Getting Around France
Welcome to our pages about travelling around France.
We've got advice, information and reader's experiences of getting about in France, whether you are driving or travelling by rail.
Why not also try:
• Getting to France
• Flight Guide
• Ferry Guide
• Guide to the Regions of France
• Walking Holidays in France
• Cycling Holidays in France
• Family Holidays in France
• Activity Holidays in France
• Winter Sports Holidays in France
• Food & Wine Holidays in France
We've got advice, information and reader's experiences of getting about in France, whether you are driving or travelling by rail.
Why not also try:
• Getting to France
• Flight Guide
• Ferry Guide
• Guide to the Regions of France
• Walking Holidays in France
• Cycling Holidays in France
• Family Holidays in France
• Activity Holidays in France
• Winter Sports Holidays in France
• Food & Wine Holidays in France
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We want to know about your experiences of getting about in France. Do you have advice and tips for other tourists? Anecdotes, articles and feedback are all welcome.
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Did You Know?
Toussaint ('All Saints'), on 1st November is when most of France visit graves and graveyards to pay homage to their dearly beloved who have departed this world, and festoon the graves with chrysanthemums.
Did you know: that of all the holiday periods in France the most dangerous to be driving on the roads is over the Toussaint period, when the most accidents and deaths on the roads have been recorded.
Driving in France - an introduction
(picture 28230l)Before setting off onto the French roads, it is vital to acquaint yourself with some basic principals concerning driving in France as well as the road network and administrative requirements relating to Driving Licences, as explains French lawyer Indra Balassoupramaniane. more...New Safety Vest Regulations
Legal requirements for driving in France
For two years, French motorway authorities have been encouraging the use of yellow vests for drivers leaving their vehicles due to breakdowns or accidents. They handed out 25, 000 free vests in 2006, and published guidelines on how to leave your vehicle safely. Now the vests...
more on French road safety regulations...
Travel to the Ski Resorts of France
Your options for getting to French mountain resorts |
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1. Plane – Guide to the airports
2. Train – The ski train and others
3. Automobile – Driving there via the channel tunnel and ferry, or hiring once in resort.
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Ski Transfers Languedoc Roussillon
Aerobus - getting you safely to and from the slopes!
Aerobus Haute Vallee offer transfers to and from the Pyrenees ski slopes in Languedoc Roussillon. Whether you need to travel from your gite, B&B or hotel, let Aerobus get you safely from A to B. ski transfer details...
Boat Trips, Train Trips & Wagon Rides
Get the best out of the beautiful Dordogne region
The Dordogne river has been used for the transport of goods from Roman times giving rise to a whole industry of boatbuilding. Today sailing boats known as gabarres offer you the opportunity to cruise down the river taking in the history of the water...gabarres, wagons and more...
Taking Bikes on French Trains
Which trains allow it and which don't...
FUBicy (Fédération française des Usagers de la Bicyclette) campaign on behalf of cyclists in France. They are trying to get SNCF to adopt more coherent and logical policies regarding allowing bikes on French trains. Their advice and information will help you to understand the complex system currently in place, and to deal with bookings...help with taking bikes on French trains...
Drinking & Driving in France
Beware of the change in attitudes!
The relaxed attitude to drinking and driving in France has surprised and sometimes delighted many foreign visitors. Tales such as the account in ‘A Year in Provence’, where policemen were helping drunk partygoers into their cars at the end of a village meal were not rare. But things have swiftly changed, since the French government pledged to lower the terrifyingly high number of deaths on French roads...
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France to Set Up Railway Police Force
'Steaming' incident forces Government's hand
French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy has announced a new railway police force to help deter violent incidents...safer French trains...
Speed Traps in France
A guide to the speed cameras in France
The French Government has introduced a comprehensive program of automatic radars to be installed all over the country...French speed cameras...
Removals to France
Choosing a removals company to transport posessions to your home in France.
Moving your possessions to France was once the preserve of a few specialist international removals firms. Not any more. There are over 20 firms listed in the FrenchEntrée.com Directory alone. ...
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Boating Holidays in France
Cruise the heart of France along the network of rivers and canals onboard one of Le Boat's luxurious cruisers.Holiday Directory
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Driving in France?
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