Time between flights: Madrid to Paris ( CDG)

Sorry, I should have added we are flying Vueling. Thanks in advance for the help

Any international flight connection under two hours can be tight at CdG. You probably cannot check luggage with Vueling through to your connecting flight. Even doing carry-on you must go through border control and security checks (plural, probably.) CdG is a collection of terminal buildings and distances can be substantial. To help you visualize: http://www.aeroportsdeparis.fr/en/homepage

Vueling is also a little notorious for having delayed or canceled flights. If it were me, I would be a lot more comfortable with more time in between arrival at CDG and your homeward flight.

CDG is not an easy airport to navigate...suggest more time to be safe..

Do I understand this correctly? You are flying on an independent flight from Madrid to Paris. Then catching an international flight home from Paris with a 90 minute gap. Way to tight

First, you may not have 90 minutes even if everything is on time. Could be a lot closer to 45. How do you intend to check in for the international flight? You may be able to do some preliminary check in on line but I doubt if you will be able to get a boarding pass without physically showing your passport to a live agent. That means exiting the secured and checkin at the front. The check in for most European airlines closes 45 minutes prior to boarding. Also you will need to go through passport control since you are leaving the Schengen zone and security. I see a lot of potential time delay problems. You might make it but the penalty if you don't is severe. I would not book anything that tight.

yes, absolutely that is NOT enough time at CDG!! that is the exact amount of time we had between flights about 5 years ago when about 100 of us were going through security at the same time. Some airport worker probably seeing a bunch of us very nervous about getting to our connecting flights' gates said this "don't worry, they are holding the planes for you". um......NOT!!! at least not our plane. when we FINALLY got through security and were sprinting to our gate the rude Air France worker woman seemed to delight herself in pulling that tape across just as we arrived at the gate. our plane had not left but she decided we would not board. my worst nightmare came to fruition: the. worst. travel. experience. of. my. life!!! and I will never step foot in CDG again.

we had a direct flight home from Paris and you guessed it, the only other flight that day to the U.S. was not home. and, you guessed it, we missed our connecting flight and didn't get home until the next day. Delta was kind enough to put us up for the night and gave us an overnight kit since we had nothing with us: our suitcases were already home.

we did finally make it home..........and our bags arrived two days later :( Lesson learned: leave yourself PLENTY of time to get through security.

I should also say that I complained to Delta because I felt they should not offer these flight combinations(and they still do!! agh!!!), that they should know better. We did receive $250 each in flight vouchers and they apologized profusely. So, we had to learn that lesson the hard way.

As Toby's experience shows, a 90 minute connection can be a problem even if you are one one ticket. But, since she was all on Delta (or its affiliates), she was at least able to get some redress from Delta.

But if fly in on Vueling, you will be on separate tickets. Vueling's only responsibility is to get you to Paris - not to get you to a connecting flight. If there's a problem and you miss your connection, neither Vueling nor your other airline has any responsibility. You're on your own, both logistically (you have to figure out what to do without any help from any airline) and financially (you have to buy a last minute ticket from Paris to the US, potentially costing thousands of dollars).

So, unless you REALLY feel lucky, don't even think of doing this. If you can, see if you can get the Madrid to Paris flight added on to your transatlantic ticket. Whatever extra it costs will be worth it as "insurance." If you can't do that, try to come in to Paris the night before and spend the night in an airport hotel. If you can't do that, take the earliest plane from Madrid you can get - and pray there are no problems.

Judy, this site works best when there is a discussion. Are you going to talk with us or not. Have you booked this ticket? What are your dates? Do you have other options?