Hello! We have a 5hr layover in Paris and curious if that’s enough time to go visit the Eiffel Tower and get back through security to make our flight. I’ve heard going through security at de Gaulle can take awhile.
Thanks in advance.
Posted by
Ontario, Canada
5394 posts
Nope. It could be an hour from landing to getting through Passport Control and exiting the airport. Then a MINIMUM of 30-45 minutes to the ET area. Same amount of time for the return. And you need to be at the airport 3 hours before your flight. So you would have zero time available for any sightseeing, or even a coffee at a sidewalk Cafe,
Posted by
Michigan
440 posts
Also - you aren't going to just walk up the the Eiffel Tower, buy and ticket and go up. You will wait in possibly a VERY long line, depending on the day. It's entirely possible it will take hours.
Posted by
Panguitch, Utah
2692 posts
Not sufficient time.
Posted by
Twin Cities of MN
6360 posts
My husband always claims that I like to live on the edge. However, when I read your post, even I became anxious. There's no way. Even if you just want to "see" it meaning travel in, take a look and turn around and go back, you still don't have enough time.
Posted by
Citizen of the World
1960 posts
I almost always tell travelers to go for it and go into town for a quick look from airports.
Except this time.
I remember relying on the RER-B train for my return flight home out of CDG one morning.
When I got to the RER station, it was absolutely mobbed because most of the train drivers went out on strike that morning.
You always need to be prepared for that unforeseeable event.