Informational Guide to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) - Non Official

Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)

Find the most important information about Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport: Flights, Departures, Arrivals, Parking, Car Rentals, Hotels near the airport and other information about Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG). Plan your travel to CDG Airport with the information provided in this guide.


Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (IATA: CDG, ICAO: LFPG), in French Aéroport de Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle, formerly known as Roissy Aéroport, it is the largest international airport in France serving Paris and Île-de-France region.


CDG Airport is located 23 kilometers (14 miles) northeast of Paris, in the town of RoissyCharles de Gaulle Airport is named after Charles de Gaulle, who not only was the leader of the Free French Forces during WWII, he also founded the French Fifth Republic and was the president of France from 1959 to 1969.

CDG Airport is a hub for Air France, Air France Cargo and FedEx Express and a focus city for airlines such as AirFrance Hop, easyJet and Vueling.

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport is the second-busiest airport in Europe after London Heathrow in terms of passengers. CDG handled 76,150,007 passengers in 2019.

In 2020, Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport only registered 22,257,469 passengers, due to coronavirus crisis. 

During 2021, Charles de Gaulle Airport registered 26,2 million passengers. 

Terminals Information +info

Charles de Gaulle Airport is the largest airport in France and one of the busiest airports in the world. Its extension is huge, about 32.38 square kilometers, extending across three départements and six communes.

CDG Airport facilities are divided into three terminals: Terminal 1, Terminal 2 (seven satellite sub-terminals) and Terminal 3:

Terminal 1: Charles de Gaulle Terminal 1 is located immediately opposite to Terminal 3. Terminal 1 is split into 4 levels as described below:

- CDGVAL level

- Departures level

- Boarding level

- Arrivals level

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Terminal 2: Charles de Gaulle Terminal 2 isn’t a common airport terminal – It is formed by seven satellite sub-terminal buildings (2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F and 2G), counting every single one of them with several levels and amenities.

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Terminal 3: Charles de Gaulle Terminal 3 has its Arrivals and Departures separated into independent buildings – Even this fact, Terminal 3 is the farthest of all of them. By this way, both terminal buildings have just a single level. 

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Terminal 4:
Charles de Gaulle Terminal 4 is under construction and it is expected to open its gates on 2024.

Renovation Program

Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport is under a renovation program as well as Paris-Orly Airport, which is expected to last until 2024.

The aim of the project is to extend and modernize airport facilities to be able to accommodate a larger number of passengers and increase the air traffic to reach the milestone of 80 million passengers per year.

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Transfer between terminals

As to navigate through Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Terminals is quite complex, it hopefully counts with several means of transportation to transfer safe and sound between terminals.

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Facilities and Services +info

Some of the services displayed below are available at CDG Airport:

- ATMs
- Pharmacy
- Information desk
- Photo booth
- Lost Property
- Toilets
- Baby care rooms
- Tax refund
- Currency exchange

Transport +info

Find the following means of transport to get to Paris safe and sound from Charles de Gaulle Airport:

Bus: There are several bus lines available, either airport shuttle buses, public transport or buses to further destinations.
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Taxi: Get to Paris within 35 minutes up to an hour by taxi.
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Train: Both RER and TGV connect to Paris and further destinations within and outside France.
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Car rental: Explore Paris and Île-de-France region on your own by renting a car at Charles de Gaulle Airport Terminals or through our search engine!
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About Paris

Paris is the largest city and capital of France.

It is home of the most visited art museum in the world, Louvre, and some of the most recognized monuments worldwide such as the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral, Montmartre Basilica of Sacré-Coeur and Arc de Triomphe. It is one of the world’s top tourist destinations.

The city is also home of UNESCO Heritage Sites such as the Palace of Versailles, Palace of Fontainebleau, Provins and the banks of the Seine from Pont de Sully to Pont d’Iéna.

Contact

Address: 95700 Roissy-en-France, FRANCE
Phone: +33 1 70 36 39 50

Lost & Found: +33 1 48796139
Service hours: From 07:30 am to 10:00 pm