Page 554 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - France

GETTING
AROUND

NEED TO KNOW Getting Around discover how best to reach your destinations and travel like a pro.
Whether you are visiting for a short city break or rural country retreat,

Arriving by Air
AT A GLANCE
Charles de Gaulle outside Paris is Europe’s
PUBLIC TRANSPORT COSTS
busiest continental airport and France’s main
international hub. Orly airport outside Paris is a
PARIS
€1.90
routes. About 40 regional airports, including
Nice, Lyon, Marseille and Toulouse, handle
budget airlines and charters.
Single journey hub for domestic, European and North African
Metro, tram, bus, funicular
Train Travel
LYON
€1.90 International Train Travel
You can travel from France to any major city
in Europe by regular rail or on the celebrated
Single journey 300 km/h (186 mph) high-speed TGVs, which
Metro, tram, bus
now link London, Brussels, Frankfurt, Munich,
MARSEILLE Luxembourg and Geneva. Eurail and Interrail
sell passes (to European non-residents and resi-
€1.60 dents respectively) for interna tional journeys
lasting from five days up to three months. Both
Single journey passes are valid on TGVs but do not include the
Metro, tram, bus mandatory seat reservation fee.
Eurail
∑ eurail.com
Interrail
SPEED LIMIT ∑ interrail.eu
DIVIDED
AUTOROUTE HIGHWAY Domestic Train Travel
The state-owned SNCF serves all regions of
130 110 France and Monaco. SNCF’s regional TER trains
cannot be booked, while the longer Intercity and
km/h km/h night trains require reservations. All TGVs require
(81 mph) (68 mph) numbered seat bookings. Tickets can be bought
online at SNCF or Loco2 and printed out or
stored as QR codes on mobiles. Machines at
stations also sell tickets, which must be inserted
RURAL URBAN
ROADS ROADS into yellow validating machines (located on
every platform) before boarding to avoid fines.
80 50 Railway buffs will also enjoy France’s steam
locomotive routes and scenic tours; one of the
km/h km/h most spectacular is the Chamonix cog railway.
(50 mph) (31 mph) Chamonix
∑ chamonix.net
Loco2
∑ loco2.com
SNCF
∑ en.oui.sncf

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