We are planning our 2007 trip. Is it realistic to drive from Lyon to Paris in one day? We will be picking up the car on our arrival at CDG and then touring the Loire, the Dordogne and Provence before spending a few days in Lyon. Then on to paris for several more days.
Thanks.
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Yes, it is (CDG-Lyon is under 500 km and it%26#39;s motorway all the way long). Beware though, you might be very tired after your flight : better tae advantage of the numerous rest areas along French motorways to stop very often.
If you are leaving at a busy time, traffic around Paris and Lyon might be difficult.
From CDG to Lyon, follow these motorways :
Exit CDG
A3 (PARIS PORTE DE BAGNOLET)
connect to the A86 towards CRETEIL BORDEAUX LYON
and then to the A6 towards LYON.
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Having a car in Paris is a liability, and the same goes for at least part of your stay in Lyon. So unless you have some special plans, perhaps a train would make more sense.
If you are planning to proceed straight to the Loire from CDG, check the train schedules. There are direct ones from the airport to Tours, stopping at St Pierre des Corps, outside of Tours. You can rent a car at either location. This is a nice alternative if you are tired after your flight.
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Thanks. We thought we would pick up the car at CDG and drive to Chartres and stay overnight there before going to Tours for several days as a base in the Loire after seeing the cathedral. Then on to the Dordogne and Provence. Lyon would be before we returned to Paris. I guess we would have to take the car back to CDG unless they will do a pick up at our Paris Hotel.
We might also check to see if we could leave the car in Lyon even though we would be getting it at CDG and then take the TGV from Lyon to Paris.
Any further thoughts would be welcome since we are just in the planning stage.
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If you were to return the car to an airport, Orly would be a better choice because it is on the way to Paris while CDG is way past.
I can see driving back if stopping somewhere on the way--Burgundy for example. If not, seeing how a car is not needed in Lyon, unless you have special plans, taking the train back is a sensible alternative.
I do my rentals through AutoEurope, using their toll free number.
A good source for hotels is Chateaux %26amp; Hotels de France [www.chateauxhotels.com].
www.mappy.com is handy for driving routes.
Sounds like an interesting trip.
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Francophool,
Thanks for the tips. The only reason I indicated returning to CDG is that it is generally cheaper to take the car back to where it was originally rented. I will check out the possibility of returning it elsewhere. I like the idea of taking the train back from Lyon but my husband prefers to drive. We had originally thought of stopping for a night at Nancy and at Troyes before going back to Paris but that would cut our time in Paris. I guess we could save Lorraine for another trip. We had ten days in Paris this June and have much more to see. We also had two days in Lyon and it was not enough. Four days in Dijon were great, too.
Again, thanks for the useful information.
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Loire info:
perso.orange.fr/guillonniere/loirevalley/
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Francophool,
Once more thank you. Checked the AutoEurope website and it looks promising. We may consider leasing although we may not have the 17 days they require for that. The Chateaux site will have to wait till I can connect from work as I can%26#39;t open it here on my older machine.
What started as a two week trip to celebrate my husband%26#39;s 75th birthday after our trip this year for our 50th anniversary , has no reached three weeks in the planning. I am still working and need to be back by September 19 so we are pushing back our starting dates.
If the $ were stronger we might go over that but will try to see what we can do in three weeks with one of them in Paris again--a must!
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Congratulations and bon voyage!!
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