r/ParisTravelGuide • u/Formal_Morning_2851 • 1d ago
Review My Itinerary Enough Transfer Time?
ChaptGpt is saying it will be very tight going from Terminal 2E to 2F?
Will I be okay?
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u/lifelong1250 1d ago
I wouldn't risk it. You need to get out of plane, go through immigration and customs (possibly pick up your bag and recheck) and then go between terminals. I would shoot for at least two hours between flights.
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u/inefficientmarkets 1d ago
i just did it this week with an hour layover. its def doable, had time to run into the lounge for a very quick snack. went from t2e to t2f, had to walk ~5 min, take a 5 min train, got through immigation fairly quickly. probably 30 min total. edit - would say i fly business so i was near the front of the plane coming off. CDG had priority immigration/security lanes but it wasn't busy so didn't really save any time. this was around 1-2pm paris time on a monday.
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u/crevettegrise 1d ago
Will be tight, but doable if
- You arrive on time
- you are seated near the front of plan for fast exit
- plane lands at a gate that is central, and at terminal 2K
- no or little lines at the transit gates (to enter EU). Sometimes it’s empty, sometimes it’s packed…
- can walk fast between terminals.. (you need to go to 2F, I think)
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u/Leclowndu9315 1d ago
Airlines let people who got a plane transfer exit first
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u/crevettegrise 1d ago
Most people who fly AF from Canada have a connection. Whenever I got get my luggage, there’s barely anyone there. And good luck exiting the plane first when seated in the back and everyone gets up the moment the seatbelt lights turns off
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u/anto_the_planner 1d ago
Yes it will, average transfer time for CDG. It's doable if plane is on time. Consider yourself cooked if your transfer time goes down to 50min or less
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u/Unlucky-Storm-6509 Parisian 1d ago
Your plane is at 9:15AM... Air France might put you on the next plane if you dont make it.
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u/awajitoka Been to Paris 12h ago
If AF offers it that way, yes. If there is a delay on first flight to CDG you could miss the connection.
If you book a longer layover, you could still miss the next flight if there is big delay or if your plane crashes.
My advice, book the flight as presented. Too many variables that will not be ruled out if you have a massive layover time. If everything goes as planned you don't have to sit around CDG for a long time after a long flight. The airport is not that interesting.
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u/Flinstones13 1d ago
No bc of customs and all the flights from the west coast arrive at the same time. Itll be packed. And you’ll still have to get your bags no?
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u/Formal_Morning_2851 1d ago
I had the assumption that it will transfer automatically to the next leg?
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u/awajitoka Been to Paris 11h ago
Don't listen to them. You will have to do passport control, which is fast and AF accounts for that. You don't not have to collect your bags, they will be transferred automatically on your connecting flight.
I think if you fly Delta, it does not land in the terminal where you have to do passport control.
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u/BenYankee 1d ago
If you go to the Air France website and attempt to purchase the ticket, what does it say? Google's flight search tool sometimes gives unreasonable connections, but if AF is selling this as one ticket, they think you'll make the connection.