Paris - Charles de Gaulle (CDG) > Reviews

Advantages: Planes can land there. Planes can leave again.
Disadvantages: Total chaos trying to navigate the airport. The moving walkways are a real danger to your health. Lack of information. Not enough multi-language speakers working there. The place is in need of some real modernising. The check-in desks need some real

...airport! We flew into Paris on July 26th 2001 & left again on August 1st 2001) Marks out of 10 would have to be 2! & that’s being rather generous at best. ... Read review

Advantages: Good connections to many destinations
Disadvantages: Too difficult to navigate, not suitable for disabled, badly signposted, filthy toilets.

Paris CDG is honestly the WORST airport I have ever visited. Getting around is a nightmare, security takes too long, the signage is bad, facilities are poor, prices are expensive and the staff surly and unhelpful. I have transferred on and off flights via Paris CDG many times whilst flying to and from the USA from Scotland. Here is a typical experience: We arrive by plane from Edinburgh and are taken by bus to the terminal. We then stand in ... Read review

Advantages: none that I was aware of
Disadvantages: No thought to people with mobility difficulties, rude and unhelpful staff

...at all. However arriving at Paris was a different story. Firstly when my plane landed there was no wheelchair to meet me from the plane, after waiting about 20 minutes I had to get off the plane using my crutches and make my way slowly into the airport terminal, with no assistance from any airport or airline staff. Once in the terminal I had to sit and wait a further 10 minutes for a wheelchair to arrive. When the wheelchair finally arrived it ... Read review

Advantages: Horrible place - none.
Disadvantages: Smoker's paradise

I recently had the displeasure of a transit (i.e. connecting flights) via Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. If you smoke, you'll love the place. If you don't, it will be hell. Unlike most other western European cultures, the 'smoking kills you' message seems yet to have penetrated the French psyche, or at least the travelling French psyche. Barely a man, woman or child loafed about without a fag dangling from the side of their mouth. What ... Read review

Advantages: Very good architecture - That's about it.
Disadvantages: Poor facilities for the disabled

...day adventure, we landed at Paris CD airport where we were met by a very cheery taxi driver. We had an excellent 3 days and arrived at Paris CD airport for the homeward bound trip. Upon arrival at the check in desk we were told 'sorry sir, you can not take the wheelchair on to the flight'after 5 minutes 'fighting' with the checkin assistant I spoke to the supervisor who told us that yes we could take the chair onto the flight. 'Great' and we went ... Read review

Advantages: you can leave to almost anywhere in Europe, good shops
Disadvantages: miles and miles to walk

...of a weekend break in Paris over the Bank Holiday it seems churlush to complain but if you plan on doing this it is well worth the extra effort to ensure you only carry hand luggage. Why ? well if the dense smoke of Gauloise does not get you almost the minute you step off the plane then the cobwebs which will form while you wait for your baggage will surely see you off. I wouldn't say the baggage handlers are slow - thats actually quite difficult ... Read review

Advantages: Erm....it's in Paris?
Disadvantages: Just a chaotic mess - and unfriendly check-in staff

...dubious pleasure of going through Paris Charles de Gaulle twice and I hope never to have to repeat the experience. I travelled from Munich to CDG, got off the plane and looked for somewhere to change my money to francs. Found one ATM machine with a queue of about 20 people. I decided to walk on further to see if there was a Bureau de Change with a smaller queue. It too had a long queue, and just one teller. Then trying to find the bus to the train ... Read review

Advantages: Errrr . . . none
Disadvantages: It's horrific

...addition, the RER connection to Paris is frequent and reliable. I've used this airport well over 20 times and dread it every time. ... Read review

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Paris is a magnificent city and all those who haven`t been should defintely go. It has art , culture , and lots of history. All this and its superb museums. It is worth a visit if only for its historical museums on offer.I have to Paris several times and every time i like it more and more. There are lovely boutique shops and great restaurants where you can enjoy a relaxing day. The wine and food is great especially eating out on the sunny terraces ... Read review

Advantages: Gets you that bit nearer to paris and disney
Disadvantages: Smelly old building, looks like it is going to fall apart

CDG- Paris is without a doubt the worst airport I have visited Bad points- Conveyor Belt area (lugauge point) was to compact and was very busy and crowded Food and drink was too expensize Staff were very unhelpful There were no orange top up point (even though one was advertised!) The layout was very complex and I wouldnt want to get lost their Elsculator type thing was slow and Never-Ending It was smelly and old (needs renovation) toilet ... Read review

Advantages: Facilities
Disadvantages: Getting Lost!

I frequently use various airports around Europe, never yet have i found an airport as difficult to navigate at CDG, even more so if you have never been there, or only been there once or twice before! However, I have spoken to pilots who have got lost in the series of seemingly never-ending terminals! I also found that many (though admitidly not all) of the bus drivers who are supposed to drive the busses around the airport and tell you when you have ... Read review

Advantages: Organized
Disadvantages: Slower Security

We departed Charles deGaulle airport (Paris) to JFK on October 9, 2007. We experienced amazingly good service with the Air France agents, the information board was very helpful. Giving us the counter to start with, an organized tram trip to our Gate (65). The only thing that was long was the lines through Security.....but the modern design of CDG and good food and beautiful stores helped pass the time we waited for our flight. We like that the ... Read review