What was once a big and far reaching rail network has dwindled over the last few decades. The French railroads have been closing rail lines and therefore closing railway-stations. Today there are 3029 stations left, but the ones that are left have been modernised over the last few years, partially to comply with European regulations. […]

The High Speed Train (TGV) is the premium fast rail service offered by the French railroads, the SNCF. It’s followed by the inter-regional service called “Intercites“. And finally there’s the regional service called TER (Transport Express Régional). This service links small cities, towns and even villages in the same region together, and brings them to […]

The French railroads, the SNCF, used to have a very extensive rail network linking most cities and bigger towns in France with each other. Apart from the High Speed Train (=TGV), the interlinking of cities was the top service category for the French company. Now called Intercites (in English “Intercity”), this train service doesn’t stop […]

Moving around France is easy. First of all, you have a great motorway network, called the “Autoroutes“. Although most of them are toll roads (=Peages), they are well maintained and offer many service areas along the way. But if driving a car, or riding a motorcycle, is not your preferred way of moving through the […]

Transport Getting There Via train. There is a train link between Paris and the shared railway station of Trouville-sur-Mer and Deauville. There are several daily direct (and ones where you need to change) trains. Fastest time is 2 hours. Via Ferry: Closest ferry harbours from the UK are Ouistreham (Caen) and Le Havre Via Air: […]