Paris Time through Customs
Aug 14th 2002, 10:10 am
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Paris Time through Customs
Hi, I will be arriving in Paris CDG Airport Terminal 1 at 9:45am on a Saturday in September.
I have booked a TGV which leaves CDG Terminal 2 to Nice which leaves at 11:24am.
Do you think I can alight from the plane (British Airways from Heathrow), go thru customs, pick up my luggage and then catch the shuttle train to Terminal 2 in that time (1 hr 39 mins)?
If not, I'll probably have to change my tickets.
Thanks
I have booked a TGV which leaves CDG Terminal 2 to Nice which leaves at 11:24am.
Do you think I can alight from the plane (British Airways from Heathrow), go thru customs, pick up my luggage and then catch the shuttle train to Terminal 2 in that time (1 hr 39 mins)?
If not, I'll probably have to change my tickets.
Thanks
Aug 14th 2002, 12:48 pm
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davhelyyc <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
> Hi, I will be arriving in Paris CDG Airport Terminal 1 at 9:45am on a Saturday in
> September.
> I have booked a TGV which leaves CDG Terminal 2 to Nice which leaves at 11:24am.
It really depends on whether your arrival happens at the same time as an arrival from
Africa or Asia (large planes of people whose credentials are checked more thouroughly
(OTOH if you have a EU passport . . . ) the next concern is baggage itself. Luggage
can come slow, agonizingly slow, at CDG but all in all you should be able to make
your connection, just keep saying "C'est ne pas grave, C'est ne pas grave" and
remember there is always a later train.
> Hi, I will be arriving in Paris CDG Airport Terminal 1 at 9:45am on a Saturday in
> September.
> I have booked a TGV which leaves CDG Terminal 2 to Nice which leaves at 11:24am.
It really depends on whether your arrival happens at the same time as an arrival from
Africa or Asia (large planes of people whose credentials are checked more thouroughly
(OTOH if you have a EU passport . . . ) the next concern is baggage itself. Luggage
can come slow, agonizingly slow, at CDG but all in all you should be able to make
your connection, just keep saying "C'est ne pas grave, C'est ne pas grave" and
remember there is always a later train.
Aug 14th 2002, 1:06 pm
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Re: Paris Time through Customs
In article <[email protected]>, davhelyyc
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, I will be arriving in Paris CDG Airport Terminal 1 at 9:45am on a Saturday in
> September.
> I have booked a TGV which leaves CDG Terminal 2 to Nice which leaves at 11:24am.
> Do you think I can alight from the plane (British Airways from Heathrow), go thru
> customs, pick up my luggage and then catch the shuttle train to Terminal 2 in that
> time (1 hr 39 mins)?
> If not, I'll probably have to change my tickets.
> Thanks
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
the main issue is going back through security in terminal 2 -- in my experience the
check in /security process takes a full two hours at CDG --
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, I will be arriving in Paris CDG Airport Terminal 1 at 9:45am on a Saturday in
> September.
> I have booked a TGV which leaves CDG Terminal 2 to Nice which leaves at 11:24am.
> Do you think I can alight from the plane (British Airways from Heathrow), go thru
> customs, pick up my luggage and then catch the shuttle train to Terminal 2 in that
> time (1 hr 39 mins)?
> If not, I'll probably have to change my tickets.
> Thanks
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
the main issue is going back through security in terminal 2 -- in my experience the
check in /security process takes a full two hours at CDG --
Aug 14th 2002, 2:01 pm
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In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (hamilton) wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, davhelyyc
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hi, I will be arriving in Paris CDG Airport Terminal 1 at 9:45am on a Saturday in
> > September.
> >
> > I have booked a TGV which leaves CDG Terminal 2 to Nice which leaves at 11:24am.
> >
> > Do you think I can alight from the plane (British Airways from Heathrow), go thru
> > customs, pick up my luggage and then catch the shuttle train to Terminal 2 in
> > that time (1 hr 39 mins)?
> >
> > If not, I'll probably have to change my tickets.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > --
> > Posted via http://britishexpats.com
> the main issue is going back through security in terminal 2 -- in my experience
> the check in /security process takes a full two hours at CDG --
oops misread thought you were catching a plane at T2 -- this should be enough time if
everything goes well but luggage is sometimes delayed
[email protected] (hamilton) wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, davhelyyc
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hi, I will be arriving in Paris CDG Airport Terminal 1 at 9:45am on a Saturday in
> > September.
> >
> > I have booked a TGV which leaves CDG Terminal 2 to Nice which leaves at 11:24am.
> >
> > Do you think I can alight from the plane (British Airways from Heathrow), go thru
> > customs, pick up my luggage and then catch the shuttle train to Terminal 2 in
> > that time (1 hr 39 mins)?
> >
> > If not, I'll probably have to change my tickets.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > --
> > Posted via http://britishexpats.com
> the main issue is going back through security in terminal 2 -- in my experience
> the check in /security process takes a full two hours at CDG --
oops misread thought you were catching a plane at T2 -- this should be enough time if
everything goes well but luggage is sometimes delayed
Aug 14th 2002, 3:00 pm
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davhelyyc wrote:
> Hi, I will be arriving in Paris CDG Airport Terminal 1 at 9:45am on a Saturday in
> September.
> I have booked a TGV which leaves CDG Terminal 2 to Nice which leaves at 11:24am.
> Do you think I can alight from the plane (British Airways from Heathrow), go thru
> customs, pick up my luggage and then catch the shuttle train to Terminal 2 in that
> time (1 hr 39 mins)?
> If not, I'll probably have to change my tickets.
I think it's a shuttle bus?
As to a 1:39 connection, I would think if I can make one with terminal change at LHR,
one should be able to at CDG too. OTOH, if there are enough flights on your route
and, say, you can take a flight 30 minutes or an hour earlier, and you feel the added
peace of mind is worth it, why not?
(BTW, if you fly from YYC, I would fly to NCE, not to CDG.)
> Hi, I will be arriving in Paris CDG Airport Terminal 1 at 9:45am on a Saturday in
> September.
> I have booked a TGV which leaves CDG Terminal 2 to Nice which leaves at 11:24am.
> Do you think I can alight from the plane (British Airways from Heathrow), go thru
> customs, pick up my luggage and then catch the shuttle train to Terminal 2 in that
> time (1 hr 39 mins)?
> If not, I'll probably have to change my tickets.
I think it's a shuttle bus?
As to a 1:39 connection, I would think if I can make one with terminal change at LHR,
one should be able to at CDG too. OTOH, if there are enough flights on your route
and, say, you can take a flight 30 minutes or an hour earlier, and you feel the added
peace of mind is worth it, why not?
(BTW, if you fly from YYC, I would fly to NCE, not to CDG.)
Aug 14th 2002, 5:35 pm
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Tight. Ask British Air what they think.
Larry at Morro Bay, California
Larry at Morro Bay, California
Aug 14th 2002, 7:14 pm
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In article <[email protected]>, davhelyyc
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, I will be arriving in Paris CDG Airport Terminal 1 at 9:45am on a Saturday in
> September.
> I have booked a TGV which leaves CDG Terminal 2 to Nice which leaves at 11:24am.
> Do you think I can alight from the plane (British Airways from Heathrow), go thru
> customs, pick up my luggage and then catch the shuttle train to Terminal 2 in that
> time (1 hr 39 mins)?
> If not, I'll probably have to change my tickets.
If you're arriving from outside Europe , can you not fly into CDG directly? It'll
shave several hours off the connect time in London and also potential for snarl ups
at CDG (there are many) as well as the possibility of ATC delays at LHR.
If from London, it might be easier to just take Eurostar and change in
Lille.
It could potentially take a long time to get through immigration at CDG T1 (it can
vary from long to no queue at all) and then get the shuttle bus to the TGV station (i
took it in reverse on a weekday afternoon - took the shuttle some 15 minutes to come
around (several shuttles to CDG 2 had come and gone in the mean time). Bus was
overcrowded with a mad no-queue-first-on-wins rush to get on. Same thing happened at
the other side (pax waiting at CDG 1 to get to the TGV station).
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, I will be arriving in Paris CDG Airport Terminal 1 at 9:45am on a Saturday in
> September.
> I have booked a TGV which leaves CDG Terminal 2 to Nice which leaves at 11:24am.
> Do you think I can alight from the plane (British Airways from Heathrow), go thru
> customs, pick up my luggage and then catch the shuttle train to Terminal 2 in that
> time (1 hr 39 mins)?
> If not, I'll probably have to change my tickets.
If you're arriving from outside Europe , can you not fly into CDG directly? It'll
shave several hours off the connect time in London and also potential for snarl ups
at CDG (there are many) as well as the possibility of ATC delays at LHR.
If from London, it might be easier to just take Eurostar and change in
Lille.
It could potentially take a long time to get through immigration at CDG T1 (it can
vary from long to no queue at all) and then get the shuttle bus to the TGV station (i
took it in reverse on a weekday afternoon - took the shuttle some 15 minutes to come
around (several shuttles to CDG 2 had come and gone in the mean time). Bus was
overcrowded with a mad no-queue-first-on-wins rush to get on. Same thing happened at
the other side (pax waiting at CDG 1 to get to the TGV station).
Aug 14th 2002, 7:15 pm
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In article <[email protected]>, j coulter
<[email protected]> wrote:
> It really depends on whether your arrival happens at the same time as an arrival
> from Africa or Asia (large planes of people whose credentials are
I was departing through CDG T1 in April. Saw long lines of what appeared to be
Americans trying to through immigration. French national police can be ver fast if
they wish, btu also irritatingly slow.
> checked more thouroughly (OTOH if you have a EU passport . . . ) the next concern
> is baggage itself. Luggage can come slow, agonizingly slow, at CDG but all in all
> you should be able to make your connection, just keep saying "C'est ne pas grave,
> C'est ne pas grave" and remember there is always a later train.
<[email protected]> wrote:
> It really depends on whether your arrival happens at the same time as an arrival
> from Africa or Asia (large planes of people whose credentials are
I was departing through CDG T1 in April. Saw long lines of what appeared to be
Americans trying to through immigration. French national police can be ver fast if
they wish, btu also irritatingly slow.
> checked more thouroughly (OTOH if you have a EU passport . . . ) the next concern
> is baggage itself. Luggage can come slow, agonizingly slow, at CDG but all in all
> you should be able to make your connection, just keep saying "C'est ne pas grave,
> C'est ne pas grave" and remember there is always a later train.
Aug 14th 2002, 11:22 pm
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I agree that the timing would be tight. Last fall I allowed myself two hours to
change planes in Paris (Paris-Toulouse) and I missed my flight because of security
checks. Be prudent and allow three hours.
change planes in Paris (Paris-Toulouse) and I missed my flight because of security
checks. Be prudent and allow three hours.
Aug 14th 2002, 11:45 pm
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On Wed, 14 Aug 2002 12:48:39 GMT, j coulter <[email protected]> wrote:
>"C'est ne pas grave, C'est ne pas grave"
what does that mean?
>"C'est ne pas grave, C'est ne pas grave"
what does that mean?
Aug 14th 2002, 11:56 pm
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Last month at CDG I went through immigration and customs in less than 5 minutes.
In 7 trips through CDG in the past 4 years I don't think it ever took me more than
10 minutes.
Ryan
"davhelyyc" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Hi, I will be arriving in Paris CDG Airport Terminal 1 at 9:45am on a Saturday in
> September.
> I have booked a TGV which leaves CDG Terminal 2 to Nice which leaves at 11:24am.
> Do you think I can alight from the plane (British Airways from Heathrow), go thru
> customs, pick up my luggage and then catch the shuttle train to Terminal 2 in that
> time (1 hr 39 mins)?
> If not, I'll probably have to change my tickets.
> Thanks
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
In 7 trips through CDG in the past 4 years I don't think it ever took me more than
10 minutes.
Ryan
"davhelyyc" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Hi, I will be arriving in Paris CDG Airport Terminal 1 at 9:45am on a Saturday in
> September.
> I have booked a TGV which leaves CDG Terminal 2 to Nice which leaves at 11:24am.
> Do you think I can alight from the plane (British Airways from Heathrow), go thru
> customs, pick up my luggage and then catch the shuttle train to Terminal 2 in that
> time (1 hr 39 mins)?
> If not, I'll probably have to change my tickets.
> Thanks
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
Aug 15th 2002, 12:52 am
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"[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
> On Wed, 14 Aug 2002 12:48:39 GMT, j coulter <[email protected]> wrote:
>>"C'est ne pas grave, C'est ne pas grave"
> what does that mean?
it's not really important
> On Wed, 14 Aug 2002 12:48:39 GMT, j coulter <[email protected]> wrote:
>>"C'est ne pas grave, C'est ne pas grave"
> what does that mean?
it's not really important
Aug 15th 2002, 1:26 am
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In message <[email protected]>, j coulter
<[email protected]> writes
>"[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>> On Wed, 14 Aug 2002 12:48:39 GMT, j coulter <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>"C'est ne pas grave, C'est ne pas grave"
>> what does that mean?
>it's not really important
Oh, go on - tell him! :-)
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<[email protected]> writes
>"[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>> On Wed, 14 Aug 2002 12:48:39 GMT, j coulter <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>"C'est ne pas grave, C'est ne pas grave"
>> what does that mean?
>it's not really important
Oh, go on - tell him! :-)
--
Arwel Parry
http://www.cartref.demon.co.uk/
Aug 15th 2002, 2:06 am
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Arwel Parry <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
> In message <[email protected]>, j coulter
> <[email protected]> writes
>>"[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>>> On Wed, 14 Aug 2002 12:48:39 GMT, j coulter <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>"C'est ne pas grave, C'est ne pas grave"
>>> what does that mean?
>>it's not really important
> Oh, go on - tell him! :-)
Really it's just no big deal <G>
> In message <[email protected]>, j coulter
> <[email protected]> writes
>>"[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>>> On Wed, 14 Aug 2002 12:48:39 GMT, j coulter <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>"C'est ne pas grave, C'est ne pas grave"
>>> what does that mean?
>>it's not really important
> Oh, go on - tell him! :-)
Really it's just no big deal <G>
Aug 15th 2002, 6:56 pm
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j coulter wrote:
> Arwel Parry <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
> > In message <[email protected]>, j coulter
> > <[email protected]> writes
> >>"[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
> >>
> >>> On Wed, 14 Aug 2002 12:48:39 GMT, j coulter <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>"C'est ne pas grave, C'est ne pas grave"
> >>>
> >>> what does that mean?
> >>>
> >>
> >>it's not really important
> >
> > Oh, go on - tell him! :-)
> >
> Really it's just no big deal <G>
You're not dead yet.
> Arwel Parry <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
> > In message <[email protected]>, j coulter
> > <[email protected]> writes
> >>"[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
> >>
> >>> On Wed, 14 Aug 2002 12:48:39 GMT, j coulter <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>"C'est ne pas grave, C'est ne pas grave"
> >>>
> >>> what does that mean?
> >>>
> >>
> >>it's not really important
> >
> > Oh, go on - tell him! :-)
> >
> Really it's just no big deal <G>
You're not dead yet.