This enormous airport is like a small city and each terminal is like a borough or district…read more It can feel a little overwhelming if this is your first time. I found staff friendly and helpful. No problem going through security checkpoints and getting from one terminal to another. Just factor in a bit extra time if you are new to the airport. It will ease any stress you might feel.

Trash can robot. Loved that…read more The terminal we flew out of was beautifully renovated. Almost a 60's PanAm vibe. Super clean, too. Docking one star because the American desk was initially a little hard to find and the security section was marginally unimpressive. I'm sure they'll renovate it one day. The had a lovely Starbucks and little souvenir shop right by the gates. Apparently the Paris Airport is one of the few left with a smoking area. I appreciate the hold-ons to a better, analog time. CDG is a little bit of a hike out of town, we were in an uber for about 30-40 min. TSA lines moved quick, tho.

The worst airport I've ever been to. Extremely disorganized with the flights and very hot. They…read morebarely run any air so prepare to be sweating in the stuffiest room ever. They might as well rebrand to become a sauna, they're already half way there.

Deeply incompetent and disrespectful service. On April 28th,…read more2025, I arrived early at the Saint-Denis Université station for the shuttle to Paris-Beauvais Airport, with a valid ticket. The staff, distracted and disorganized, didn't even notice me. When I pointed out that I had been there for several minutes, the supervisor took it badly and refused to let me board, saying she wanted to "teach me a lesson." She knew perfectly well that I had to reach the airport urgently to say goodbye to my dying grandfather. That didn't stop her from humiliating me and blocking access to all following shuttles. Worse, another staff member grabbed me violently, pushed me on the bus steps, kneed me, and threatened to hit me. I was forced to take an emergency taxi costing €100 -- never reimbursed. I submitted several complaints to the company -- no response, no refund, no apology. Avoid this service at all costs: total disorganization, aggressive and abusive staff, and absolute disregard for customers -- even in critical personal situations.

1 of 2 Yelp reviews…read more Quality/Quantity - Huge airport, 4 terminals. Too bad the terminals do not connect. Especially since our lounge was in terminal 1 and our flight was in terminal 4... But we were able to get into the Prime Class lounge; see other review. French Bee - First time (and maybe the last time) using. The experience was below average, think Spirit Airlines, the one that just closed with little to no notice... French Bee - Because we got here too early, they were not open yet. The employees (the manager, actually a very rude manager) told us to get in the WRONG line. And then the other employees would NOT honor our place. So about 6 of us had to get back to the original line we were at before being told to move. But of course, we are not last in line... Such bad service. The actual service on the plane was NOT much better. Nothing is included, you need to pay for everything. There was one amazing employee, and I wish I got her name. Ambiance - No frills for French Bee. Because we got here so early, getting through everything and the processes and getting to the gate was okay. Service - None. Well we had to go through security a few times, immigration, etc. Longer process than we expected so it was a good thing we got here so early. Price - $600 a person for our flight. We only chose this because it was one of the few direct flights available at the time of booking it a year ago. Owner Comment - Congrats on all your success.

If flying out of Paris to international destinations (ie UK) Orly is a seamless experience. They…read morehad a line for baggage dropoff that should have closed 90 minutes before flights, but in classic Parisian style, everyone in the flight arrived a few minutes before cutoff and there was no rush or need for last minute dropoffs since everyone was in line together. Baggage dropoff for Vueling was in Terminal 1, just to the right of the small and line-free tax free customs refund office which is located centrally. Customs took about 15 minutes to complete. Baggage line took about 30 minutes. Security and customs and departure for Vueling is in Terminal 3, a 15 minute walk to the left. Security will take 10-20 minutes, and then you arrive at customs. Customs line moves relatively quick, with a 5 minute wait, but the customs officer is definitely one of the most detailed I've seen, so don't be surprised if they spend 10 minutes checking page of your passport. Thankfully, the D gates (starting D12) are right behind the customs gates, less than 30 feet away. There's a Paul cafe and toilets right by gate D14. Passports and flight tickets will be checked at least 5 times during this process, but otherwise a seamless and relatively efficient process.

Perfectly adequate Terminal, just be prepared for minor delays…read more I transferred here from one Terminal and had to take a train and go through another security checkpoint. It was ok. I had plenty of time between flights. However, you will need to hot foot- it if your flight is arrives late. Rule of thumb - arrive early. This airport is big. It takes time to navigate.

This airport is a disorganized mess. Long lines for security screening after arrival from the U.S…read more The process for getting luggage x-rayed is haphazard and disorderly. Probably the worst airport in Europe.

Arriving is simple and Departure wasn't too bad. I do like the parking spots near the Departure…read moredoor its so convenient. Beware they are strict on carry on weight no more than 12kg so weigh your bag before hand and make sure your liquids are in a clear bag. Also all electronics need to come out the bag during security. This is a busy airport I suggest you arrive at least 2-3hrs before your flight

This review includes Terminal 2F (I just flew out of there 3 wks ago) but is more representative of…read morethe entire CDG airport experience. Terminal 2F plays its part well among this total operation of dysfunction. CDG has to be one of the top 10 most ridiculously designed airports in the world. It is pretty much everything that a busy, high volume international hub airport should not be and if I were a descendant of Charles de Gaulle, I would petition for it to be named after someone else's family member. The first issue is that it tries to do way too much with much too little in terms of space and resources. I have flown millions of miles in my lifetime. I have never had a flight go into CDG that was not delayed at its origin in some fashion because of the air traffic congestion on the CDG end that causes it to be held on the ground before take off. What that results in is a late landing at CDG and forces a very tight connection if Paris is not your ultimate destination. This pressure on the traveler stressed to make a connection is the norm, not the exception here. That seems unacceptable in this modern day of travel. Second, once you land, trying to make the connection to another terminal is a long adventure. I mean that in the worst way possible. Keeping the nomenclature of the terminal you are trying to get to straight is difficult and the signage is less than clear in areas (I think they hired a cognitively impaired consultant to come up with the confusing terminal naming construct...Terminals 1-3 with Terminal 2 having separate areas labelled A-F) and none of them connecting without at least a 20 min walk. If you are really unlucky, your walk might be up to 45 min while navigating international connection security checkpoints. This also seems unacceptable by today's standards. Finally, the 1970's glass and steel design of the terminals is visually cool because of all the glass but only serves to amplify the fact that there is an insufficient AC system in play. The greenhouse heat ad humidity effect is real and you simply feel like an ant baking under a magnifying glass as you make the sweltering run to some far away connection terminal under duress. I'm sure the designer of this won some avant-garde award for it in their day. What they really needed was to be put out of our misery by a firing squad for such a dysfunctional greenhouse design. I don't think any of this can really be corrected with a remodel and I think it is as good as it is going to get given the space and existing buildings that they have to work with. Unless they tear it down and start over from the beginning, Paris CDG will remain a one of the worst large airports in the world.

Very big and very nice airport. FYI they do weigh your bags when flying out of airport so make sure…read moreyou're under weight of they will make you check bag. Plenty of food choices and shopping. Their Air France lounge was super nice ( spent 7 hours in it), it has showers, spa, blacked out sleeping rooms and of course awesome food.

My friend and I arrived early for our international flight back to the U.S, and we had extreme…read moredifficulty getting help for 1 simple checked bag. This is going to be a long review, we warned. It was very disappointing. The kiosk was not working and we asked 13 separate workers, each one shrugged and sent us somewhere else. This happened until we missed our check in entirely, to no fault of our own. I have traveled internationally before and have never received such neglectful and apathetic "service", it was very disappointing. This was specific to Delta and Airfrance workers in the Terminal E, working on Monday September 29th, 2025, around 1PM-5PM. We were sent to folks in red vests who did not help with the payment issue. They shrugged and then then we were sent to Airfrance employees, who stated that our flight check-in was now closed, however, we were there earlier, but could not get help for our 1 bag, therefore we missed our check in entirely. We tried to get help for the next few hours, but were shrugged off many times, even when asking nicely in basic French, so it was not a language barrier, it seemed like pure apathy I have never seen before at an airport, and I travel often. Delta is usually much better, so I was very disappointed and sad about this. By hour 2 of no one getting us help, and being told there was no general information desk to get help, my friend was in tears. I then asked another attendant at delta check in for help, stating that we have been having a rough time, seeking any empathy, but just being told to get in a long line for possible help. At that point we were already going to miss our flight entirely, causing us to miss an extra day of work, which is pretty distressing. As we were standing in the line as a last resort to try to check our bags again, the signage changed from Delta to Kenmore Airlines. My friend was still in tears and at this point, as you can imagine, seeing that last bit of hope disappear was very defeating. We were exhausted and no one stepped up to help. We are two young women in a country where we do not know fluent French, but we tried to get help for hours, politely, planned ahead as much as we could, and were met with no empathy or urgency. On top of all of this, as I was getting drinks for my friend and I to help us calm down, I was hit on by an Airfrance employee, male, in his 40s-50s, and he also could not help. Terminal 2E was like the twilight zone, and the next day my friend and I got a new flight via my Delta app (no employee helped), and we left the airport with no checked bag. I'm still shocked at the lack of care, I usually don't write reviews, but this needed to be addressed. Seeing my friend upset like that and no empathy from anyone really made me not want to fly there ever again. If you've read this long, thank you. If you have no checked luggage you should be better off than we were. We want this to be addressed due to how genuinely distressing it was.

Terminal 1 is the newly updated international terminal. I flew in and out of here on my most recent…read moretrip. Lots of high end clothing stores and makeup brands have stores in this area. There's also a duty free store. If you take the escalator up in the retail area, there's some places to grab food and drink like McDonalds and Starbucks. When you walk to the gate area, there is tons of aesthetically beautiful seating. Also every seat seems to have a working charging port which is amazing! There's also some checkers tables and PS5 gaming screens.

Terminal 1 at CDG has become one of the worst major city airports in the world. From check in, to…read morebag drop to security lines (like 2 hour minimum no kidding), to passport control to gate and boarding it is epically inefficient, hot, dirty and unfriendly (because the over-abundance of employees with too few responsibilities and authority and too many regulations to enforce are all equally disgruntled). Avoid this airport at all costs, even if it means avoiding Paris as well. Not worth it.

Terminal 2B of the international Paris airport (named after the WWII general and later French…read moreleader) is mainly used by European flights for airlines like SAS, Finnair, and easyJet. I used it twice on my week long Paris trip, and found both instances to be OK. On night 1, took a 50 minute flight from Frankfurt, landing around 22:25 (about 5 hours after my original expected arrival time). A jet bridge was provided. Since we had arrived from another Schengen country, there was no immigration checks. My original plan was to take the train into Paris, but it was pretty late at night so decided to take a taxi. Good advice at any airport is to go directly to the official airport taxi spot, ignoring all the would-be good samaritans offering advice on official airport grounds. Some of them were quite good at being indignant about me ignoring them (i.e. 'look at me when I'm talking to you!'). The main issue I had is that the official taxi drivers weren't much better. The router at the cab station didn't really care (not asking me where I'm going), just telling me to go the next cab that pulled in. I told that driver where I was going, and he then started to go. I asked him what the rate would be, and he ignored me. I asked again, and this time he said he would tell me once on the road. I got angry and told him it needed to be a flat rate. This made him unhappy, and after a few moments put a flat rate of 56€ into the meter, which is the prescribed rate for the Right Bank (which is where I was going). The rest of the ride was done in silence. We got to the hotel, and he expected to be paid in cash. I insisted on a credit card, which he was not happy with. Next time I will just take an Uber for less cost and hassle. On night 7, I had a 90 minute flight to Copenhagen, where I intended to visit for a couple of days before flying back to LA. I took the train from Paris, and it did take a bit of meandering to get to Terminal 2B. Going through security was quick, and afterwards I had arrived airside without going through any sort of id check with boarding pass (which is what is typical at US airports). There wasn't much there in terms of food, so picked up some water from a vending machine ($3.04 converted). There weren't many flights leaving from our gate area, so there were plenty of seats to wait. Most seats had both USB-A and eletrical outlets to charge. Free Wi-fi was provided, just requiring any email address to register. Boarding was exactly on time, with announcements in Danish and English and we were airborne 13 minutes after we left the gate.

This was a very clean airport. I enjoyed shopping in the duty-free stores. Sadly, the bottle of…read morevirgin olive oil in an Eiffel Tower did not have duty free packaging on it, so when I arrived at Heathrow airport for my connection flight, it got confiscated. I am still very upset over this. Good thing I did not buy more liquid gifts! The airport itself was easy to navigate around. I found my gate without any problems.

This review is for the air show...what a chaos. Every time I come to Paris air show and miss…read moreFarnborough or Singapore air show. French invented inconvenience and chaos. The joy of RER ride and only two people working at station to collect 2 euros....huge bottleneck. Parking is very easy and some area are shaded. W Security is a joke (one x-ray machine working per gate!?)...everyone has to go through groping, I hear a lot of Europeans complain about the TSA in America but I guess if everyone gets groped they are okay!? Ticket scanning is easy and ladies working there are oh so professionally dressed (but not all of them are nice...) The display...it's not as cool as used to be, where are the Russians and Chinese!? I wanna see our foes displaying their latest and baddest. Gift shops are everywhere at the show, but each has different stock and if you see what you want just grab quickly. Also what's up with low quality junk that they sell for so much of money!? Despite all the negatives I mentioned, show will go on, it's about French pride and tradition continues...

Paris Air Show! Okay, this is one of the most historic and traditionally important shows in the…read moreworld. Here the top companies in the aerospace and defense industry exhibit to show their stuff. I have been coming here since 1086 and my main question is why do they have to make our lives so hard? a. Entry 1 star - We are here for weeks and have all the right passes for car and personnel. Every day they change the roads in, the rules and who can go where. It is organization at it's most oddest way. b. Traffic Police - 1 star - Being a huge show, and tons of traffic, the police are out in force and guess what, they do not actually help the flow, but hinder it. I am not sure what they are doing here, but I think it has the opposite affect. c. The show - 2 star - Normally a great show, but will the budget cuts, the air display this year was very poor. d. The people - Over the years, in my book the parisians have gone from the most difficult to one of the most accommodating people to work and to encounter. Very odd indeed. e. The noise - This is an air display show. However, the noise is TREMENDOUS. Cannot even speak when a fighter jet is roaring 150 feet above you. Great show, traditional and great stuff to see. GK says always come to the Paris Air Show, but be careful of so many things.