> Transit information
Essential information if you're transferring between flights at Paris-Charles de Gaulle.
Paris-Charles de Gaulle has connections to more foreign destinations than any other airport in the world.
Transferring between flights is simple when you know how, make sure you know which terminal
you will arrive and depart from so that you can plan your route easily through the airport.
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Connecting time
When booking your ticket, always mind a minimum connecting time.
Check how much time you have between flights to travel between teminals, to perform security procedures...
Minimum transfer time recommended:
• 60 minutes intra Terminal 1/2/3
• 75 minutes between terminals 1 and 2
• 90 minutes between terminals 1/2 and Terminal 3.
Note that most boarding gates close 10-15 minutes prior to departure.
Minimum connection times
Only apply if you have booked a through-ticket with an airline or travel agent,
and any baggage is checked through to your final destination.
TGV connection
Mind a minimum connecting time for all arriving/departing procedures + travel time between terminals
and the TGV station located in Terminal 2:
• From train to plane: 40-55 min. (according to your departure terminal) before your check-in deadline.
• From plane to train: 50-60 min. (according to your arrival terminal) before train schedule.
TGV information
Check-in
To final destination
Your baggage may be checked-through to your final destination, please confirm this with your airline
as not all carriers offer this service.
→ Follow "Correspondances/Flight Connections" as soon as you arrive at CDG.
To Paris-CDG
In the event that your baggage is not checked-through you must pick-it up and recheck-in with the airline
which operates your connecting flight.
→ Follow "Exit/Baggage Reclaim" as soon as you arrive at Paris-CDG then proceed to your departure terminal.
You should allow extra time for your journey.
Landing at Paris-Charles de Gaulle
• Check your boarding pass and always confirm departure information (terminal, gate number, flight schedule)
with airport monitors for last minute updates.
• Follow the signs marked "Correspondances/Flight Connections" which will lead you to your departure terminal.
You are strongly recommended to get to your boarding gate as early as possible.
Signs to follow (example):
CDG has three terminals, Terminal 2 consists of seven sub-terminals (listed 2A to 2G).
The procedure for connecting flights depends on where you're flying to and from.
Visit our step-by-step passenger guide for details.
Immigration for connecting passengers
Do you have to go through passport control (French border) at Paris-CDG?
Coming from a Schengen* country to:
• Another Schengen country + Geneva and Basel-Mulhouse
No passport control.
Proceed directly to your boarding gate.
• A non-Schengen country
You must clear immigration.
Coming from a non-Schengen* country to:
• A Schengen country + Geneva and Basel-Mulhouse
You must clear immigration.
• A non-Schengen country
No passport control.
Proceed directly to your boarding gate.
Visa or not visa?
• Connecting at Paris-CDG to and from a non-Schengen country:
→ You are not subject to entry visa requirements.
• Connecting at Paris-CDG to a Schengen country* (France included):
→ You are required to have a short-stay visa for the Schengen area (see exception here).
Passport holders from some nations require an airport transit visa (ATV)
when transiting through Paris-CDG even if not entering the Schengen area.
We recommend that you check with your airline or your consulate.
* Schengen
With a Schengen visa, you may enter one country (France for example)
and travel freely throughout the Schengen zone without showing your passport or a visa,
internal border controls have disappeared.
Presently, there are 25 Schengen countries, all in Europe:
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands,
Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden + Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Switzerland.