Paris de Gaulle Airport (CDG) Terminal Map
Main Terminal / Concourses at Paris de Gaulle CDG Airport
Passenger Terminal Layout at Charles de Gaulle Airport, transfer between terminals, and connecting to Orly to Airport:
A. CDG Airport has three main passenger terminals T1, T2 & T3 with associated satellites and separate buildings. A light-rail shuttle, the CDGVAL, links terminals, railway station & parking facilities. T1 & T2 are close together; T2 has satellites 2B, 2D & 2F on one side of the driveway and 2A, 2C & 2E on the opposite side. Satellite 2G of Terminal 2 is further away; a shuttle bus runs between 2C & 2G and between 2E and 2G. T3 is 1 km from Terminal 1.
Terminal 1 of Charles de Gaulle Airport has a multi-level main building for check-in & baggage reclaim, with underground moving walkways to seven separate satellites for Arrivals & Departures, and encircles its parking facility. Its free automatic light rail CDGVAL makes frequent runs to the more distant RER train station 'Aeroport Charles de Gaulle 1'. Level 2 of T1 has mainly shops & restaurants; level 3 houses airline counters; level 4 houses duty-free stores, security checkpoints, and offers access to the satellite terminals via tunnels. Level 5 houses the baggage & customs area and the Arrivals area and exits.
Terminals 2 of Charles de Gaulle Airport - mainly used by Air France, includes 7 terminals (2A through 2F are close to each other and 2G is 2.5 km from 2F, necessitating a bus transfer). Also, 2G has a satellite building called S3 providing more jetways for larger air carriers. A new satellite next to it, the S4, is to open in late 2012, to handle long-haul flights. Upon completion of S4, Skyteam members will move to 2E, 2F & 2G, while 2F will handle Schengen flights and 2B will temporarily close for renovation.
Note that under the common area linking halls 2C-2F is Terminal 2's only RER & TGV railroad station - walking distance between Halls 2A & 2B are over 500 meters, and to get to 2G you need a shuttle bus.
Terminal 3 of Charles de Gaulle Airport, which consists of a single hall, is 1 km from Terminal 1(the entire walking path is 3 km long). T3 is home for charters and low-cost airlines. From T3 both the RER & CDGVAL trains are just 300 meters, or a 5-minute walk, from the Terminal.
Amenities and Services inside the terminals: All Terminals offer quality facilities and services -among them great restaurants, bars and shops, banking facilities (ATM cash machines, bank branches, and foreign currency exchange), business services (business center, meeting & conference roomes), first aid stations, lost & found, baggage wrapping, and more.
B. Connecting from Charles de Gaulle Airport to the Paris-Orly Airport:
1. You Arrive at Terminal 1 and need to transfer to the Paris-Orly Airport:
(a) Transferring to Terminal South of Orly Airport: Follow 'Exit - Baggage Reclaim' signs. After passing customs & passport control, you have a choice of taking a train or a bus to Orly. (i) you can take the Air France coach line 3 at Exit 34, running every 30 mins & costing 19 EU; or (ii) you can take the RER B line train, by first taking the free shuttle bus to Terminal 3 Roissypole station, running every 4 mins. From there, take the RER B train, running every 5-8 mins and costing 10.20 EU, to 'Saint Remy les Chevreuse'; get off at 'Antony' station. At Antony station take the ORLYVAL bus, running every 4-7 mins & charging 7.40 EU, to Paris-Orly South Terminal.
(b) Transferring to Terminal West of Orly Airport: Follow the same steps as for South Terminal, but take the frequent ORLYVAL bus to 'Paris-Orly-West Terminal.
2. You Arrive at any one of the T-2A through T-2G Terminals and need to transfer to the Paris-Orly Airport:
After passing passport & customs control, proceed as follows: If you chose to take a bus, and you arrive at either of T-2A to T-2F, follow the sign: T-2A - T-2C exit 2; T-2B - go to exit B; T-2C - T2C exit 2; T-2D - go to exit B1 of T2B; T-2E & T2F - follow 'Gallery signs'; T-2G - take first the N2 free shuttle bus to T2-D (if you take the bus to Orly) or to the RER station, following RER signs(if you take the train to Orly). Thereafter proceed as follows:
Take either (i) the frequent Air France coach for 'Paris-Orly South or West Terminal', running every 30 mins at 19 EU; or (ii) Take the frequent RER B train to 'Saint Remy les Chevreuse' and get off at 'Antony station'. Then take the frequent ORLYVAL bus to 'Paris-Orly South or West Terminal'.
Arriving at Terminal T-2G, (i) if you choose to take a bus to Orly, take the frequent N2 shuttle bus to T-2D; go to exit B1 of T-2B; & take the Air France coach to Paris-Orly East or West. (ii) if you chose to take the train to orly, take the free & frequent N2 shuttle bus t the RER sstation, follow the RER station signs, then take the RER B train to 'Saint Remy les Chevreuse' & get off at 'Antony' station. From here take the ORLYVAL bus to Paris-Orly South or West Terminal.
3. You Arrive at Terminal 3 an need to transfer to the Paris-Orly Airport:
Transferring to Terminals South or West of Orly Airport: After passing customs & passport control, you have a choice of taking bus or a train to Orly: (ii) take the free and frequent CDGVAL for 'Paris-Charles de Gaulle 1', running every 20 mins & taking 8 mins. Go to Exit 34 of the Arrivals level. Take the Air France coach line 3 at Exit 34, running every 30 mins & costing 19 EU; or
(ii) Take the RER B train, running every 5-8 mins and costing 10.20 EU, to 'Saint Remy les Chevreuse'; get off at 'Antony' station. At Antony station take the ORLYVAL bus, running every 4-7 mins & charging 7.40 EU, to Paris-Orly South or West Terminal.
A. CDG Airport has three main passenger terminals T1, T2 & T3 with associated satellites and separate buildings. A light-rail shuttle, the CDGVAL, links terminals, railway station & parking facilities. T1 & T2 are close together; T2 has satellites 2B, 2D & 2F on one side of the driveway and 2A, 2C & 2E on the opposite side. Satellite 2G of Terminal 2 is further away; a shuttle bus runs between 2C & 2G and between 2E and 2G. T3 is 1 km from Terminal 1.
Terminal 1 of Charles de Gaulle Airport has a multi-level main building for check-in & baggage reclaim, with underground moving walkways to seven separate satellites for Arrivals & Departures, and encircles its parking facility. Its free automatic light rail CDGVAL makes frequent runs to the more distant RER train station 'Aeroport Charles de Gaulle 1'. Level 2 of T1 has mainly shops & restaurants; level 3 houses airline counters; level 4 houses duty-free stores, security checkpoints, and offers access to the satellite terminals via tunnels. Level 5 houses the baggage & customs area and the Arrivals area and exits.
Terminals 2 of Charles de Gaulle Airport - mainly used by Air France, includes 7 terminals (2A through 2F are close to each other and 2G is 2.5 km from 2F, necessitating a bus transfer). Also, 2G has a satellite building called S3 providing more jetways for larger air carriers. A new satellite next to it, the S4, is to open in late 2012, to handle long-haul flights. Upon completion of S4, Skyteam members will move to 2E, 2F & 2G, while 2F will handle Schengen flights and 2B will temporarily close for renovation.
Note that under the common area linking halls 2C-2F is Terminal 2's only RER & TGV railroad station - walking distance between Halls 2A & 2B are over 500 meters, and to get to 2G you need a shuttle bus.
Terminal 3 of Charles de Gaulle Airport, which consists of a single hall, is 1 km from Terminal 1(the entire walking path is 3 km long). T3 is home for charters and low-cost airlines. From T3 both the RER & CDGVAL trains are just 300 meters, or a 5-minute walk, from the Terminal.
Amenities and Services inside the terminals: All Terminals offer quality facilities and services -among them great restaurants, bars and shops, banking facilities (ATM cash machines, bank branches, and foreign currency exchange), business services (business center, meeting & conference roomes), first aid stations, lost & found, baggage wrapping, and more.
B. Connecting from Charles de Gaulle Airport to the Paris-Orly Airport:
1. You Arrive at Terminal 1 and need to transfer to the Paris-Orly Airport:
(a) Transferring to Terminal South of Orly Airport: Follow 'Exit - Baggage Reclaim' signs. After passing customs & passport control, you have a choice of taking a train or a bus to Orly. (i) you can take the Air France coach line 3 at Exit 34, running every 30 mins & costing 19 EU; or (ii) you can take the RER B line train, by first taking the free shuttle bus to Terminal 3 Roissypole station, running every 4 mins. From there, take the RER B train, running every 5-8 mins and costing 10.20 EU, to 'Saint Remy les Chevreuse'; get off at 'Antony' station. At Antony station take the ORLYVAL bus, running every 4-7 mins & charging 7.40 EU, to Paris-Orly South Terminal.
(b) Transferring to Terminal West of Orly Airport: Follow the same steps as for South Terminal, but take the frequent ORLYVAL bus to 'Paris-Orly-West Terminal.
2. You Arrive at any one of the T-2A through T-2G Terminals and need to transfer to the Paris-Orly Airport:
After passing passport & customs control, proceed as follows: If you chose to take a bus, and you arrive at either of T-2A to T-2F, follow the sign: T-2A - T-2C exit 2; T-2B - go to exit B; T-2C - T2C exit 2; T-2D - go to exit B1 of T2B; T-2E & T2F - follow 'Gallery signs'; T-2G - take first the N2 free shuttle bus to T2-D (if you take the bus to Orly) or to the RER station, following RER signs(if you take the train to Orly). Thereafter proceed as follows:
Take either (i) the frequent Air France coach for 'Paris-Orly South or West Terminal', running every 30 mins at 19 EU; or (ii) Take the frequent RER B train to 'Saint Remy les Chevreuse' and get off at 'Antony station'. Then take the frequent ORLYVAL bus to 'Paris-Orly South or West Terminal'.
Arriving at Terminal T-2G, (i) if you choose to take a bus to Orly, take the frequent N2 shuttle bus to T-2D; go to exit B1 of T-2B; & take the Air France coach to Paris-Orly East or West. (ii) if you chose to take the train to orly, take the free & frequent N2 shuttle bus t the RER sstation, follow the RER station signs, then take the RER B train to 'Saint Remy les Chevreuse' & get off at 'Antony' station. From here take the ORLYVAL bus to Paris-Orly South or West Terminal.
3. You Arrive at Terminal 3 an need to transfer to the Paris-Orly Airport:
Transferring to Terminals South or West of Orly Airport: After passing customs & passport control, you have a choice of taking bus or a train to Orly: (ii) take the free and frequent CDGVAL for 'Paris-Charles de Gaulle 1', running every 20 mins & taking 8 mins. Go to Exit 34 of the Arrivals level. Take the Air France coach line 3 at Exit 34, running every 30 mins & costing 19 EU; or
(ii) Take the RER B train, running every 5-8 mins and costing 10.20 EU, to 'Saint Remy les Chevreuse'; get off at 'Antony' station. At Antony station take the ORLYVAL bus, running every 4-7 mins & charging 7.40 EU, to Paris-Orly South or West Terminal.
