Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG) serves Paris. Here is how to get online from the moment you land: the free Wi-Fi, where SIM cards are sold, and the eSIM you can install before you fly.
The free network is WIFI-AIRPORT, the same at Charles de Gaulle and Orly. Paris Aéroport describes it as free and unlimited.
Tourist SIM cards are sold at Relay newsagents rather than operator shops. Orange sells its Holiday SIM in some airport Relay shops, and Bouygues Telecom sells My European SIM at Relay, but neither says which CDG shops stock it, so ask.
Install one at home before you fly and you are online when the wheels touch down, with no queue at a SIM counter.
France has four main mobile networks: Orange, SFR, Bouygues Telecom and Free Mobile. A travel eSIM connects to one of them as a roaming partner, which is why data roaming must be on for the eSIM line. The partner network can differ from plan to plan, so check the plan details, or ask us at support@esimlounge.com before you buy.
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One eSIM that also works in the other countries of the bundle, for a trip that crosses borders.
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One eSIM that also works in the other countries of the bundle, for a trip that crosses borders.
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The taxis, trains and private transfers from CDG into Paris are compared on our sister site: Charles de Gaulle International Airport on airporttransportation.com
Yes. Join WIFI-AIRPORT and accept the terms on the welcome page. Paris Aéroport describes it as free and unlimited, but speed is not guaranteed at busy times.
At Relay newsagents, which sell Orange and Bouygues Telecom tourist SIMs. Most Relay shops are in departure lounges; after arrivals, try the Terminal 2E arrivals area or the public areas of Terminals 2E, 2F and 3. Stock varies by shop.
Bring it. Orange and Bouygues Telecom both require you to register a prepaid SIM in your name within 30 days, or the line is suspended.
