Paris CDG Terminals Are Being Renamed: Old and New Names

The short version: old name, new name

Until now CDG had three terminals, one of which was really seven halls with letters. From 16 March 2027 every building simply gets its own number, and inside, after security, every boarding area gets its own letter.

Name until 15 March 2027	Name from 16 March 2027	Gate letters
Terminal 1	Terminal 1 (unchanged)	R and S
Terminal 3	Terminal 2	V
Terminals 2A and 2C	Terminal 3	F
Terminals 2B and 2D	Terminal 4	G and H
Terminal 2E (halls K, L, M)	Terminal 5	B, C and D
Terminal 2F	Terminal 6	E
Terminal 2G	Terminal 7	N

Two lines in that table cause most of the confusion. “Terminal 2” changes meaning completely: from March 2027 it is the low-cost terminal next to Roissypôle, not the Air France complex. And “Terminal 3” becomes the old 2A and 2C. A traveller who reads “Terminal 2” on a 2027 ticket and goes where Terminal 2 has always been is going to the wrong building.

The rule that settles it: outside, follow the number; inside, follow the letter.

Why it matters now, not in March 2027

The changeover has a date, but the new names did not wait for it.

• Tickets. Airlines sell up to a year ahead, so tickets issued from 16 March 2026 for flights on or after 16 March 2027 can already carry the new terminal names. Your booking may say “Terminal 5” for a building every sign still calls 2E.
• Signs. New signage is being installed progressively through the end of 2026, and during the transition old and new names can appear side by side.
• Car parks first. The official car park operator renames PG (next to 2G) as P7 from 24 November 2026, and P3 and P3 ECO (next to Terminal 3) as P2 and P2 ECO from 8 December 2026. The others follow on 16 March 2027. Locations and access roads do not change.

In practice this means that for the coming months, the same terminal has two names depending on who you ask: your ticket, the sign, the app or the person picking you up.

The new gate letters, and the 2E trap

Each new terminal gets its own gate letters, shown in the table above: R and S at Terminal 1, V at Terminal 2, F at Terminal 3, G and H at Terminal 4, B, C and D at Terminal 5, E at Terminal 6, N at Terminal 7. The idea is that a letter alone tells you the building.

One detail catches regular travellers out. In today's 2E, the three boarding areas are K, L and M. In the new Terminal 5 they become D, C and B — in reverse order: K becomes D, L becomes C, M becomes B. Years of habit say “M is the far satellite”; from March 2027 the far satellite is B.

Our Terminal 2E guide explains how the three areas connect; the buildings, the shuttle train and the walking times stay exactly as they are.

What does not change

It is worth being clear about this, because “the terminals are changing” sounds bigger than it is.

• No building moves. This is a renaming of terminals, gates and lounges. Air France states that the locations of its services and passenger routes through the airport remain unchanged.
• The roads do not move. The access to each terminal, the departures and arrivals levels, and the car parks stay where they are; only the names on the signs change.
• Your airline still decides. The terminal printed on your boarding pass, or shown in your airline's app, remains the only reference to trust on the day.

What does change is the risk of a misunderstanding between the passenger and the driver — which is exactly the part we can remove.

Drop-off and pickup at CDG: how our drivers work it

The renaming does not change our method, because our method depends on the terminal, whatever it is called.

Drop-off. Your chauffeur drops you on the departures level of your terminal, at the drop-off kerb, as close as possible to your airline's check-in. Every terminal has its own departures kerb, which is why “CDG” is not an address: the terminal is.

Pickup. A pickup is a wait, and a wait does not happen at the kerb. Your chauffeur parks in the professional car park reserved for licensed passenger vehicles (taxis and chauffeurs), at the arrivals exit, and meets you at the exit of the arrivals hall with a digital name board. You walk out of customs, you see your name, and the car is a few minutes away.

What makes this work during the transition:

• Send us your flight number. We track the flight, so the terminal comes from the airline's data, not from anyone's memory of the old names.
• Give the terminal exactly as printed on your ticket. “Terminal 5” or “2E”, we know both; what we need is the one your airline gave you, not a translation.
• A late flight costs nothing. The car is parked, not circling, and waiting on a tracked arrival is free with us.

Other changes around CDG

The renaming is one part of a wider reorganisation of the airport and of the way you reach it.

• The RoissyBus has gone. The Opéra–CDG coach ran for the last time on 28 February 2026. Line 9517 replaced it on 1 March 2026, but it runs to Saint-Denis Pleyel and Argenteuil, not to central Paris.
• CDG Express, the direct rail link to Gare de l'Est, is announced for 28 March 2027, and the new terminal names were timed to go live just before it. Until it actually runs, the RER B remains the rail option.
• Longer term, Groupe ADP's plan for 2027 to 2034 — around €8.4 billion, subject to the State's approval — favours densifying existing buildings over building a new terminal: hall 2G, the future Terminal 7, is to be rebuilt as a larger international hall, and the airside shuttle train linking the halls is to be extended.

None of this changes where a car stops today. It does mean that a guide written in 2025 about getting to CDG is now partly wrong — which is why we date ours.

Sources. Paris Aéroport and Groupe ADP announcements as relayed by Air France, the official car park FAQ, Roissypôle and Sortiraparis; checked on 11 November 2026. On the ground: our own drivers, who work CDG every day.

Frequently asked questions

When do the CDG terminal names change?

On 16 March 2027. From that date Paris-Charles de Gaulle numbers its terminals 1 to 7 and gives each boarding area its own letter. Tickets issued from 16 March 2026 for flights after that date can already show the new names.

What is CDG Terminal 2E called from March 2027?

Terminal 5. Its three boarding areas K, L and M become D, C and B, in reverse order: K becomes D, L becomes C, M becomes B.

Which terminal is the new CDG Terminal 2?

The old Terminal 3, the low-cost terminal next to Roissypôle. It is not the old Terminal 2 complex: halls 2A to 2G become Terminals 3 to 7.

What do the old Terminals 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D become?

2A and 2C together become Terminal 3; 2B and 2D together become Terminal 4. 2E becomes Terminal 5, 2F Terminal 6 and 2G Terminal 7. Terminal 1 keeps its name.

Are the CDG car parks being renamed too?

Yes, and earlier. PG, next to 2G, becomes P7 from 24 November 2026; P3 and P3 ECO, next to Terminal 3, become P2 and P2 ECO from 8 December 2026. The others are renamed on 16 March 2027. Locations and access roads do not change.

Do airlines change terminal because of the renaming?

The renaming itself moves no building. Air France states that the locations of its services and passenger routes remain unchanged. The terminal printed on your boarding pass remains the reference on the day.

Where will my chauffeur drop me off at CDG?

On the departures level of your terminal, at the drop-off kerb, as close as possible to your airline's check-in. Every terminal has its own departures kerb.

Where do I meet my chauffeur at CDG arrivals?

At the exit of the arrivals hall, where your chauffeur waits with a digital name board. The car is in the professional car park reserved for licensed passenger vehicles, at the arrivals exit, a few minutes away.

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