European airports for flight connections

My personal preference: AMS > LHR > Cdg

Munich is small and rather crummy.

How is the bus at cdg? Would be going delta- air france, guessing different terminals

Last time I was there, they waited forever until the bus was slam full before closing the door and moving on, while it was snowing. I was Air France to Luxair. They didn't announce the gate until 30min before and then we got on the bus. Pretty sure we went all the way around the airport in one direction, when it was only about 100 yards in the other direction. Needless to say, that flight didn't come close to an on-time departure.

AMS is regarded as one of the best Europe airports to connect though. LHR is a huge congested mess.

AMS or FRA first choices

then CDG & LHR

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FRA is a humungous airport too unfortunately, though nice. I'd avoid it if I could. LHR probably my least favorite on the list. AMS>CDG>FRA>LHR.

True story about CDG

Wife and I flying CDG-DTW-MSY. We have to check in 2 hours before the CDG-DTW flight. The CDG-DTW flight departs at 2:00pm. We pass through the first passport checkpoint and are standing in Delta’s priority line to check in our luggage at 11:15am. The two couples in front of us both have travel issues. We get to the ticket agent at 12:04pm and the agent informs us we cannot get on the flight as we are not checked in two hours before flight departure. I inform her we have been standing in line for 45 minutes. She refuses to check us in and of course, I am making a scene. My wife is trying to pull me away as three airport security guards with machine guns walk up and offer to arrest me.

I ask the ticket agent if she dislikes Americans and she said no she does not. I told her the difference between she and I was that I don’t lie. Informed her I hated her nationality (will not say what hers was). Anyway, we have to leave the airport and check into a hotel as this was the last flight back to the states on that day. Get to the hotel and call Delta who informs me to go back to CDG and go to the Air France office to be rebooked for the next day.

I get to the AF office and find someone to help me. The agent is placing us on a flight for the next day and her supervisor keeps walking behind her looking at the monitor. We are about finished and the supervisor asks if I speak French. I told her no I don’t and she proceeds to tell the ticket agent in French that she cannot book us on a flight for the next day unless we purchase new tickets. At this point I become unglued and tell her that she is wrong. She looks at me with a shocked face and says “I thought you didn’t speak French”. Told her I am from south Louisiana and learned French before English and just to continue walking around and leave the ticket agent alone to do her job. Then, I told the ticket agent, book me two seats on the flight tomorrow, which she did.

Long story, but to answer your question AMS >>>>> CDG

LC4, the exact thing recently happened to my daughter in London, Heathrow. Got there in plenty of time to beat the 2 hour window. Got stalled in line and was refused checkin due to two hour rule. And, they each had to pay 150 dollars to rebook for next day.
They had to get a room and return the next day. This time they got there 4 hours early and same shite with line happened. For the last 45 minutes they were in line screaming that they would go ape shite if refused again. They got to counter right at 2 hour mark and made the flight, but they paid for the extra night, got up at 4am and then went through the very stressful wait the second day. So, the entire experience was miserable for them.
Btw, this was Virgin Atlantic.

Why connect? When I go to Berlin I take the train directly from the Frankfurt airport.. Takes a little longer most of the time, but a way to see Germany.