Driving through Paris
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Driving through Paris
Hi. Im planning to drive with the Mrs and kids through france into spain... we are heading from Calais through Paris to Clermont Ferrend spending the night there.
I am planning to reach Paris for 7am, shiw kids the Tower etc... what is traffic like at this time. Is Paris easy to negotiate at 7am.
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I am planning to reach Paris for 7am, shiw kids the Tower etc... what is traffic like at this time. Is Paris easy to negotiate at 7am.
Thanks
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You do know it is over six hours drive from Calais to Clermont-Ferrand? Assuming you are driving to Calais from somewhere in the UK, I think you have to either consider somewhere closer to Paris to stop for the night or drop Paris.
Personally I wouldn't drive into Paris or around the Périférique at that time of the morning on a weekday. Nor would I want to drive so far into France after a channel crossing, unless I was starting from somewhere very close to Dover/Folkestone.
Personally I wouldn't drive into Paris or around the Périférique at that time of the morning on a weekday. Nor would I want to drive so far into France after a channel crossing, unless I was starting from somewhere very close to Dover/Folkestone.
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Frecnh start later than 7 am, so no big congestion, but the rest of waht hetismij said is spot one : Calsis - Paris will take 3 hours at least and Paris - Clermont Ferrand will take at least 4 hours. Meaning you wake up at 3, on the road at 4, visit and leave at 1 pm to arrive at 5-6 pm at Clermont.
ps : it is périphérique. ;-)
ps : it is périphérique. ;-)
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Cheers... the distance isnt a problem... me and mrs share the driving... once drove from albuferia to bilbao in 12 hours.. stopping once for pee and once for fuel...... just wanted to know what traffic was like at 7am in central paris.
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There is very little traffic inside Paris at 7am. However, you may encounter quite a bit of traffic on the A1 coming into Paris. Do not take the A16 which is a joy for most of the way but which turns into a suburban traffic nightmare when it ends well before you reach Paris and dumps you on to some of the worst roads imaginable.
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Here's an idea: Check into a hotel on the south side of Paris before 6 PM; show the kids the lit-up Eiffel Tower at 9 PM; return to motel afterward; leave Paris from hotel early next day.
The lit-up Tower is far more striking and awesome for a kid than the early-in-the-morning Tower.
The lit-up Tower is far more striking and awesome for a kid than the early-in-the-morning Tower.
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Cheers for the info... we need to be in Tunes in Portugal for Saturday 5pm... two weeks booked in villa... so taking 2 days to drive down. Leaving bristol and catching 1am chunnel.... arrive france for 2 (3 french time). 3 hours to Paris just tootling along... show kids central paris early doors then tootle down to clermont ferrand. Stay the night... next day down to Millau Bridge... tallest bridge in the world then into Spain to Salamanca for the night... then saturday morning tootle into Portugal. Lots of tootling and stopping wherever looks nice for lunches and dinner etc...
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http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...mment-10105939
But they can if they want to.
https://www.theaa.com/european-break...offence-abroad
But they can if they want to.
https://www.theaa.com/european-break...offence-abroad
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