On this page, you will find the information you need to easily make your way through Charles de Gaulle Airport to your destination.
Arrival and departure terminal maps and other information for navigating Charles de Gaulle Airport.
Please present your passport. See Special Guidance info on this page for details if traveling to and/or between Schengen countries.
All passport holder of these countries are eligible to use the Automatic Gate :
Japan, Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, South Korea, UK, United States.
For details, please refer to the airport's website.
There may be a carry-on luggage inspection. Passengers who wish to bring cash of EUR 10,000 or more must declare.
Please present your passport and boarding pass.
The priority lane for Immigration/security control (Access No. 1) is available to the following customers:
Look for the "Access No.1" sign and scan your boarding pass or a voucher when using this service.
A value-added tax refund (VAT) is applicable for residents outside of the European Union who are over 15 years of age. It only concerns non-commercial tourist purchases for amounts in excess of €175.01 in the same shop on the same day in France.
For duty free display shops, department stores or prestige shops:
Note: Please see Customs information of each country for the latest information.
Passengers arriving from a Schengen Agreement country who checked-in luggage to Tokyo should proceed to Gates 10-38 (without going through the baggage claim area on the 3rd floor)
after clearing Immigration.
CDGVAL (a monorail-style unmanned terminal shuttle) operates between Terminals 1, 2 and 3. For details, please refer to the airport's website.
The blue shuttle (a connection bus service) is available inside the restricted area between Terminals 1 and 2. For details, please refer to the airport's website.
Ligne2 CDG → Porte Maillot /Palais des Congrès → Étoile/Champs-Élysées → Tour Eiffel/Suffren
Ligne4 CDG → Gare de Lyon → Gare Montparnasse
CDG → Opéra (11, rue Scribe 9e)
CDG2 → CDG1 → stations of RER Line B
The establishment of the EU and the Schengen Agreement has simplified entry and departure procedures within Europe. Once a Japanese national has arrived at one of the Schengen countries, travel within that country is treated as "internal domestic" travel. The following entry and departure procedures apply to passengers traveling from one Schengen country to another Schengen country.