Loire Valley: Drive from Paris or Tours/Amboise?
May 15th, 2005 | 04:36 PM
#1
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Loire Valley: Drive from Paris or Tours/Amboise?
We'll be going there for a long day on a weekday in late-May.
I expect to leave Paris around 8am and return around 8-9PM.
Two people travelling.
Should we drive straight from Paris or do TGV to Tours/Amboise and then drive from there?
Thank you.
I expect to leave Paris around 8am and return around 8-9PM.
Two people travelling.
Should we drive straight from Paris or do TGV to Tours/Amboise and then drive from there?
Thank you.
May 15th, 2005 | 04:59 PM
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Have you checked on viamichelin.com? They will tell you how long and how much a trip costs and map it all out for you. I looked just now and Paris to Amboise, by their estimates:
- 2 hr 19 min
- 16 euro tolls
- 13.59 euro in gas/petrol
They have options for how to avoid tolls, too.
- 2 hr 19 min
- 16 euro tolls
- 13.59 euro in gas/petrol
They have options for how to avoid tolls, too.
May 16th, 2005 | 06:13 AM
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Rent your car at the Gare de Lyon, stopping by the day before to get the lay of the land. Very easy to get to the highway from there.
www.mappy.com shows you road signs on the autoroute.
www.mappy.com shows you road signs on the autoroute.
May 16th, 2005 | 06:36 AM
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If you can afford it, take a TGV to Tours...takes one hour..and rent the car there. After all that money you saved by doing your own laundry and by packing light so you can live and dress like a refugee you deserve a relaxing train ride which is worth every penny.
Have a great trip.
Have a great trip.
