and directors.
Scenes were filmed at Charles de Gaulle Airport for the films Pirx's Inquest, The Crew, and many others.
The huge airport serves about 150 thousand passengers daily. Many travelers note that it is possible to get lost here - out of habit, you will not immediately understand all the numerous terminals. That is why experienced tourists beginners are advised to study information about the airport in advance so as not to waste time.
Airport terminals Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle Airport has three terminals, one of which, T2, consists of seven separate terminals. In addition, there is a separate zone of office buildings - Roissypole, where the head office of Air France is located, shopping centers, hotels, etc. The desired terminal can be reached by free shuttle buses CDGVal, which run every 7 minutes.
- Terminal 1 (see) is central, flights depart from here within the Schengen zone and beyond, including to Washington, Tokyo, Cairo.
- Terminal 2 (see) - a complex of buildings in which 7 terminals are located: 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 2G. Serves international and domestic flights. All terminals are located within walking distance from each other, except for 2G - you need to go by bus (there is a free shuttle). Subterminal schemes:
- Terminal 3 serves low-cost airlines and charter flights. Arrivals and departures are located in different buildings (see and).
Services
You can literally live at Charles de Gaulle Airport - everything is there: currency exchange offices, ATMs, post offices, a medical center and a pharmacy. There are many cafes, bars and restaurants in the terminals, there is a huge duty free zone. True, tourists note that the prices for all goods and services are quite high. It is convenient to track the desired flight on the online scoreboard of arrival and departure.
There are a total of six hotels on the territory of the airport, and about 20 more in the vicinity of the airport. In addition to standard services, there are also unusual ones: for example, you can play games on large-screen game consoles for free.
Charles de Gaulle airport
How to get there
You can get from Charles de Gaulle Airport to the city center by RER electric train, buses and taxis.
By train
The fastest and most convenient mode of transport is the electric train. The station is located near terminals 2, 3 and near Roissypol. The interval of trains is every 12 minutes from 4:56 to 23:40. You will reach the center of Paris in about half an hour, the fare is from 9.75 EUR. The train stops at several stations where you can transfer to the metro. Prices on the page are for October 2018.
Ticket vending machines in Paris only accept microchip cards and coins. Queues at the cash desks are sometimes too long, and it is sometimes difficult to exchange banknotes for coins.
By bus
From airport to the Opera House the Roissy bus runs. Buses run every 15 minutes from 06:00 to 23:00. Travel time - about 50 minutes, fare from 11 EUR.
- at terminal 1 (arrivals level, exit 8),
- at terminals 2A and 2C (exit A9),
- at terminal 2C (exit B11),
- at terminals 2E and 2F (exit 5, connecting corridor),
- at terminal 3 (arrival hall).
Air France bus lines 2 operate to Place Charles de Gaulle Etoile. Schedule: from 6:00 to 23:00, travel time - about 50 minutes. The fare is from 15 EUR.
- at terminal 1 (exit 2, arrivals level),
- at terminals 2A and 2D (exit 6),
- at terminal 2C (exit 5),
Air France Line 4 buses in progress towards Montparnasse. Opening hours from 6:00 to 23:00, travel time - about 50 minutes. The fare is from 15 EUR. Stops at the airport:
- at terminal 1 (exit 32, arrivals level),
- at terminals 2A and 2C (exit c2),
- at terminal 2D (exit b1),
- at terminals 2E and 2F (exit 3, connecting corridor).
Get there to Nation metro station you can take bus number 351, to East Station - by bus number 350. They depart from the RER stop. The interval of movement is 15-35 minutes, the travel time is about 50 minutes, the fare is 6 EUR.
At night to East Station Noctilien buses No. 140 and 143 run. Stops near terminal 1 (exit 12), terminal 2F (exit 2), RER station. Opening hours - from 23:00 to 5:30, fare - 8 EUR.
To Orly airport
Also on the Air France buses you can get to another paris airport- Orly. They work around the clock, the interval of movement is 30-45 minutes, the fare is 18 EUR. Buses leave:
- from terminal 1 (exit 32, arrivals level),
- from terminals 2A and 2C (exit 2),
- from terminals 2B and 2D (output b1),
- from terminals 2E and 2F (exit 3, connecting corridor).
By taxi
The main airport of Paris and France named after Charles de Gaulle is located 25 km northeast of the French capital in the department of Roissy de France. Every day, up to 150 thousand people pass through its terminals, or about 60 million passengers a year. In terms of passenger air traffic, it consistently ranks among the ten largest airports in the world. Today, planes regularly depart to more than 300 cities around the world.
Reference information and online scoreboard
Charles de Gaulle airport official website: aeroportsdeparis.fr
Main reference phones:
- Airport Information: +33 170 363 950 / +33 148 622 280
- Aeroflot Airlines: +33 142 253 192
- Air France: +33 820 820 820
Charles de Gaulle airport online scoreboard
WiFi at the airport
Free wi-fi is available at the airport. More demanding customers are offered a choice of two paid packages. Prices from 3 euros for 20 minutes to 6 euros per hour (4 times faster speed, no ads, no automatic disconnection) and 10 euros per day (10 times faster speed, the ability to connect 5 clients at the same time), respectively. The service is provided by Hub One.
Airport transport
Here you will find the most detailed information about the shuttles that run free of charge around the airport.
Shuttle bass (bus) N 1
- Terminal 2A (gate 5)
- Terminal 2C (Gate 12)
- Terminal 2E (Gate 16)
- Parking
- Terminal 2 F (Gate 2), 2G
- CDGVAL (transfer to terminals 1 and 3), RER
- Terminal 2D (exit 6)
Opening hours: 04:00 - 07:30 every 7 minutes, 07:30 - 01:30 every 8 minutes, 01:30 - 04:30 every 15 minutes.
Shuttle bass (bus) N 2
- Terminal 2F (Gate 2) Terminal 2E (Gate 16, stops only from 21:30 to 23:00)
Working hours: 5:30 - 23:00, every 5 minutes.
Train shuttle Paris-Charles de Gaulle CDGVAL
Runs through all terminals along the route:
Terminal 1 - Parking PR - Terminal 3 Roissypole - Parking PX - Terminal 2.
Opening hours: 04:00-01:00, every 4 minutes.
Many arrive in Paris on a transit flight, which involves a transfer, and therefore moving through the terminal or to another terminal. IN transit zone there are special buses called Navettes correspondance.
Green bus: Terminal 1 - Terminal 2A, 2C. Working hours: 05:00-24:00.
Blue bus: Terminal 2A, 2C - Terminal 2D - Terminal 2F, 2E (exit L) - Terminal 2E (exit M). Here you can change to the red bus and get to terminal 2G. Working hours: 05:00 - 23:45.
Yellow bus: Terminal 2F (exit L) - Terminal 2E (exit K) - Terminal 2G. Working hours: 5:30 – 21:45
Red bus: Terminal 2E (exit M) - Terminal 2G. Working hours: 5:30 - 14:00.
orange bus: Terminal 2F - Terminal 2G. Serves passengers arriving from countries belonging to the Schengen area. Working hours: 7:00 - 22:00.
VAT refund (Tax Free)
If you are not a citizen of the European Union and you are flying outside of it, you can return the value added tax of the goods. How to do this we detail.
Location of tax refund office:
- Terminal 1: CDGVAL level, hall 6
- Terminal 2A: departures level (Départs), gate 5
- Terminal 2C: departures level (Départs), gate 4
- Terminal 2E: Departure Level (Départs), Gate 8
- Terminal 2F: arrivals level (Arrivées)
- Terminal 3: departures level (Départs), international customs area.
Airport parking
The airport is equipped with 10 car parks, each of which is guarded and requires payment. Approximate prices: up to 10 minutes free, 15 min: 2-3 €, 1 hour: 8-9 €, 1 day: 30-40 €. All car parks are open 24/7.
On the airport website, you can reserve and pay for a place in advance, the service is convenient for open parking lots. Parking lots are equipped with video cameras at the entrance and exit. Access to the parking place in this case is provided by a special code.
- P1 - Terminal 1. Covered.
- P3 - Terminal 3. Open.
- P3Résa - Terminal 3. Open.
- PR - Terminal 1. Open.
- PX-CDGVal. Open.
- PAB - Terminal 1 and 2. Covered.
- PCD - Terminal 2C and 2D. Covered.
- PEF - Terminal 2E and 2F. Covered.
- PW - Terminal 2G. Open.
- PG - Terminal 2G. Open.
Parking space near the airport has a limit on the dimensions of the car. In the parking lot, you cannot leave a car longer than 5.5m, higher than 1.9m and wider than 2.2m. For scooters and motorcycles, separate parking sectors are provided with their own tariff: 15 minutes - 1.50 €, 30 minutes - 3 €, 1 hour - 5 €, 19.50 € for two days.
50% discount is available only to people with handicapped health and accompanying persons. Parking is paid by bank cards or in cash through parking machines.
Luggage storage
One cabin can accommodate luggage weighing up to 32 kg.
Luggage storage for Bagages du Monde is located on Level 4 of Terminal 2.
- Opening hours from 6:00 to 21:30.
- Information phone: +33 1 34 38 58 90
Prices:
- up to 6 hours – 7 €
- up to 12 hours — 14 €
- up to 24 hours – 17 €
- every day +9 €, from the fifth day +7 €
P.S. After the terrorist attacks, for security reasons, the luggage storage rooms were temporarily closed, they are now working.
Airport Hotels
There are dozens of hotels on the territory of the airport, from 2 to 5 stars. There are hotels that accept transit passengers and are located directly at the airport. Here detailed map hotels.
Transfer to Paris
The cheapest way to get to the center of Paris is by public transport how to do this, we wrote in detail in.
It is better not to take a taxi at the airport, it is expensive, it will be cheaper to order a transfer in advance, you can familiarize yourself with the offers and read the recommendations at.
Transfer options
Transfer to Orly airport
Getting from Charles de Gaulle airport to Orly is not as difficult as it seems at first glance. The fastest and cheapest way to get there is by train and the special metro Orlyval. We buy a ticket for the RER train (10 euros) and go to the RER Antony stop. There we transfer to Orlyval, having previously bought a special ticket for 9.30 euros
Transit Schengen visa
Required in three cases:
- If there are two transplants (or more) in the Schengen countries
- If during a transfer you need to go to another terminal.
- If there is no transit zone at the airport where the transfer is to be made.
That is, if you are flying from Russia, Ukraine to America, Brazil with a transfer in Paris and do not go beyond the same terminal, you do not need a visa!
How to apply for a Schengen visa, read.
Airport terminals Charles de Gaulle
- Terminal 1 accepts aircraft from any airline except French
- Terminal 2 receives flights from Russia.
- Terminal 3 accepts charter flights and budget airlines.
Terminal 1
The first terminal consists of 4 levels. Download detailed (shops, cafes, restaurants).
Terminal 1 (CDGVAL level)
On the very first level there is a foyer, which can be reached by arriving on the CDGVAL automatic metro. Here you can check in. 
Of the services, there are a currency exchange office (No. 1), a tax refund (No. 11), a travel agency (No. 7), an information board for tourists (orientation along the terminal-No. 12), and luggage wrapping (No. 9). post office with ATM (No. 3), photo booth (No. 6).
You can have a bite to eat at McDonald's (No. 2), Hippopotamus (No. 4), Brioche Doree (No. 5) and Grand Comptoir (No. 8).
Under number 10 are the Relay / Petit Casino newspaper and grocery stores.
Terminal 1 (departure area)
At the second level, the registration zones are divided into sectors.
Of the services, there is baggage wrapping (No. 1), a currency exchange office (No. 3), check-in machines (No. 4), an information board for orientation in the terminal (No. 8), and the issuance of lost suitcases (No. 6).
Of the shops here is La Maison du Chocolat - No. 7, you can have a bite to eat in Brioche Dorée - No. 2 and Starbucks - No. 5.
Terminal 1 (Boarding level)
At the third level, passport control and departures are carried out directly. 
Of the services here are located: Internet connection points (No. 16), boxes for charging phones and other gadgets (No. 25), a currency exchange office and tax refunds (No. 1).
You can have a bite to eat at Caè Ritazza (No. 13), Brioche Doree (No. 17), Bar 428 (No. 19).
Terminal 1 (arrivals)
On the last level is the arrivals area, where several baggage claim areas are located.
From the services here you will find: an information kiosk for tourists (No. 1), an information board with a terminal plan (No. 2), a currency exchange office (No. 4), car rental points (No. 5-9) and after-sales service (No. 10).
The Relay newsstand (No. 11) and the Brioche Dorée cafe (No. 3) are located here.
The dirty area of terminal 2A is marked in white. Terminal 2A Clean Zone Marked in purple. Download detailed (list of shops, cafes and restaurants).
Shuttle N1 arrives at the 5th exit. Buses arrive at exit 8.
To go through passport control, you need to go downstairs. The descent zone is indicated on the map by a dotted line. The clear zone is located at level +1.
Services:
- Safe bag service (wrapping luggage in film) - No. 12.
- Travelex currency exchange office - №10
- Internet point (Internet connection point) - No. 7
- Accueil PHMR (reception for people with disabilities) - №7
Terminal 2C
Near the main entrance there is Paul Cafe (No. 2) and an unaccompanied minor service (No. 1), as well as a Relay newsstand (No. 3).
On the same floor there is a baggage claim area, a pre-flight control point and a check-in area.
The waiting room is located on the second level of the terminal.
Services:
- Charging stands for gadgets - №9
- Internet connection points - No. 7
Terminal 3
The third terminal is divided into an arrivals and departures area. Download detailed diagram.
Terminal 3 (departure area)
The following services are located in the clean zone: Internet connection points (No. 1), recreation area (No. 2), mother and child room (No. 3), smoking room (No. 4), Playstation playroom (No. 5), children's playroom room (#6)
From the stores you can find: Buy Paris Collection - No. 10, Buy Paris duty free- No. 7, Relay newsstand - No. 8, Be Relax massage parlor - No. 9.
There are only three restaurants in the third terminal - Naked (No. 12) and Pergola (No. 11) - in a clean area, and Brioche Dorée (No. 13) - in a dirty one.
In the dirty area there are: a photo booth (No. 15), a currency exchange office (No. 14), an HSBC ATM (No. 16), a reception for people with disabilities (No. 17), a tax refund (No. 18), luggage wrapping (No. 19), information board (No. 20).
Here are located: an information board (No. 3), an HSBC ATM (No. 2) and a cafe Alto Café (No. 1).
Airport history
In the early 60s of the twentieth century. for the two Paris airfields of Orly and Le Bourget, the prospect of a transport collapse began to emerge more and more clearly. According to calculations, every 5 years there was a doubling of passenger traffic, and the existing air terminals could not cope with such a number of people. In order to prevent the impending crisis in the summer of 1964, it was decided to build a new airfield "Paris Nord".
A place was determined for him in the Roissy-en-Frans region, away from settlements where there was enough free land. It was only necessary to buy it from the owners of several farms. However, the decision to build the airport was perceived by the public ambiguously and persistent debate about its feasibility continued until 1972. The problem was finally resolved after the payment of appropriate compensation to the parties affected during the construction of the airport.
Opening of new main air gate Paris and all of France took place in the presence of the country's Prime Minister P. Messmer in 1974.
Over the course of its forty-year history, the infrastructure of Charles de Gaulle Airport has undergone many changes, but continues to improve today in the spirit of the times. Only one thing remains unchanged - the successful combination of economic efficiency with maximum comfort for passengers.
How to get there
Address: Aeroport de Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle, Paris 95700Telephone: +33 1 70 36 39 50
Website: airportsdeparis.fr
RER train: Airport Charles de Gaulle
Updated: 06/03/2019
international Airport Paris - Charles de Gaulle (Roissy - Charles de Gaulle) is considered the main airport in all of France. It is located 25 kilometers northeast of the French capital. It was opened in 1974. It was named after the President of France and General Charles de Gaulle. It is one of the ten largest airports in the world.
There are 8 terminals on the territory of the Charles de Gaulle airport terminal:
- - 2A;
- - 2B;
- - 2C;
- - 2D;
- - 2F;
- - 2E;
- - 3 (charter and budget airlines).
Between terminals constantly walks free bus(every 7 minutes), as well as trains of the automatic subway line.
The Sheraton Hotel is located on the territory of the airport. There are more than 30 different hotels near the airport terminal itself:
- - B&B Hotel Roissy CDG;
- - Etap Hotel Roissy CDG Paris Nord 2;
- - Hilton Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport;
- - Hotel des Trois Hiboux;
- - Millennium Paris Charles de Gaulle;
- - Novotel Convention & Wellness Roissy CDG;
- - Park Inn Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport;
- - Roissy France Hotels and others.
From Charles de Gaulle International Airport to the center of the French capital can be reached in the following ways:
- 1) RER train.
It is one of the most convenient and fastest types of transfer. The train starts running at 4.56 and ends at 23.40, every 12 minutes. The trip takes about half an hour. The fare is 9.1 euros.
- 2) High-speed trains.
In this way, you can get not only to many big cities France, but also to some European capitals.
- 3) Bus.
Depending on the destination and direction of travel, the fare ranges from 5.7 euros to 16.5. The operating hours of buses are from 6.00 to 23.00. There is a special night bus service. It starts at 23:00 and ends at 05:30.
- 4) Taxi.
Average fare from airport
Services and entertainment at Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport.
The following types of services are provided at the airport:
- - Bars, cafes.
- - Souvenir shop.
- - Children's room.
- - Confectionery shop.
- - Swarovski company store.
- - Currency exchange points and ATMs.
- - Hairdressing and beauty salons.
Basic data of Charles de Gaulle Airport:
- Airport country: France.
- The main international French airport, the former name is RoissyAirport (Roissy Airport).
- GMT time zone (summer/winter): +2/+1.
- Geographic latitude 49.01, geographical longitude 2.55.
- Geographical location of the airport: 25 kilometers northeast of the city of Paris.
- Number of airport terminals: 3.
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. Official site:
Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport is not only a “window to Paris” for most Russians, but also the largest international hub of Air France and Delta: with a transfer in Paris, many long-haul (especially transcontinental) destinations are much more affordable in an economic sense than direct flights from our country, while the transfer from Aeroflot and Rossiya flights was very successfully implemented. If you fly from Moscow or St. Petersburg early in the morning, you will have time for almost all other flights to America, Asia, and Africa.
Transfer from 2C for bus transfer within the clear zone
However, the airport has its own specifics, which is better to know in advance.
Charles de Gaulle has 3 terminals; the oldest, the first, serves the "hodgepodge" of different airlines focused on O&D traffic to Paris from different countries world, as a rule, in 1-2 directions, as well as charter and seasonal flights. Terminal 3 concentrates small low-cost airlines and charters; as for flights to / from Russia, as well as subsequent connections - here the main one is the largest terminal 2, which we will dwell on in more detail.
Bus route for transfer passengers in CDG
In fact, Terminal 2 is not one, but 7 terminals at once, marked with the letters 2A-2G, which are interconnected, but not for all. That is, you can move freely between check-in areas in different terminals, they are located in two chains and the transition between neighboring ones takes about 5 minutes (except for terminal 2G, which can only be reached by bus). But during transfers, you can get from one part to another exclusively by shuttle bus, which travels in a circle around all parts of the terminal. Here it is important not to confuse not only the bus route (and for some combinations you will need to change from one to another), but also the stop at which to get off: if everything is more or less clear with the “Russian” part (2C), then in 2E, where Delta and Air France are just located, it is also important to know your boarding gate number, because they are located in different satellites, marked with the letters K, L and M. Inside, of course, in the future you can go from one part to another, but the path will not be close, but you can ride on an automatic train connecting these three satellites to each other. It is similar to the "horizontal elevators" in the St. Petersburg metro: the tracks are separated from the platform by sliding doors, which open when the train arrives.
Automatic train station CDGVAL
Very important: when transferring to CDG, it often happens that boarding passes for the next segment are issued to you not at the airport of departure, but, in fact, at the CDG itself at the transfer desk. And then the availability of boarding passes may not be checked at security control (and when transferring, it will definitely be right after arrival, and the queues there are often very long!), As a result, it may turn out that you find yourself at the gate without boarding pass and you won’t fly away anywhere (I had to see such situations with my own eyes). At the same time, you may not have enough time to return and fix everything, because, we repeat, the transitions are long, and there are a lot of people everywhere: the second largest airport in Europe in terms of passenger traffic, after all! At the same time, there are no Priority lines for you at the screening and passport control (they are only in 2E), stand with everyone.
All this is exacerbated by the predominance of people with African roots among the staff, whose English language sometimes it is not easy to understand (and some even speak only French!). So it is better to organize an independent docking through the Paris Charles de Gaulle airport with a large margin of time (due to its size, taxiing from the runway to the parking lot after landing can easily take about twenty minutes). Also, remember that visa-free transit through CDG without a Schengen visa is only possible within 24 hours, and you cannot, of course, go outside the "clean zone".
Terminal 2E, satellite M.
Terminals 1,2 and 3 are interconnected by another line of automatic trains (the same as between parts of terminal 2). They also make a stop at hotels located on the territory of the airport and long-term parking lots (there are also pick-up / return points for rental cars). If you don’t rent a car, then the easiest and fastest way to get to Paris is by city train RER (line B), the stations of which are located in terminals 2 and 3. The interval between trains is 7-8 minutes, a one-way ticket costs 10 euros, drive to the center takes about 40 minutes. At the same time, the ticket to the airport is not compatible with regular tickets for public transport in Paris, that is, when transferring from the metro, etc. at one of the stations in the center you will need to buy another ticket.
Tickets for the RER can be bought from machines on the platform, but these machines only accept euro coins and not banknotes. There are change machines from banknotes to coins, but they do not work very often, because. coins are running out. Fortunately, the ticket can be paid bank card, But russian maps only those with a chip are accepted. Alternatively, you can buy a ticket at the box office, however, the box office is not open around the clock, and there are often long queues.
For the same 11 euros, you can go from any terminal to the center (to the Opera Garnier) by Roissybus express bus (an interval of 15-20 minutes), but this is much longer: due to traffic jams, it can take an hour and a half. If 10 euros is too expensive for you, then buses 350 (from East Station) and 351 (from Nation) are suitable as an alternative - here you will need to spend three coupons of 1.70 euros each (total 5.10).
Tickets are sold at vending machines, as well as at newsstands, but the easiest (however slightly more expensive) is to buy them directly from the driver for 6 euros. There are also night buses N140 and N143 connecting East Station with Terminal 3.
There are also special shuttle buses to Disneyland, buses for easyJet passengers (minibuses) and Air France (including the second largest airport Paris - Orly). Taxis cost approximately 60 euros to the city centre. There is also a station in terminal 2 high-speed trains TGV, on which you can go to the main major cities of France, as well as to Brussels.
As for food, everything is organized according to the principle "Expensive and tasteless"; even in business halls, there is nothing really to eat except for nuts and cheese. The exception is the Air France lounges in Terminal 2E, which offer a wide range of restaurant-level meals, as well as an excellent selection of drinks, including alcoholic ones.
Of course, 18-year-old Macallan is not poured there, but, nevertheless, you will not stay hungry and sober. For those who cannot access business lounges, there is an opportunity to eat and drink coffee at Starbucks (2A, 2B, 2C, 2D) relatively inexpensively, otherwise the airport is characterized by fast food at inflated prices; at the same time, there are more catering establishments in the public area than in the clean area.
As for shopping, here (shops are concentrated in a clean area) there are also mainly luxury brands at inflated prices; that is, you can go to buy something from Hermes or Louis Vuitton only if you are flying in transit (otherwise everything is cheaper in Paris itself) and at the same time you need this or that thing right away (otherwise it is also cheaper at the destination, except for cases if this item is Moscow). Interestingly enough expensive shops Duty Free (from local products there is cheese, wine and cider) - in fact, not tax-free, but Travel Value, that is, from purchases made in many of them, you can and should go and issue a refund Tax Free. By the way, about Tax Free: in France, Tax Free is now issued in the form of PABLO electronic receipts, and in order to return them, you do not need to put a stamp at customs, but you just need to scan the barcode from them at the terminal. In terminal 2C, from which you will most likely fly to Russia, the terminals are located in the arrivals area at the 12th exit. It is important not to forget to then put the checks in an envelope and put them in a box near the terminal.
CDG has both free (with registration and SMS authorization) and paid Wi-Fi starting from 9.90 euros per day (there is also an option with payment for 20 and 60 minutes in case you will be at the airport for only a short time ). Power sockets in public areas are tight, but they can be found, in particular, in work areas with tables (in the clean area of terminals 2D, 2E, 2F, 2G), near Sony Playstation gaming areas and in music listening rooms where you can come with with your player. In addition, all terminals are full of lockers for charging. mobile phones: lock your gadget in a cell and then come to pick it up. True, lockers are not suitable for modern smartphones because they give out a small charging current, unable to significantly increase the charge of a large-capacity battery in a short time.
How many airports does Paris serve? There are three of them: Beauvais, Orly and Charles de Gaulle Airport.
The main airport in France is named Charles de Gaulle in honor of the legendary general and president and is one of the ten largest hubs in the world. Previously it was called Roissy, at the location: B.P.20101, 95711 Roissy Charles de Gaulle, this place is 25 kilometers from the French capital. The capacity of the Paris airport exceeds 150 thousand people a day, more than 1.5 thousand flights are poisoned.
Contacts
According to IATA, this Paris air port has the designation CDG; according to ICAO - LFPG.
- Help phone: +33 1 70 36 39 50;
- Email - [email protected] ;
- The official website of the airport is www.parisaeroport.fr (available in many European languages, including Russian).
Online flight board
The online scoreboard of Paris Charles da Gaulle Airport can be found on many Internet resources (including Russian), but it is best to visit its official page:
- Departures - http://www.parisaeroport.fr/en/passengers/flights/flight-departures/informations-flights-departures ;
- Arrivals - http://www.parisaeroport.fr/en/passengers/flights/arrival-flights/information-flight-arrivals.
The board displays the flight number, the name of the carrier and its country of registry, the time of departure / arrival, the direction of the flight and the status of the flight (sent / received on schedule, delayed).
How to get there
To determine where Charles de Gaulle Airport is located, you need to find a place on the map about 25 km northeast of Paris, that is, like other airports in Paris, it is located outside the city.
Taxi
The most comfortable way to cover the distance between the city and the airport is by taxi. In Paris, you can use the services of the following dispatch companies operating at the airport:
- Alpha Taxi;
- Les taxis bleus;
- G7 Horizon.
You can make an order before arriving at the airport, phone numbers for ordering a car can be found on the official website of the companies.
The cost of the trip will be 50-55 euros, depending on the left or right bank the tourist needs to get, the travel time is 30-40 minutes.
Note! The price may increase by 15 percent when traveling to the center in the evening and at night (until 10 am), as well as on weekends and holidays.
You can apply for a taxi a few weeks before the trip (and also pay by card) on the KiwiTaxi service (there is a Russian menu), the average cost of such a trip will be from 3160 rubles. Tips for taxi drivers are not paid.
electric train
Most fast way to get to the city center - an electric train running along the regional railway(RER). Using the airport map, you can go to terminals No. 2 and No. 3 to Roissypol to board the train. Trains run from 5 am to 11-40 pm, the frequency is 12 minutes.
The ticket price will be about 10 euros, and the travel time will be 30 minutes. Children under 4 years old travel free of charge. To the center, the train passes through several Parisian stations, from which you can transfer to the metro.
Tickets are sold in special machines with the inscription "Île de France" in blue or green, located also at the airport, they accept cash and credit cards, or in ticket offices Here, too, credit cards are accepted.
Important! Cash desks do not work at night.
Buses
There are also numerous bus carriers picking up passengers at airports and taking them to the city centre. So, from the Parisian hub (terminals 1, 2a, 2c, 2e, 2f and 3) to the stop " Opera theatre» Every quarter of an hour, a Rossi bus runs, the schedule is from 6 am to 11 pm. A ticket costs 11 euros and is purchased at a kiosk at the final stops or from a vending machine. It takes about 50 minutes to drive around the city.
The Air France airline has its own buses for transporting tourists. They run from 6-00 to 23-00 on the second line: from Charles de Gaulle (terminals 1, 2a, 2d, 2s, 2 e and 2f) to the square of the same name in Paris, on the fourth line - to Montparnasse. Ticket price - 15 euros, travel time - 50 minutes.
to Eastern railway station can be reached by bus line 350, which run every 15-20 minutes, the ticket costs 6 euros, and the journey takes 50 minutes. Buses 140 and 143 run at night, which will take passengers to the station from 11 pm to half past six in the morning for 8 euros.
Rent a Car
Those who are accustomed to moving around different cities with their own car, they can rent a car at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris (you should purchase city maps in advance). At the airport terminals, you can find the following car rental companies (terminals 1, 2a, 2c, 2d, 2e and 2f, the airport map will help tourists navigate):
- Avis Budget Enterprise Rent-A-Car;
- Europcar;
- firefly;
- Hertz;
- Sixt;
- Interrent;
- Alamo;
- advantage;
- dollar;
- national;
- TT Car Transit;
The price for three days of rental ranges from 53 euros to 90 euros, depending on the class of the car. You can get to the city center via the 1-A motorway or the 3-A highway in 30-40 minutes (depending on the traffic situation).
Airport parking
In accordance with the layout of Charles de Gaulle Air Harbor, each terminal has covered parking for cars for short stays, which can be reached from the terminal by elevator. There are also long-term parking "PR" for terminal 1 and parking "PX" - for the second and third terminals, you can get from the terminal to the parking lot by the free airport shuttle. Price - from 3 euros for 15 minutes (the first 10 minutes are free) to 39 euros for 12-24 hours.
Each terminal has its own short-term covered car park directly connected to the terminal by lifts. Long-term parking serves terminal 1, short-term parking - terminals 2 and 3; There is a free shuttle between them and the airport.
Airport map
The Charles de Gaulle airport terminal consists of three terminals. The largest and most beautiful is the first one that works for receiving and sending international (including transcontinental) flights. It is made mainly of glass and plastic, has many angles and slanted lines, which is typical for the futuristic style in which it is decorated. There are currency exchange offices, travel agencies (offering excursions to neighboring cities and countries), luggage wrapping and cafes.
Terminal 2 accepts both external and domestic flights. It is built in the form of a star, in the "rays" of which there are 7 more sub-terminals, you can walk from one to the other, only a free bus runs to sub-terminal 2-g. In prominent places there are detailed plans transitions between terminals. There is a currency exchange office, luggage services, a post office, a first-aid post, and car rental desks.
Terminal No. 3 is simple and functional - it is used to service charter flights, therefore it is not equipped with transfer sleeves. There are waiting rooms, rooms for mothers with children, shops and a massage parlor.
Also in the air harbor there is a separate place - "Roissypol", where office buildings, hotels and retail premises are located.
Free shuttles run between the airport terminals - buses No. 1 (every 8-15 minutes around the clock) and No. 2 (from 5.30 am to 11 pm every 5 minutes). There is also a railway shuttle that runs through all the terminals of the hub. The work schedule is from 4 am to 1 am, the interval is every 4 minutes.
In the transit zone, there are special buses "Navettes Correspondence", painted in green, blue, red and yellow (from 5 am to 11 pm) (from 5 am to 11 pm). Schemes and routes for the movement of “colored” shuttles between the terminals of the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris are available on a special map available to all passengers of the air harbor arriving in the country.
Services
Charles de Gaulle airport is so huge and provides visitors with so many services that you can literally live in it for weeks (of course, the prices for everything are not low). So, for travelers:
- Bank branches and currency exchange points;
- medical aid and police departments;
- Post office and pharmacies;
- Massage parlors;
- Mother and child room, children's playgrounds;
- A variety of food outlets: from a simple eatery to chic restaurants;
- Trade kiosks and duty-free shops;
- At the information desks, upon request, you can get free guide(including in Russian) and a map of Paris;
- Luggage storage (cost up to 6 hours - 7 euros, up to 12 hours - 14 euros, up to 24 hours - 17 euros) and points for its packaging;
- Places for charging mobile phones and smartphones;
- Museum expositions;
- Prayer rooms for different faiths;
- Comfortable waiting rooms, including superior ones.
WiFi
In terminals 1 and 2, passengers have access to the Internet using Wi-Fi wireless technology (the first 15 minutes are free). Mobile phone rental is also available.
Hotels in the transit zone
Paris Charles de Gaulle has an advantage over other airports in that it has 6 hotels in the transit zone, plus another two dozen are very close. Hotels located at the airport itself:
- Sheraton: 250 rooms, room rate - from 12,720 rubles (located inside the second terminal);
- "Novotel Paris": 200 rooms, room rate - from 8679 rubles;
- "Premier Class": 90 rooms, room rate - from 2625 rubles (the most inexpensive hotel);
- "Ibis": 772 rooms, room rate - from 5017 rubles;
- "Kiryad": 350 rooms, room rate - from 4097 rubles;
- Hilton: 520 rooms, room rate - from 7065 rubles (the last four are in Roissypol - between the second and third terminals).
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