Transportation between terminal 1 and train station in CDG

Hi all,

My flight from London will arrive in terminal 1 of CDG airport at 18h30 and I need to catch the last TGV train of the day at 20h33. I know that I will have to go through immigration control, then collect my baggages, take the navette to SNCF station in terminal 2.

Do you think 2 hours is sufficient for me (provided that my flight is on time) ?

Thank you.

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Two(2) hours will be more than sufficient time to make the transfer across from for arrival gate, through French Immigration control, collect your baggage, pass through French Customs (seldom more than a nod %26amp; wave) find EXIT #22 and take the #1 ADP free shuttle across to the SMCF / TGV train station at CDG #2

Otherwise, the only %26#39;ripple on your pond%26#39; is that portions of CDG #1 are under renovation (not sure which portions at present) and there may be some %26#39;construction chaos%26#39; and detours within the terminal.

CDG Connections--

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It should be OK, mais ça va être juste juste... this bloody shuttle takes forever, and of course stops at all the gates at T2 before reaching yours! I know it%26#39;s not always feasible, but if I were you I%26#39;d travel with no checked luggage, this would save a good 20 mn. Also be sure to physically have your train ticket to Nantes with you: if you plan on retrieving it at the ticket office at CDG, you should expect long queues. As for the machines, they might or might not work. So, to be on the safe side, it would be wise to have your tickets printed from your computer or sent from France.

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%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;As for the machines, they might or might not work. So, to be on the safe side, it would be wise to have your tickets printed from your computer or sent from France.%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;

SOUND ADVICE.....and may eliminate one more %26#39;..travel anxiety..%26#39;....as well as time spent in ticket queues. I%26#39;m not exactly a Luddite....but if you%26#39;re not already familiar with them and don%26#39;t really have the time to figure them out, automatique machines may be more trouble than they%26#39;re worth. The lines at the SNCF ticket windows ebb and flow during the day....but are seldom that long.

Bear in mind that if you have pre-arranged for ticket collection at the CDG train station, you will need to have ***BOTH*** your SNCF Reservation Confirmation Number ***AND*** the ***SAME*** credit card that you used to book the reservation originally. So be prepared. The one thing that ticket agents the world-over appreciate are passengers who have their %26#39;..act together..%26#39; when they arrive at the counter.

To ease concern about where to go and how to get there from your CDG #1 arrival gate, ask a flight attendant or gate agent for the CDG EXIT # .....and point you in the right direction for the pick-up point for the #1 shuttle to the SNCF / TGV train station. As an aide memoire, you can print-out the CDG #1 terminal building diagram from the CDG web site and ask them to simply circle the proper locations (You are HERE....you need to get HERE) on the diagram.

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Thanks a lot. I will have my train ticket in advance.

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