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Connecting with Delta in Paris and Atlanta

  • 23-05-2014 12:57pm
    #1
    Browney7
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    I'm looking at flights to Rio in September with Delta and just wondering if anyone has any experience of connecting flights in Charles De Gaulle and Atlanta?

    There are a few options but would 1 hour 30 minutes of a connection in Paris be madness? The connection in Atlanta is just shy of 2 hours. Again, would this be cutting it too tight and would I have to go through customs and immigration (needing an ESTA etc) in Atlanta?


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  • #2
    biddywiddy
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    I've connected with Delta in CDG (DTW-CDG-DUB). We had about 2.5 hours in CDG, which was loads. Lots of time for an overpriced morning coffee! It was about 10-15 mins walk from our arrival gate to departure gate. We didn't have to pass through passport control or security. What kind of connection time are you looking at?

    I haven't connected through Atlanta, but will later in the year. Have less than an hour for that connection - hoping that will be enough.


  • #3
    Todd Gack
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    You'll have to pass security again in CDG, as with any security gates it could be busy. You also have to get the train with Cityjet which is quick enough, there may be a bit of a walk as well depending on which terminal you're leaving from.

    In Atlanta you will need an ESTA and will have to clear immigration and customs if coming direct from Rio. You would at least need 3 hours anyway I'm guessing as you'll also have to pick up your bags in Atlanta for customs purposes.


  • #4
    steve-o
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    Atlanta airport is dead easy to navigate, but the US is a pretty roundabout route to take to South America. It'll add about 10 hours to the journey time over a flight direct from Europe. Add in the hassle of US immigration/customs/security in both directions and you'd want to be saving a lot of money to make it worthwhile!


  • #5
    Browney7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,100 ✭✭✭Browney7


    steve-o wrote: »
    Atlanta airport is dead easy to navigate, but the US is a pretty roundabout route to take to South America. It'll add about 10 hours to the journey time over a flight direct from Europe. Add in the hassle of US immigration/customs/security in both directions and you'd want to be saving a lot of money to make it worthwhile!

    Yeah I'm only looking for one way to Rio so its saving about 400 quid going via the US


  • #6
    athtrasna
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    The times are missing in your OP but you need at least two hours in Paris IMO and if you're doing customs etc in Atlanta I'd want about the same again. Two different reasons.

    Paris..the gate the plane is likely to land at (I presume you're flying Air France into CDG) is a remote gate and you have to board a bus to the terminal. Even at the terminal you will have a long-ish walk to security and immigration and those queues can be long and slow.

    Atlanta..it's really easy to connect through BUT you will have to collect your bags and bring them through customs and baggage delays are unpredictable. I've waited 25 minutes but I've also waited 90 minutes to get my bags.


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