I will fly to Japan soon amp; have 5hr between changeover at France. Can i leave the airport? -

It is not a stopover, thought i would have liked to have a day or more. Anyhow, i have booked a flight from England to Japan, and there is 4-5hours between the next flight (which is quite a long gap). I would like to know if i can leave or go outside the airport, maybe take a train to Paris and back?

Better not as the time to go through custom again in CDG might take 30 minutes or 2 hours depending on your luck. RER train from CDG to Paris center varies from 30 minutes to 1 hour depending on direct train or not.

It depends where you are from, if you don t need a visa for France then you can leave the airport. 5 hours doesn t sound like a lot of time, it takes about 35 minutes on the train from Charles de Gaulle Airport to the centre of Paris and I don t know how often the trains run. If you can check in for your Japan flight before you go on the train, then you might get a couple of hours in Paris.

You CAN. I think you d be foolish to do so. There is too much risk of missing your next flight. You ll probably have to go through customs again if you leave the airport. It s a confusing airport, too. Watch out for falling ceiling beams.

I wouldn t if i were you. You probably could, but there s always a chance that you will miss your flight. Plus, you re going to have to go through all the security again. Yes, 4-5 hours is a long time. You could read, call family, explore, etc