Best Means of Travel
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Best Means of Travel
We will be in Paris for 5 days and looking to visit local sites as well as going to Versailles. We are a family with 2 teenage kids. What is the best means of transport.
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Metro and bus (RER commuter trains for Versailles) do for most people. Perhaps your teenagers can help out with some route planning:
http://goparis.about.com/od/transpor..._and_Buses.htm
http://www.ratp.fr/en/ratp/c_21879/tourists/
http://www.ratp.fr/plan-interactif/
http://goparis.about.com/od/transpor..._and_Buses.htm
http://www.ratp.fr/en/ratp/c_21879/tourists/
http://www.ratp.fr/plan-interactif/
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There's also a bus way to go to Versailles, which is nicer, in my opinon. You get to see more of the local atmosphere on your trip.
Here are your alternatives.
http://www.visitingeu.com/western-eu...ersailles.html
Here are your alternatives.
http://www.visitingeu.com/western-eu...ersailles.html
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Agree - for Paris use feet- assume you will walk at least 5 miles per day. Use Metro for longer trips - or walk to sights during the day and grab a cab back to the hotel to freshen up for dinner (for 4 people it won't be very expensive).