Mandy

We will visit the Cinque Terre in May, and want to go to the Dordogne next. Should we take the train - it must take 2 days? or should we return to Rome and take a plane to Paris and train to Dordogne?

Ira

Hi Mandy<BR> The train takes 18 - 22 hrs. It goes by way of Paris. You might have to change trains 2 - 3 times. <BR><BR> See http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/

jahoulih

I tried Monterosso to Bordeaux at www.bahn.de and found a couple of slightly quicker routes that don't go through Paris: <BR><BR>By day, Monterosso 7:05; Genoa Piazza Principe 8:18-8:55; Nice 11:51-13:33; Bordeaux 22:27. <BR><BR>By night, Monterosso 15:02; Genoa Brignole 16:42-17:09; Ventimiglia 20:09-20:25; Nice 21:11-22:01; Bordeaux 8:11. The night train has couchettes and reclining seats.

Rex

Use the airline www.airlibexpress.com Rome to Paris (Orly), and maybe onward to Bordeaux also.<BR><BR>Best wishes,<BR><BR>Rex<BR>

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jahoulih

In this case I think the train all the way would be better than airlibexpress. The best I could figure out with airlibexpress would be to leave Monterosso at 9:03 to get to Fiumicino in time for the 16:25 flight to Orly, then take the train to get to Bordeaux at 23:08. This is a little over an hour faster than the day route by train that I suggested, but it would cost about 160 Euros as opposed to 100 on the train all the way, and it would be more of a hassle than the train (at least in my opinion).

Rex

Jahoulih has a good point. I think I just focused on the question asked in the header, about originating IN Rome. But from the CT, airlibexpress also serves Pisa or Milan (Linate, I think) - - worthwhile to check out these alternatives to Rome.<BR>

jahoulih

The Pisa option works better than Rome: I think you could leave Monterosso at 9:40 and get to Bordeaux at 22:24, and the cost would be about 130 Euros. Personally I still think I'd take the train, but it's a closer call.

StCirq

Mandy:<BR><BR>May I ask why you're looking t Bordeaux as a destination? Coming from Cinque Terre, you're overshooting your destination by about three hours by heading to Bordeaux. Do you then plan to backtrack into the Dordogne?<BR><BR>There is a train from Arles that stops in Le Bugue, P&eacute;rigueux, and a number of other spots smack in the middle of the Dordogne (with a change in Agen). If you can get from Cinque Terre over the border to Arles, you should be able to make it to the Dordogne in less than two days.

jahoulih

I don't know ... Bordeaux to P&eacute;rigueux is only about one hour, and after considerable playing around with www.bahn.de I can't seem to come up with anything better than going via Bordeaux. (If you take the night train, you can get there a little quicker by changing at Toulouse and Agen, but the change at Toulouse is at 5:09 a.m.)

Rex

Perhaps even better is to use the Nice-Toulouse route on airlibexpress.<BR><BR>Depart 17h25 Arrive 18h30. from 29 euro.<BR><BR>You could leave CT quite late in the morning, if you choose, and still make a 17:25 departure from Nice. Then you are not far from Toulouse to the eastern edge of the Dordogne.<BR>

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Mandy

Many thanks for these fantastic replies!! I think we will catch the train from CT to Toulouse, then rent a car and drive the last bit - it seems about 200 odd klms, and I don't think there is anywhere near Sarlat or Souilliac ( on the train line ) to rent a hire car. Does anyone know about hire cars in this area?<BR>Mandy

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