Driving to Dijon then onto Avignon

I am driving to Dijon from Calais next week (Friday) stopping off for the night then onto Avignon.

Can anyone suggest a scenic route i can take? I am leaving Calais at 07.30am and would like to arrive at Dijon by about 2pm.

Any help/advice greatly appreciated.

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Michelin suggest a route (basically Autoroutes) which takes just over five hours leaving you time for a brief lunch and several quick stops along the way. Given your time constraints, you may not have many scenic options. Consult the following for complete information:

www.viamichelin.com

www.mappy.com

Be conscious of the growing number of radar speed traps that are popping up everywhere in France. The above sources explain where they are.

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I agree that you don%26#39;t have time to do much by way of %26#39;scenic route%26#39;, but there is probably time for a detour :-)

If you wanted a break from the autoroute, you could come off at Reims and go through the champagne vineyards to Epernay and rejoin the autoroute further south.

Alternatively, we have broken the journey sometimes near Troyes, just going to the lake (Foret d%26#39;Orient) and having a picnic lunch (bought at a motorway services en route) . The lake is huge and pleasant enough as a convenient spot to get away from the traffic.

We have also come off at Troyes and headed directly to the place we were staying, not far from Dijon, to avoid the longer A5/A31 route (and the toll!) This has the advantage that you know how long you%26#39;ve got if you want to dawdle a bit. In our case, we dropped in at the back of the Abbaye de Fontenay, though the road through the forest had grass in the middle and appeared to go through a logging camp at one point! Not one to try if you%26#39;ve got time constraints.

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Many thanks for the info. The detour sounds interesting, i will probably come off and drive through the champagne region.

Thanks again

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