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Travel between airports in Paris

Can we make connections between Oly and CDG airports with two hours between flights? We are novice travelers on a budget! Airfare is much cheaper if we fly into and out of Paris (From Newark) We plan a train trip on our arrival from Paris to Montpellier but we need to get back to Paris for our return to Newark by 2:30pm. A one way flight from Montpellier to Paris gives us 2 hours to get from Oly to CDG. Is that possible? It sounds like it would work using the shuttles.
Thanks so much!
SW

Posted by
273 posts

You need 2 hours just to navigate at CDG. No way would I try to make this connection anything could happen. The airfare will not be cheaper if you miss your flight.

Posted by
9110 posts

Your question is a bit unclear.

What is the scheduled departure time of your flight from CDG to Newark?

What is the scheduled arrival time of your flight landing at Orly?

Posted by
4555 posts

If you only have 2 hours between your arrival at Orly and your departure from CDG, you'll never make it. You should be standing at the check-in counter at CDG at least two hours before takeoff....many airlines are recommending 3 hours. It'll probably take you an hour to make the transfer between airports, even with a shuttle, providing you don't run into a traffic jam. And, at around 60 euro for a shuttle, it's not cheap. If you miss that flight home to Newark, you're SOL, with no recourse availaable to you. Come in the night before, enjoy an evening in Paris, then head to the airport the following day.....or find a much earlier flight from Montpellier.
Or you could take the train. Check out tgv-europe.com (keep it set to Great Britain as your home country.) You'll find advance purchase deals as low as 63 Euro per person for a TGV run leaving at 6:51 am and arriving at CDG Terminal 2 at 10:57 am. Check your exact travel dates to see what's available.....90 days in advance, I believe, are available.
Edit: If yo do check tgv-europe.com (the website of the French national rail service where you can puchase tickets) type in "Roissy" as your destination (the town where CDG is actually located.) CDG Terminal 2 will pop up as the destination to select.

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Thank you -I'll research the train right now!!