The table lists flights to CDG. Fares are non-warranted and subject to change. Fares are inclusive of base fare, fuel surcharges, airline/airport taxes and our service fee. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (IATA: CDG, ICAO: LFPG), also known as Roissy Airport (name of the local district), is the largest international airport in France and the second largest in Europe. Globally, it has been ranked as the tenth busiest airport by the Airports Council International. The airport is located 25 km (16 mi) to the northeast of Paris.
The airport began its operation in 1974. It has been named after Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970), who spearheaded the Free French Forces during the Second World War, and was also founder of the French Fifth Republic and President of France from 1959 to 1969.
Charles de Gaulle Airport is a major hub for
Air France and other legacy carriers (from Star Alliance, Oneworld and SkyTeam), as well as a focus city for low-cost carriers easyJet, Vueling, and Norwegian Air Shuttle.
In 2018, the airport handled 72,229,723 passengers and 480,945 aircraft movements, thus making it the world’s tenth-busiest airport, and Europe’s second-busiest airport (after London Heathrow) in terms of passenger numbers. In terms of cargo traffic, the airport is the twelfth-busiest in the world and the second-busiest in Europe (after Frankfurt Airport), handling 2,150,950 metric tonnes of cargo in 2012. Marc Houalla has been the director of the airport since 12 February 2018.
Public Transport Connectivity
Public transit services are facilitated by rail and bus networks as mentioned below.
S. No. | Rail networks | Fares | Travel Time |
1 | RER Line B | Euro 11.40 (USD 12.74) | 35 minutes |
2 | SNFC Main Lines | | |
3 | Paris-Charles de Gaulle CDGVAL | | |
| | | |
| Bus and Coach | | |
4 | Le Bus Direct line 2 (Eiffel Tower- Paris CDG) | Euro 14.50/18.00 USD 16.20/ 20.11 | 45-70 minutes |
5 | Le Bus Direct line 3 (Paris Orly – Paris CDG) | Euro 18/22 USD 20.11/24.58 | 70-80 minutes |
6 | Le Bus Direct line 4 (Moniparnasse – Paris CDG) | | |
7 | Roissybus from Opera (Paris – CDG) | | |
8 | Bus 350 (Porte de la Chapelle- Paris CDG) | | |
9 | Bus 351 (Nation – Paris CDG) | | |
10 | Bus 19 (Torcy RER – Roissy Pole RER) | | |
11 | Noctillen (Paris Centre – Paris CDG) | EUR 8 USD 8.94 | 30 minutes |
12 | VEA (Disneyland Paris – Paris CDG) | EUR 23 USD 25.69 | 45 minutes |
13 | Fileo (Fileo Roissy – Direction Paris) |
Terminals Information
The first terminal, the oldest terminal was designed by Paul Andreu. It has an octopus-shaped architecture. It consists of a circular terminal building which houses key functions such as check-in counters and baggage claim conveyors. Seven satellites with boarding gates are connected to the central building by underground walkways.
Terminal 2 has seven sub-terminals from 2A to 2G. Inter-terminal walkways connect terminals 2A with 2F. Terminal 2G is a satellite building 800 m (0.5 mi) away. Shuttle bus from Terminals 1, 2A to 2F and 3 takes passengers to the terminal 2G.
Terminal 3 comprises one single building for arrivals and departures. It is 1 km (0.62 mi) away from Terminal 1. The walking distance between Terminals 1 and 3 is 3 km (1.9 mi) long, however, the rail station (named as “CDG Airport Terminal 1”) for RER and CDGVAL trains are only at a distance of 300 m (980 ft).
Lounge Information
There are two departure lounges. Airline-operated lounges are there. Inquire with your carrier about it.
Passenger Airlines at Charles de Gaulle Airport
Most of the world’s flagship carriers including Air France, American Airlines,
Air Canada, Air Baltic,
Air China, Etihad Airways, Eva Airways, Iberia,
Japan Airlines, Vietnam Airlines to name a few, operate from this airport.
Low-cost carriers include easyJet, Vueling, and Norwegian Air Shuttle. Look at more airlines using this airport to operate their flights.
Busiest European Routes to and from Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport (2017)
S. No. | Destinations (Airport Code) | Airlines |
1 | Barcelona, Spain | Vueling Airlines |
2 | Amsterdam (AMS) | Norwegian Air Shuttle Flybe |
3 | London (LHR) | Iberia |
4 | Rome (Fiumicino), Italy | Norwegian Air Norwegian Air Shuttle |
5 | Munich, Germany | Norwegian Air Shuttle |
6 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Norwegian Air Norwegian Air Shuttle |
Busiest Intercontinental Routes to/from Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport (2017)
S. No. | Destinations | Airlines |
1 | USA, New York-JFK | British Airways Iberia Norwegian Air Shuttle Royal Air Maroc Ukraine Intl Airlines |
2 | UAE, Dubai-International – DXB | British Airways |
3 | Canada, Montreal–Trudeau – YUL | Icelandair |
4 | China, Shanghai (Pudong) – SHA | Singapore Airlines |
5 | Israel, Tel Aviv – TLV | Iberia |
6 | USA, Atlanta – ATL | British Airways Iberia Scandinavian Airlines Tap Portugal |
7 | China, Beijing – PEK | Singapore Airlines |
8 | UAE, Abu Dhabi – DXB | British Airways |
Information on Paris Tourism
To help tourists, the airport has set up a tourist information center at the following locations.
- Terminal 1, gate 4
- Terminal 2A
- Terminal 2C (opposite gate 5)
- Terminal 2D (opposite gate 7)
- Terminal 2E (gate 7)
- Terminal 2F (gate 11)
- Terminal 2G
Information source: aeroportsdeparis.fr Charles de Gaulle Airport Contact Information
Address: 95700 Roissy-en-France, France
Contact No: +33 1 70 36 39 50
Website: http://www.aeroportsdeparis.fr/en/homepage