I'm traveling from ewr to tlv with a stopover in cdg. It's two separate reservations.
Can someone help me with the process in cdg? I know I will need to recheck my luggage and change from terminal 1 to terminal 2B.
Do I need to go through immigration and security? Is the shuttle quick? Do I need to take my luggage on the shuttle?
Thank you in advance.
aberose,
Is your trip all on one ticket from start to finish, or did you make flight reservations separately? And is your end point still in France or another country? Where are you coming from? Are you checking bags or are they all carry-on? These things will make a difference in the answers you get.
OOps, just reread your post. You answered the questions, Hoiwever, where are airports ewr and tlv?
EWR is Newark airport TLV is Ben Guruon airport in Tel Aviv.
With two seperate tickets and a checked bag you will likely need to go through passport control at CDG. Collect your bag and make your way to the check in area for your second carrier. Then proceed through security and once again exit immigration for your flight to Tel Aviv.
I'm traveling from EWR to TLV with a stopover in CDG. It's two separate reservations.
So, how much time have you given yourself between flights?
I have about 4 hours between the flights.
Thank you
4 hours is the minimal time and it is slightly risky -- if your incoming flight is late (ours from Chicago was two hours late last fall) then you are in trouble as the ongoing flight is lost. Travel insurance might cover this if they deem it not your fault -- with 4 hours they might. Usually US flights are a bit early but I always plan for Zebras. Over the years I have been in an accident caused traffic jam on the way to the airport, a tram that broke down meaning we walked the last km to the train station in Amsterdam to catch the Thalys and a Thalys from Amsterdam to Paris that came in 5 hours late due to a suicide on the tracks. All rare -- all possible.
With this transfer it is as if you are coming from Paris -- they are VERY unlikely to let you bump the line to get through immigration or emigration or security. Luggage can take a long time to come at CDG. Last trip our luggage got caught in a luggage jam in the process to the belts and they were not aware of it and suddenly 20 people had no luggage. They kept insisting it had been 'checked onto the belts' electronically so someone must have taken it -- we were right there the whole time. Someone finally investigated discovered the bags jammed up under ground and get them moving. So an hour to go through immigration and get bags is not unreasonable but also optimistic. Then you need 3 for check in and security.
So 4 is probably going to work but it is not generous and a ridiculous glitch can hang you up.
I have about 4 hours between the flights.
When does the 2nd flight close boarding? Some airlines close the boarding door 30 minutes prior to the scheduled departure time.
Depending on what 'about 4 hours' is and when boarding closes on the 2nd flight, you may have significantly less than 4 hrs.
Use the bathroom on the plane before landing so you do not need to stop along the way to the 2nd flight.
good luck
