CDG Airport Overview
Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport CDG--also known as "Paris Roissy" is not only the largest airport in France, but also busiest airport in Europe, only second to London Heathrow. It is located 14 miles NE of Paris and served by roads and rail to the "City of Light", Paris.
RER rapid TGV train service reach central Paris in about 45 minutes, Disney World in ten minutes and Lille and Brussels in an hour. Regular RATP buses, taxis and limousines also operate from Paris CDG Airport, and road access from Paris is on the A1 via Porte de la Chapelle.
CDG Airport has three modern terminals offering quality facilities and services--among them great restaurants, bars and shops, bank and currency services, business services, first aid, visitor and special needs amenities, to name a few.
The three terminals at de Gaulle Airport are connected by free shuttle buses and handle over 200,000 passengers daily. Terminal 1 is for international flights, except Air France; Terminal 2 is for Air France and other airlines flying to European destinations; and Terminal T9 handles charter flights exclusively. Terminal 2 currently has five concourses and undergoes an expansion to an eventual capacity of 50 million people by 2010.
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Main Terminal / Concourses at Paris Charles de Gaulle CDG Airport De Gaulle Airport has three Terminals, Terminal 1, 2: concourses A - F and Terminal 3. The new Terminal 2G is for small airplanes only (under 100 seats), who can taxi right to the terminal.
Terminals 2E, 2F and 2G are within the Schengen Zone.
All services are grouped together in the departure areas of each Terminal - see "Restaurants & Shops".