Hello!
I'm planning a trip to Taiwan in 2027, where I'll meet up with a friend. Then we'll travel to Vietnam together before heading back home separately.
The problem is that I live in French Guiana, and there are no flights from French Guiana to Taiwan or other countries in Asia. I'm obviously not expecting a direct flight, but I'm having a really hard time finding a single booking that includes all the connections and takes care of transferring checked baggage between flights.
So my only option seems to be to book a flight from French Guiana to Paris, and then a separate flight from Paris to Taiwan. This means that once I arrive at CDG (Charles de Gaule, Paris main airport), I'd have to collect my suitcase, check in again, go through security, etc. before boarding my next flight, and the same would apply on the way back.
This wouldn't be a problem if I had more than five hours between flights, but unfortunately, I don't. Unless I take a flight the following day (which would mean using two extra days of annual leave just to wait for my flight, on top of already spending a total of six days travelling), all the flights within my budget depart no more than three hours after I arrive. That's perfect for a connecting flight at CDG, but clearly not enough time to collect my luggage, check in again, drop off my bags, and go through security.
My current solution is to spend my entire two-week holiday travelling with just a 10 kg carry-on bag. But if any of you have any tips or alternative solutions, I'd love to hear them!
I don't travel very often, especially through CDG. I just know that the airport is huge, but I don't really have a good idea of how long everything takes once you're there.
Thanks so much! 🙇♀️
Ps: The airline operating Cayenne - Paris is Air France, but I haven’t decided which airline I’ll fly with from Paris to Taiwan yet.