Transfer Timing at Paris (DeGaule) Airport Question

You will follow the path for 'correspondence' which takes you through a different immigration routing than those arriving to stay in Paris. Probably enough time doing it that way.

Probably will have to be good enough. We'll hope for the best.
Thank you.

they changed the time of my Berlin/Paris flight to catch a flight to Chicago so I now only have 70 minutes -- so very nervous about that connection as well -- but there are not good alternatives alas. Fingers crossed for both of us.

I timed it last fall for a transit to Milan. It took 1h5 minutes from the time I stepped off the plane. I flew in from Seattle so that flight often is parked at one of the remote stands so you deplane by stairs and get on a small shuttle bus to the terminal building.

Make sure you have all liquids in a quart ziplock bag, not one of the fancy "TSA Approved" plastic pouches. If you are not doing carry on bags, make sure everything in your purse or pockets that is a liquid (chapstick, sanitizer gel, let) is in a ziplock. Once you get to 2F you'll go thru security, then you'll proceed immediately to Immigration. Last year I waited about 15 minutes at Security mostly because the people ahead of me had to decant their liquids into the ziplocks the security officers had in their hands. Then at Immigration I was directed to e-gates where a person put my passport in the machine (It's touchy, let me do it he said in English) and I was thru in a minute. No line at all at that particular time.

You will likely land at 2E and transit to 2F. As Janet says, look for "Correspondences" and don't get pulled into the 2E immigration area with the crowd. The day I went thru the hall was so full it was spilling out onto the walkway so I had to thread my way thru to get to the corridor I needed which is past the entrance to the 2E Immigration area.

I recommend not stopping even for a comfort stop until you are thru 2F security and Immigration.

BTW, my flight to Milan started loading earlier than was listed on the information signs.

Good luck Janet! That is tight but there will be more flights to Berlin later in the day, I assume if you miss that one. With luck you'll have the jet stream behind you from Chicago and will land early so have some cushion.

Will you be on the same ticket to Venice or did you buy a separate ticket between Paris & Venice?

If you are on the same ticket, you’ll be protected in case it is NOT enough time as you’ll be put on the next available flight with seats if you miss the flight to Venice. See how many flights there are after yours to Venice.

Yes, one ticket thru to Venice. I’ll stick with the current plan and will hope for the best. Air France sold the flight like this, so it should be good.

It should be fine if your International flight is on time. I didn't look but there should be other flights to Venice later in the day on AF that they would put you on if something went awry.

If you check luggage it will be checked through to Venice so you will not have to even see it until the end.

I am not going to Berlin, I am going to Chicago so I am really screwed if I miss the connection. It was reasonable when booked, then they changed the flight times of the Berlin-CDG flight by 20 minutes and it became tight. They insist it is doable, but I am pretty nervous about making it. We have the additional issue that my husband needs to be back to the US for a medical procedure that is time sensitive.

Oh, sorry, Janet...my mind had you outbound not heading back home. Yes, that does screw things if you miss the long leg.

Thanks to sla apr your help.

Is "correspondences" the place to head for if you are transferring to another flight within France , from landing at 2E and departing at 2F. Or is that only for travelers transferring to a flight to another country?