Hello,
I just bought tickets to London for a 10 day trip. We are family of 4 (kids 15 and 9) and this is our very first trip to Europe. We are planning to visit Paris too. Any advice on how we should divide our trip? 5 days in each city or does London need more days? Which city has more things to see/do? Also what is the cheapest way to travel London-Paris round trip?
Thanks!

I love both cities, I woudl spend 5 in each. There are a couple of options for travel. The Eurostar, which takes you from city centre to city centre...or flights. Easyjet, Ryanair offer cheap flights.

I absolutely agree. Five days in each. (You will probably want to return to both after this taste of two great cities). The Eurostar, which travels city center to city center is more convenient and enjoyable. Even though the cheap flights cost less, you have to factor in the cost of going to and from the airports. Did you get open jaw tickets?

The <b>cheapest</b> way to travel between London &amp; Paris is probably on one of the low cost airlines like jamikins mentioned. On certain days of the week you will be stunned to see airfares of 20 euros/person or less (keep in mind there's tax on top of that but still a bargain). Ironically, it's now faster to take the Eurostar train when you factor in travel time to/from the airports to the city on both ends &amp; need to check in at airport hours in advance for security etc.(the cheaper airline don't have reserved seats). <i>But</i>, if you're doing London/Paris/London to go home, flying may work better if you can fly back from Paris into the London airport you depart for home from(follow me?) Try looking on the websites skyscanner.com or applefares.com. Both have multiple airline listings for comparison.

There are tons of things to see in both cities. London probably has more daytrips outside the city people like to do that taek up time(ie Stonhenge, Blenheim Palace, Bath, Greenwich, Windsor). But London is much more expensive IMO than Paris. In Paris, the most common daytrip is usually Versailles.

Tell us when you're going, what your interests/&quot;must sees&quot; are &amp; budget for better advice.

We are reaching London (Gatwick) on 13th and flying back from Gatwick on 23rd. Our return flight is at 1:50 P.M so we might have to return from Paris by 22nd night. We are thinking of doing London first and Paris next. As this is our first trip we want to hit all the top spots (Eiffel, Louvre, Versailles, Tower of London, Buck palace, Westminster and so on). My kids being great Harry Potter fans want to see all the sights associated with that. I am thinking of making apartment reservations for both city with vrbo.com. Our budget is limited - spend on wahts necessary but no splurging. All your suggestions are invaluable as it is our first overseas trip.