Aéroport Paris-Charles de Gaulle (IATA: CDG, ICAO: LFPG) is a network point for Paris, France. Our catalogue shows 0 departing routes and 2 arriving, with the airlines, frequencies and lowest peso (MXN) fares listed below.
Airport facts
CDG carries 2 routes and 2 airlines in our catalogue, totalling 16 weekly departures. Aéroport Paris-Charles de Gaulle (ICAO LFPG) serves Paris, France, in the Europe/Paris zone (UTC+2 in July). Its coordinates (49.0128, 2.55) are the basis of every distance on this site.
- IATA: CDG
- ICAO: LFPG
- City: Paris
- Country: France
- Time zone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 49.0128, 2.55
- Airlines at the airport: 2
Time difference against Mexico City. In July, Paris runs 8 h ahead of the Mexican capital (UTC+2 versus UTC−6). In January the airport operates on UTC+1, so the gap is not constant across the year: daylight saving shifts it. This is the calculation that decides whether a pre-booked ground connection still works.
What each code is for. The IATA code (CDG) is what the bag tag and the ticket use; the ICAO code (LFPG) is what flight plans, NOTAMs and flight trackers use. To follow the inbound aircraft that will become your flight, ICAO is the one that returns reliable results. And if CDG is not printed on your bag tag, the bag was not checked through to here — worth catching at the counter.
Airlines at CDG
2 catalogued airlines operate routes to or from CDG: 2 full-service and 0 low-cost, with checked allowance from 23 to 25 kg. Alliances present: SkyTeam. They cover 2 catalogued routes and 16 weekly departures. The table below lists each operator with its type, alliance and checked allowance.
Carriers in our catalogue operating routes to or from this airport, with type, alliance and economy baggage allowance:
| Airline | Type | Alliance | Economy baggage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeromexico (AM) | full-service | SkyTeam | 25 kg |
| Air France (AF) | full-service | SkyTeam | 23 kg |
Departing CDG triggers EU261 for everyone. Sitting in the EU/EEA, any flight taking off from this airport is covered by Regulation EC 261/2004 whatever the operator’s nationality: a Mexican carrier leaving here answers exactly as a European one does. The asymmetry runs the other way — flying from Mexico into CDG only enters the regulation if a Community carrier operates it.
Alliances present at CDG: SkyTeam. It matters for two concrete things: where miles credit, and what happens when something breaks. Within one alliance, rebooking onto another member is usually provided for; between carriers with no agreement it does not exist and depends on goodwill at the desk. If you buy two legs on operators from different alliances, treat them as two separate trips.
Routes to Paris (CDG)
Our catalogue lists 2 routes into CDG, totalling 16 weekly departures and spanning 8,219 to 9,199 km. The busiest is MEX-CDG at ~12 flights a week. Every row in this section comes from that same corridor catalogue, not from a live search.
| Origin | Airlines | Freq/wk | Lowest fare (20 Jul 2026) | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciudad de México (MEX) | AM, AF | ~12/wk | — | MEX-CDG |
| Cancún (CUN) | AF | ~4/wk | $8,406 MXN | CUN-CDG |
What traffic CDG moves. By route type, the routes listed here split as: Mexico-Europe corridor (VFR and Camino) (2). That mix explains the airport’s seasonality: family corridors spike in December and Holy Week, leisure ones follow the holiday calendar, and regional ones stay flatter across the year.
Why some rows have no fare. A dash means the automated query got no result for that pair when this page was prepared — not that the route is suspended or expensive. For those pairs the reference price comes from the live search, which queries current inventory.
Fare seasonality
1 routes at CDG carry a monthly minimum-fare breakdown. Between the cheapest and priciest months observed the gap reaches 24% on the widest route, which shows how much the date matters against the choice of airline at this airport.
Lowest fare by departure month from a single query on 20 July 2026, in pesos (MXN). It is a snapshot of that day, not a series or a forecast:
| Route | Cheapest month | Fare | Dearest month | Fare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUN-CDG | Oct 2026 | $6,925 MXN | Sep 2026 | $8,564 MXN |
The three peaks of the Mexican calendar. December, Holy Week and summer concentrate family and leisure demand at once, and in those windows price stops responding to normal lead time: cheap buckets sell out earlier and flexible fares go at a premium. Outside them, the usual pattern rewards buying 4 to 8 weeks ahead and travelling midweek. That window is a general Mexican-market rule of thumb, not a measurement of this route: our series records observed prices, not the lead time at which each ticket was bought.
What a ‘cheapest month’ means here. It is the minimum the automated query found for that month — not an average and not a guaranteed fare — and it usually corresponds to the least convenient date combination in the month. A month with no row is not an expensive month: it is a month with no data. With that caveat, the month-to-month comparison still holds because every cell was measured the same way.
Connection tips
CDG concentrates 16 catalogued weekly departures across 2 airlines, in the Europe/Paris zone. That density is what decides how much slack to leave on a connection: the more of its own services the airline runs here, the more same-day rebooking options exist.
Aéroport Paris-Charles de Gaulle runs on the Europe/Paris time zone; factor the offset from your origin city when planning connections and transfers. The busiest route at CDG is MEX-CDG (~12 flights a week). Book 4–8 weeks ahead for the busiest routes to/from Paris; fares climb in December, Holy Week and summer. Each route guide above shows month-by-month seasonality and the lowest peso fare. That window is a general Mexican-market rule of thumb, not a measurement of this route: our series records observed prices, not the lead time at which each ticket was bought.
The cheap connection that loses the checked bag. Two separate tickets are not one itinerary: there is no interline agreement, the bag is not checked through to the final destination, and if the first flight lands late the second airline owes you nothing — it sold a different flight. The apparent saving evaporates the moment you buy a same-day replacement. On a single ticket, rebooking and the bag transfer are the carrier’s problem, not yours.
FAQ
What are the IATA and ICAO codes for Paris airport? The IATA code is CDG and the ICAO code is LFPG. Aéroport Paris-Charles de Gaulle serves Paris, France.
Which airlines operate at CDG? Airlines on our catalogued routes at CDG: Aeromexico, Air France.
How many routes are there from Paris (CDG)? Our catalogue lists 0 departing routes and 2 arriving at CDG — see the tables above.
What time zone is CDG in? CDG operates in the Europe/Paris time zone.
How many weekly departures does CDG have in this catalogue? Across the catalogued routes touching CDG we count 16 weekly departures over 2 airlines and 2 routes. That is the coverage relevant to Mexican travellers, not the airport’s full directory.
What is the time difference between Paris and Mexico City? In July, Paris runs 8 h ahead of Mexico City (UTC+2 versus UTC−6). The gap shifts with daylight saving, so recompute it for your exact date before booking transfers.
Does EU261 apply when departing CDG? Yes. Every flight departing an EU/EEA airport is covered whatever the airline’s nationality, including a Mexican one. Coverage is not symmetric: flying into CDG from Mexico only qualifies if the operator is a Community carrier.
What is the longest catalogued route at CDG? Catalogued routes at CDG span 8,219 to 9,199 km great-circle, computed from each airport’s coordinates. That distance drives aircraft type and the applicable compensation band on European sectors.
What is the lowest fare detected at CDG? It changes by route and by week: each route guide shows the most recent fare with the date it was found. It is an observed one-way minimum, not a guaranteed price or a bookable offer.
Which airlines are based at CDG? Air France run CDG as a base. An airline based here keeps aircraft and crews overnight, so it has more of its own services to rebook a disrupted passenger onto the same day.
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