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Train from Avignon TGV to CDG TGV timing

Hello, There is a 7:15 am train from Avignon, arriving at CDG at 10:33. My flight is 1:55 pm.

Is that enough time or is it safer to arrive the night before and stay at the airport?
What are the chances of train delays? Thank you!

Posted by
1318 posts

Not enough time is what I think the consensus will be. Even if everything runs on time,
3 hours to get through CDG is a risky proposition.

Not knowing your date of travel, I see a 6:49am train that gets in at 9:54, but that
is not enough additional margin to make day of flight travel worth it, unless you
are willing to take the risk of missing the flight and putting yourself at the mercy
of the airline for rebooking. One thing goes wrong and you're screwed.

Take a non-stop train the day before. With a 1:55pm flight, you could stay in Paris
the night before and go to the airport around 9am or so.

Posted by
946 posts

When we took a train from Aix to Paris last October (same route I believe), it was delayed 90 minutes leaving Marseille because of an unclaimed item in the train station requiring a security check. I would go to CDG or Paris itself the day before.

Posted by
11408 posts

The problem is, if the train has any problem, there is no way to make up that distance quickly enough (unless you charter a private flight). Always be in Paris the day before a transatlantic flight (unless the idea of buying a new last-minute walk-up one-way fare back to the U.S. or Canada doesn't cause your wallet any trepidation. In that case, do what you want !).

Posted by
11798 posts

You’ve already received good answers, but I’ll answer one more.

What are the chances of train delays?
About 80% on that line, anywhere from 20 minutes to 4 hours has been my experience. I take so many trains that I have some sort of ( useless) status with SNCF —LOL