Charles de Gaulle Paris Airport facts

Charles de Gaulle Airport

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (IATA code: CDG), often called AƩroport de Roissy by Parisians, is the largest international airport in France. The airport handled in total 67.4 million passengers and 448.305 aircraft movements in 2023. It is the fourth airport in the world behind Dubai, London and Amsterdam for international traveller traffic. The airport has many high end shops and restaurants complemented by the AƩroville Shopping Mall. Transport in Paris.

Charles de Gaulle metro to Paris

Charles de Gaulle Airport is connected to Paris 4 times an hour from 5am to 12pm by RER B metro. The metro ride to Gare du Nord train station takes 25 minutes (locate Gare du Nord on Paris map). There are two metro stations: Charles de Gaulle Airport Terminal 1 and Charles de Gaulle Airport Terminal 2 / TGV train station. Locate Charles de Gaulle metro stations on Charles de Gaulle Airport map. RER B metro timetable is available on RATP web site.

The affordable Paris Visite Travel Pass provides unlimited free rides on the transport system of the Paris region.

Paris metro map

Charles de Gaulle metro to Paris
Charles de Gaulle metro to Paris

Transport Charles de Gaulle to Paris

RER B can be unpredictable, crowded and difficult with luggage. For your confort and if you have luggage, choose a taxi. G7 is the most widely available.

Roissybus is an air conditioned shuttle bus between OpƩra Garnier and Charles de Gaulle airport serving all terminals.

Point of departure : 11, rue scribe - 75009 Paris. Hours : 5.15am – 12.30am. (direction CDG) / 6am to 12.30am. (direction Paris). Tickets.

Charles de Gaulle Airport terminal 1
Charles de Gaulle Airport terminal 1

Paris Nord Villepinte hotels

The traffic on A1 between Paris and Villepinte is often extremely dense, specially at rush hour. We therefore recommend you to book your hotel in Villepinte. There are good hotels at walking distance from Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre. Use booking engine on this page. Charles de Gaulle Airport is one RER B metro stop from Paris Nord Villepinte and has excellent hotels. We recommend:

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To best enjoy Paris many attractions, stay in a downtown hotel or apartment, preferring districts near the RER B metro line to Paris Nord Villepinte.

We recommend hotels and apartments near Notre-Dame, close to Saint-Michel RER B metro station, and hotels and apartments in the left bank, close to Luxembourg RER B metro station.

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Charles de Gaulle Shopping Mall

Charles de Gaulle Airport has many duty free shops. Most of these stores sell luxury products. It is not easy to find in Charles De Gaulle Airport the local products Parisians buy such as fashion, food and wine at good prices.

Open everyday from 10am to 8pm, the brand new AƩroville Shopping Mall near Charles de Gaulle Airport fills that gap. Great for transit passengers.

Charles de Gaulle Airport Shopping Mall information.

Charles de Gaulle Airport Shopping Mall
Charles de Gaulle Airport Shopping Mall

Charles de Gaulle Airport facts

30 km north of Paris, Charles de Gaulle Airport (also called Roissy Airport) is Paris main airport. With 76.2 million passengers in 2019 from 325 cities, it is the tenth airport in the world, the second in Europe after London Heathrow. Charles de Gaulle Airport had a weak reputation, but has recently improved with the opening of new terminals. The second Paris international Airport is Orly, south of the city.

Orly Paris Airport

CDGVAL connects terminal 1, 2, terminal 1 metro station
CDGVAL connects terminals and metro stations

Charles de Gaulle Airport resources

Charles de Gaulle Paris Airport web site
Charles de Gaulle Airport map
Eurostar fares and schedules from / to Charles de Gaulle Airport (TGV train station is at Terminal 2)
Roissybus to/from Paris Opera Garnier
Charles de Gaulle Airport duty free shopping.

Charles de Gaulle metro flights
Charles de Gaulle flights

Charles de Gaulle luggage lockers

Bagages du Monde provides luggage storage.

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport Terminal 2
Gare TGV-RER (Metro and train station)
Level 4 opposite Sheraton Hotel
From 7am to 9pm 7 days a week
Tel : +33 1 48 16 02 15. Email: info@bagagesdumonde.com.

Charles de Gaulle Airport terminal 2E
Charles de Gaulle Airport terminal 2E

Paris AƩroport figures (source Groupe ADP)

For the year 2023, passenger traffic of Paris AƩroport was up +15.1 compared to 2022, with 99.7 million passengers. Paris AƩroport comprises Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and Paris Orly Airport. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport welcomed 67.4 million passengers (+17.3%) and Paris Orly Airport 32 million (+10.6%).

Paris AƩroport is part of Groupe ADP, which develops and manages airports, including Paris Charles de Gaulle, Paris Orly and Paris Le Bourget. In 2023, group traffic was up +20.2%, to 336.4 million passengers, standing at 98.7% of 2019 traffic.

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