Aéroport de Paris Charles de Gaulle – CDG – Terminal 1

Meh.
You would think every terminal at CDG would have shops upon shops to stroll through like at JFK. Not the case. Flying icelandair and in the gate area (70’s) and there’s just one café and a duty free shop with not that much. Do your shopping or strolling before security.
Staff is not friendly… not surprising though.

The pastry shop opens two hours prior to am flight. A convenience shop has better hours. There are two PS4 games near the toilettes. Clean with ac power at the gate seats.

Having visited now several Airports (London, Munich, Barcelona, Montréal, Berlin etc) have to say that this one has still more to improve. It is a standard airport but it needs to be more fashionable with more shops and kiosks where to eat.
For sure it is cool to have a commuting service RER-​B to Paris City Centre. I believe this is the strong point but apart from this, there is almost nothing inside. it is so bored there.
Security staff at the gate behave sometimes in a bully way, like a guy spoke to me in French and I let him to talk as he presumed I knew French. Then when he finished, I said I’m sorry but I don’t peak French so I don’t know what you said ;-). I also don’t get why my makeup was bordering him as there wasn’t any liquid to check… I didn’t want issue so l put it in plastic bags. I found him too bossy with a very annoying behaviour. Fortunately there are also polite staff so it is not a standard procedure.
There are only few places to eat there so if you have a plan to eat at the airport it is advisable to buy something in town and bring at the airport. It is basically sad that they don’t have any French café similar to the ones you find in town or any Parisian bakery shops where you can also have a coffee @ the airport too.
Talking about the shops, there are expensive brands (Gucci it is the only one I remember) and few Duty Free kiosks where to buy few souvenirs, but just few choices: so if you want to bring some souvenirs at home, do your shopping in Town as there you won’t get too much @ airport.
The only thing I like about this airport is the proximity to Paris City Centre and the commuting service.

Having visited now several European Airports I have to say that this one has still more to improve. It is a standard airport but it needs to be more fashionable with more shops and kiosks where to eat.
For sure it is cool to have a commuting service RER-​B to Paris City Centre. I believe this is the strong point but apart from this…
Security staff at the gate behave sometimes in a bully way, like a guy spoke to me in French and I reply that I can speak English or Italian, so he replied me «You are lucky because I can speak English». So, what is it suppose to mean? Fortunately there are also polite staff so it is not a standard procedure.
There are only few places to eat there so if you have a plan to eat at the airport it is advisable to buy something in town and bring at the airport. Talking about the shops, there are expensive brands and few Duty Free kiosks where to buy few souvenirs, but few choices.
The only thing I like about this airport is the proximity to Paris City Centre and the commuting service.

We were on our way back home from a two week trip and was ready to go. Once you arrive in it’s kind of a maze of sorts especially once you get to the terminal. It’s kind of sad to see such a disheveled airport in the city of lights. There isn’t much shopping either to pass the time, but make sure you have plenty of time as you need to go through about two levels of security and depending on the time of year, you do not want to be stuck in lines and miss your flight or transfer.

I don’t get why the terminals aren’t labeled with the airlines they hold. It was incredibly annoying trying to find my way around after being dropped off. First off, I will say that I was here after the Paris attacks in November so security was way tighter, so I won’t mention anything about that.
Otherwise, I still dislike CDG. Admittedly, it’s still better than all of the NYC airports. It is old, but still well maintained. The overall layout of a right though is frustrating. The tram between terminals is nice, but hard to find if you don’t already no where it is (it’s downstairs). I took me half an hour to get from terminal 3 to terminal 1 just from walking to the stops and then waiting for the tram.
The bathrooms are noticeably older feeling, but it looks like they are renovating them now. The seats themselves are pretty average, but in typical European fashion, everything is sort of bunched together. Even the vendors seem smaller. The terminal 1 shopping area is rather underwhelming. I wouldn’t save any shopping for the duty free area, and definitely bring a snack instead of buying food here. It is both overpriced and a very poor selection.
I’m not surprised by the state of this airport. It’s better than LaGuardia and about the same as LAX, but all of the older airports have had trouble aging. I would almost say it’s time to just cut losses and start over. Unfortunately, there aren’t many better choices. As plus side, there is free wifi which is slow and irregular as expected.
Overall, I hate the layout, the facilities are aging, and the amenities are very average. It is definitely not someplace I would want to spend extended periods of time at, but it gets the job done. Don’t be afraid of CDG, but make sure you are familiar with where you have to go.

One of the most disgraceful international terminals in the modernized world. If I was dropped here unwittingly, I’d probably guess I was in a Caribbean outpost or a small island in Asia. There are very few seats, almost zero food options, irritating security agents, and a design scheme that was born in 1970. It’s in the shape of an octopus and its appeal is about equal to one. Traveling from this terminal to another one? Ugh, do a shot of alcohol before you do. The shuttles between terminal 1 and the others can run up to 20 minutes apart. I will definitely do all I can to bypass this airport for connections in the future!

Terminal 1 was built during medieval times. Just kidding, but the circular design was unusual and confusing, much like the medieval towns I’ve explored. I won’t go on about it but here’s the tips. United is here. So is Lufthansa.
Tax refund: Upon check-​in at the main level, tax refund is, unfortunately, one flight down. If you want your refund in cash Euros, you’ll have to go back again one flight up to the check in level where you started — which you will find the VAT Travelex in the inner circle as opposed to the outer circle.
The «inner» circle is where you’ll also find the glass bridge that bisects the circle to passport control and security.
I’m dizzy and I haven’t even boarded yet. I’m coming home folks…

This place is a confusing, huge, outdated zoo.
Terminal 1 is a dinosaur, and much of Terminal 2 gets very stuffy. It’s aggravating having to take so many people movers and trams to get between Terminals.
I do not understand why the business lounges are pre-​security.
The free wifi might be the most annoying I’ve ever encountered.
It is nice that there’s a train station in the airport so that you don’t have to bus to a separate train station. It’s easy to get into Paris on the local line or even take a high speed train directly into Brussels from CDG.

I have extensively traveled Europe and I must say that for a major international city CDG is an embarrass

I have extensively traveled Europe and I must say that for a major international city CDG is an embarrassment of an airport. Terminal 1 is outdated and needs a complete overhaul.
First, on the way through CDG you feel like you are in a hamster trail plastic bubble. The walkways go through these bizarre tubes at a massive incline. I feel like the 70’s never left and a disco ball is just waiting to pop up at the end of the trail.
Efficiency is not a word to describe this airport. The «baggage delayed» sign came up while waiting for my luggage. Fortunately the workers decided not to strike so this wasn’t the main issue. Next was the rental car line which was just as bad if not worse than baggage. All total I waited 1 hour 45 minutes between baggage and the car rental.
The duty free shopping isn’t that special. The shops are very redundant and don’t offer many great items. The highlight of terminal 1 was a piano that somebody played (they really knew how to play!). Give me good ol’ Schipol airport in Amsterdam or Heathrow any day.

Buy any food or gifts you’re needing before you go through security, as there are only 2 shops and 1 café on Terminal 1. Not a lot of options…

Alors le terminal 1 de CDG n’est pas fabuleux mais tellement petit que l’on né peut pas s’y perdre ! Départ des destinations pour l’Asie, il est un peu vieillot mais tout est clairement indiqué et le fait qu’il soit fait «en rond» facilite l’enregistrement et l’accès à l’embarquement. De longs tapis roulants agrémentés de musique emmènent les voyageurs à leur ported’embarquement. Au niveau formalités et récupération des bagages c’est comme partout, rapide quand pas grand monde.

This airport is like an old and huge man. It has so many terminals, old terminal building, so many people as visitor. İt is highly recommended to use online check-​in, otherwise you need to come early. Free shop distribution in international terminals makes you feel there are so many items to buy but there are only same things like in other airports.

This airport is one of the most confusing airports ever. They have about a million different check points and security bits etc at random points. The layout isn’t clear at all, with low ceilings and dingy lighting. The retail and food offering is awful. There is no hot food, just overpriced sandwiches on plastic bar stools etc. I’ve seen better service stations than this airport!

Yikes! This is a huge, busy airport. It is very confusing to navigate. There are arrays of escalators that look like something from an Escher drawing. Signage is poor — had difficulty finding a cab after going through luggage pickup. It is clean, but really disorganized. Expect to take a lot of extra time navigating through it.

no comment, this is the worst airport I’ve been to. Trying to avoid it every time I travel. I adore Paris, many things about France but not CDG… sorry

Probably the easiest airport for me to get in and out of Paris but beware when you go hear during the high tourist season! Like other places in Paris, be prepared to wait in long lines as you check in. If you don’t have any luggage to check in, check in online, skip the lines and head to your gate! This airport needs some major renovations to keep up with the amount of traffic going through here. They do allow you to use phone boarding passes here so you dont’ need to have it printed out.
When I arrived here, you could easily get around with either French or English and people are particularly helpful with finding your way into town. While I took a taxi downtown (about 40 euros) I believe you can take the train as well and navigate through the metro to your destination. If you have 3+ people and can fit into a single cab, take a cab!
You can also do your last minute shopping here as well. All your favorite designer clothing stores are here in the center of the airport. I always wondered though, if you can buy the exact same thing at home, why do you waste your time buying it in the Paris airport?!

Ça devait être super moderne dans les années … 70.
Dommage qu’on soit en 2014 :(
Sinon une super formule panini pas bon, coca et salade de fruits à 12 € 50, youhou.

Dare I say this — but for the first time, ever, I was able to get through CDG without any problems with baggage and long lines for security. I can’t remember what terminal I flew in from and out of but I was really shocked. I almost had a moment, Hallelujah, Thank you Lord. People acted like they had FLOWN before, no children screaming, nobody protesting about people looking into their bags, and were quick through security so I KNOW this MUST’VE been an off day. Either way, I was able to get in on time and get out on time at this airport. It truly is a shocker. Would I choose this as my european transfer airport — absolutely not, I’ll stick with AMS or FRA: o)

While Terminal 1 is the oldest terminal at CDG, it is a perfectly good spot to start or finish your international travel.
1. The hamster habitrail escalators are as cool now as in 1975– I still enjoying taking them up to the gates or out to the baggage claim. Still futuristic!
2. Solid clubs for waiting– United has good coffee, nice hot food, beverages, comfy seats and wifi. Be sure to hit the Lindt candy bowl on your way out!!! These chocolates run $ 1 each in the states.
3. Great shopping– all the designers, cheeses, cognac, champagne, hand bags– before security!!! After security, there are some touristy junk shops and pastry stands. Do your eating, drinking, and shopping after the habitrails but before security. You can literally wait to do all your souvenir/​gift shopping here on your way home!
4. CHECK OUT THE HERMES SHOP! I just discovered the Hermes shop, hidden in plain sight in Terminal 1– A fine selection of the fabulous Hermes Ties (there is a man in your life somewhere that needs one of thee darlings!), and of course the Hermes enamel bangles, and the scarves, the scarves!!!
5. Lauderee: Get some macarons for your friends at home-​splurge on the gorgeous arabesque gift box!
6. Duty Free: Those in the know hit the Christian Dior and Chanel counters for drastic bargains duty free on fabulous products. I practically got in a fist fight with an American man stocking up on his wife’s «AIRFLASH» foundation in my shade. We literally decimated the stock between us. 40 Euros, duty free– $ 80 at Nordstroms back home. Chanel, grab a lipgloss and an eye palette– you cannot go wrong. Oh yeah, and parfum! Thousands of overwhelming options. Just do it.
7. Liquor: Grab some Absynthe or Chartreuse: fabulous bargains! Of course, there’s always French Champagne!
Hope for your plane to be delayed, have a wine, then unleash your credit card in Terminal 1, CDG!

This is a really weird airport. at least terminal one. It looks like a spaceship and the inside is rather confusing.
The biggest thing: shops and restaurants are almost all OUTSIDE of security. So once you get to your gate area there isnt much. just a small shop and duty free. Something to keep in mind. Not very much seating either.
The layout can be confusing. took me a few min to find the Star Alliance lounge. Also took some more circular walking from there to get to the right security area for my gate. Not horribly long confusing but the layout was just weird to me.

Only had an arriving flight here so I can’t speak for the departure experience, but the terminal was rather old and dated, with a layout that doesn’t seem well-​planned.
Bags took a while to come out for baggage claim, although there were screens showing the estimated wait time for bags. The screens also showed camera feeds of the incoming conveyor belts so you could tell if your bag was coming soon, which was a nice feature. Priority tags (for LOT Polish Airlines at least) were not respected and came out halfway through.
Lineup for taxis was a bit chaotic; although taxis arrived constantly, we had to wait for a bit as we had a lot of luggage that smaller cabs could not accommodate.
There was 15 minutes of complimentary Wi-​fi which is definitely insufficient in my opinion.

Quand j’étais petite, c’était le seul terminal qui existait à Roissy… J’y ai gardé un certain attachement pour sa forme circulaire inhabituelle, ses tapis roulants menant aux sattelites d’embarquement…
Plus petit que le terminal 2, le terminal 1 a été assez bien rénové mais reste tout de même assez vieillot et pauvre en shopping et loisirs, en comparaison à ce qu’on peut trouver dans les aéroports internationaux, ou bien au terminal 2E.

Difficile d’accès car incompréhensible pour venir en voiture, mal éclairé !!! Un
Peu dépassé !!!

C’est glauque, sombre, mal équipé, ultra déprimant
Heureusement que ce n’est que pour y rester une heure ou deux.

In den ersten Jahren habe ich immer gedacht: Beton war in Frankreich lange Zeit viel zu billig! Warum hat man nicht die Betonpreise staatlich in die Höhe getrieben? Viele Bausünden wären uns dann erspart geblieben! Diese Meinung habe ich aber mittlerweile abgelegt: Das Terminal 1 ist für mich nach wie vor keine Augenweide, aber es ist ein Unikat mit einem sehr eigenen Charme: Alleine die Tunnel zu den Satelliten mit ihren mosaik-​artig gefliesten Wänden.
Der Nutzwert ist hingegen katastrophal: Zwar sind die Wege im Terminal kurz, die Möglichkeiten dafür aber ebenso wenig: Geht man durch die Security, die im jeweiligen Satelliten stattfindet, ist man hier gefangen: Es gibt latent zu wenig Sitzgelegenheiten, 1 – 2 Imbisse und 1 – 2 Shops that’s it. Immerhin sind die Satelliten in letzter Zeit etwas renoviert worden, so dass es zumindest etwas besser ausschaut an der Sache an sich ändert es aber nichts.
Kommt man in Paris an muss man trotz der kurzen Wege regelmäßig geraume Zeit auf Gepäck warten 20 Minuten sind da keine Seltenheit.
Aber trotzdem: Ich mag das Terminal 1 mittlerweile. Ich weiß was mich erwartet, ich checke kein Gepäck ein und ich habe was zu Lesen dabei so kann man sich mit dem Gebäude anfreunden und die skurrile Architektur genießen.

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Auch nach der Renovierung ein dunkler und nicht gerade netter Airport. Schwierig mit der Sicherheitskontrolle und überall zu wenig Platz. Aber LH fliegt CDG über Terminal 1, also muss man es halt ertragen.

mieser flughafen mit verwinkelten gaengen und wegen, charme eines 70er jahre bahnhofs und unfreundlichen mitarbeitern. besser meiden!

Trostlos und langweilig

Alors que dire. Certes il existe plusieurs navette a l’intérieur de ce grand aéroport mais il né faut pas se tromper. L’accueil est froid et vous laisse de marbre.

On se demande a quoi servent les taxes d’aéroport compte tenu de l’indigence des services rendus. Queues partout, infrastructure de service insuffisantes etc

Champion du monde du terminal le plus moche, le moins accueillant et le plus chaotique et mal organiser. Ce bloc de beton donne l’irresistible envie de le fuir le plus rapidement possible! Meme la reception des bagages est anormalement lente. Aller dans ce terminal est une vraie punition!