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TRAVELLING TO FRANCE from the UK, Ireland, the USA or Canada
France
is a country that is easy to reach. Travellers from
Britain who
don't
want to drive can fly to a choice of destinations throughout the country;
but if
you want to take a ferry or the Eurotunnel Shuttle and then drive, do
not underestimate the time needed to reach your destination, once you
reach French soil. From Calais to the furthest regions of the south of
France can be more than twelve hours' drive. Transatlantic
visitors can fly direct to Paris from many North American airports, or
take a connecting service from others.
Fly to France
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Who
flies where in France?
There
are major airports in most French cities, and smaller airports served
by "low cost" carriers in many more. The five biggest French airports
are: Paris Charles de Gaulle, Paris Orly, Nice, Toulouse and
Marseilles. |
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UK
airport parking - click here |
Traditional
carriers:
Major international airlines serve the five main French airports from a
range of cities throughout Europe and beyond. Here is a
selection of carriers with direct services to and from the British
Isles and the USA. This list is full, but not necessarily exhaustive.
There is no guarantee that airlines indicated fly the route every day.
In all cases, check flights before planning your route.
| French
Airport |
Carrier |
Direct
Flights
to / from |
| Paris
Charles de Gaulle |
British
Airways
British Midland
Air France
American Airlines
Continental
Delta |
London
Heathrow, London Heathrow,
Manchester
London Heathrow
JFK, Boston, Washington, Philadelphia, Detroit,
Chicago
Toronto, Montreal, Houston, Los Angeles , Seattle, San Francisco, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver
Boston, Chicago, Dallas/Fort worth, Miami, New York
Cleveland, New York
Atlanta, Cincinnati, New York, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City |
| Paris
Orly |
Air
France |
London
Gatwick, London City |
| Toulouse Blagnac |
British
Airways |
London
Gatwick |
| Marseilles |
British
Airways |
London
Gatwick |
| Bordeaux |
British
Airways |
London
Gatwick |
| Lyon St Exupéry |
British
Airways |
London
Heathrow, London Gatwick |
| Nice |
British
Airways
Aer Lingus
Air France
British Midland
Air France / Delta |
London
Gatwick, London Heathrow
Dublin
London city,
London Heathrow
New York JFK |
Low
cost carriers
Tables by
region:. Click the link for further information
for Flybe and
Jet2
flights
| Brittany
/ NW France |
Carrier |
Flights
to / from |
| Rennes |
Flybe |
Edinburgh,
Exeter, Manchester, Southampton and Belfast. |
| Brest |
Flybe
Ryanair |
Birmingham,
Exeter, Manchester and Southampton
Luton |
| Nantes |
Aer
Arann
Ryanair
Easyjet |
Cork,
Bristol, Cardiff and Manchester
Stansted,
East Midlands, Dublin and Shannon
London Gatwick |
| Dinard |
Ryanair |
Stansted,
Bristol, East Midlands |
| Paris
& east France |
Carrier |
Flights
to / from |
| Paris
Charles de Gaulle |
Flybe
BmiBaby
Easyjet |
Birmingham,
Bristol, Edinburgh, Manchester
East Midlands
Belfast, Bristol, Edinburgh, glasgow, Liverpool, Luton, Newcastle |
| Paris Beauvais |
Ryanair |
Shannon, Dublin, Glasgow
Prestwick |
| Basel-Mulhouse |
Easyjet
BmiBaby |
London
Stansted, London Luton, Liverpool, Amsterdam
Birmingham |
| Central
France |
Carrier |
Flights
to / from |
| Chambéry
(Alps) |
Flybe
Jet2 |
Birmingham,
Exeter, Norwich and Southampton
Belfast,
Edinburgh, Leeds-Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle |
| Clermont
Ferrand |
Ryanair |
Stansted
(to be confirmed) |
| Lyon
St Exupery |
Flybe
BmiBaby
Easyjet |
Birmingham,
Bristol, Edinburgh, Manchester
London Heathrow, Manchester
London Stansted |
| Grenoble |
Ryanair |
London Stansted, East
Midlands, Liverpool, Glasgow Prestwick, Dublin |
| Mediterranean France |
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| Nice |
Flybe
Easyjet
Ryanair
BmiBaby
Globespan
Jet2 |
Exeter,
Southampton
Bristol, Edinburgh, Liverpool, London Gatwick,
Luton,
Newcastle
London
Stansted,
Dublin,
Birmingham, East Midlands, London Heathrow
Edinburgh
Leeds-Bradford,
Manchester |
| Marseilles |
Ryanair
Easyjet
BmiBaby |
Bournemouth,
Dublin, Glasgow, London Stansted
London
Gatwick, Bristol
Birmingham |
| Toulon
Hyères |
Ryanair |
London
Stansted |
| Avignon
Provence |
Flybe
Jet2 |
Exeter,
Southampton
Edinburgh, Leeds/Bradford |
| Montpellier |
Easyjet |
London
Gatwick |
| Perpignan |
Flybe |
Southampton |
| Carcassonne |
Ryanair |
London Stansted, East
Midlands, Liverpool, Cork, Shannon |
| W
& SW France |
Carrier |
Flights
to / from |
| Bergerac |
Flybe
Ryanair
Transavia |
Birmingham,
Edinburgh, Exeter, Leeds-Bradford, London Gatwick, Southampton
East Midlands, Liverpool, Stansted
Amsterdam Schipol |
| Biarritz |
Easyjet
Ryanair |
London Gatwick, Bristol
London Stansted, Dublin, Shannon |
| Bordeaux |
Flybe
BmiBaby
Easyjet |
Southampton
Birmingham, Manchester
Bristol, London Luton |
| La Rochelle |
Flybe
Jet2
Easyjet
Ryanair |
Birmingham,
Manchester and Southampton
Edinburgh, Leeds-Bradford
Bristol, London Gatwick
London Stansted, Dublin |
| Limoges |
Flybe |
Newcastle
and Southampton |
| Rodez |
Ryanair |
London
Stansted, Dublin |
| Pau |
Ryanair
Transavia |
Bristol,
London
Stansted
Amsterdam Schipol |
| Perpignan, Béziers |
Ryanair |
London
Stansted |
| Toulouse |
Jet2
Easyjet |
Belfast,
Edinburgh, Leeds-Bradford
Bristol, London Gatwick |
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On arrival in France
At small airports, where there is not a
lot of traffic, it is often possible to clear customs and retrieve
baggage in as little as ten minutes. Car hire is available at all
airports, though public transport may not be avaialble at the
smaller airports. Finding a taxi may involve a long wait at small
airports, as taxi drivers tend not to do out-of-town airport runs on
the off chance..... |
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UK
airport parking - click here |
Sail and Drive to France
You have a choice of ferry operators running from a number of UK ports;
| To |
From
UK port |
Company
(click for details if underlined) |
| Calais |
Dover |
P
& O Ferries |
| Calais |
Dover |
SeaFrance
ferries |
| Boulogne |
Dover |
Speed Ferries |
| Dunkirk / Dunkerque |
Dover |
Norfolk Line |
| Dieppe |
Newhaven |
Transmanche Ferries |
| Le Havre |
Portsmouth
Newhaven |
LD Lines
LD Lines |
| Caen |
Portsmouth
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Brittany Ferries |
| Cherbourg |
Portsmouth
Poole |
Brittany Ferries
Brittany Ferries |
| St Malo |
Portsmouth
Weymouth
|
Brittany Ferries
Condor
Ferries |
| Roscoff (Brittany) |
Plymouth |
Brittany Ferries |
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Train to France
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The
most
convenient means of travelling by train from London to
Provincial France is to
take the
Eurostar from
London, Ebbsfleet or Ashford to Lille, and connect at Lille
to a French
TGV. There are direct TGV connections from Lille to a large number of
French towns and cities, including Bordeaux, Rennes, Nantes, Dijon,
Besançon, Avignon, Aix en Provence, Marseilles,
Montpellier, Perpignan
or Nice. By changing at Lille, travellers do not need to change
stations or cross Paris; Eurostars and French TGVs share the same
platforms at Lille Europe station.
Click
here
to check train timetables, special rail passes,
and book tickets. |
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