TGV from Lyon to CDG

Well, if you need to arrive three hours in advance, it may be a good idea to travel the day before and stay at the airport.

Yes, if looking for convenience / low stress, definitely take the train to CDG the afternoon before and stay at one of the hotels actually at the airport such as 'ibis Paris CDG Airport'. Note many hotels have 'CDG' in their name, but are NOT at the airport. For hotels at the airport, you simply walk one block to the free, easy tram which takes you to any terminal in a couple of minutes. Have a great trip!

I took the TGV from Avignon the day before my flight from CDG a couple years ago and stayed at a hotel right at one of the Terminals. It was an IBIS, don't recall which one. However, it really lessened my stress. Both the train and the hotel were great.

I did this in October; TGV from Lyon to CDG (only one stop, at Marne-la-Vallée [Disneyland]) and overnighted at the Novotel, which is directly connected to Terminal 3 - a short “navette” ride from Terminals 1 and 2.

We did exactly that last week: same train from Lyon to T2 where we took the internal shuttle train, CDG Val, to Parking R where at least 6 new hotels have been built. The next stop after Parking R is T1, a stone’s throw. Our flight the next day was out of T1. We have now stayed at the Holiday Inn Express 3 times because it’s cheaper than the IBIS, well-maintained and breakfast is free. In the past 40 years, we’ve stayed at dozens of CDG airport hotels.
There was a huge storm incident in France last week, so rather than eating at the Spanish Melia hotel next door, we stayed in and ate dinner at the HI, too. Main courses and salad bar were ok.

Stay at the airport the night before your flight because you have to be there by about 9 am. Make sure to choose a hotel AT the airport not one “near” the airport. Novotel. IBIS. Holiday Inn.

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