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TRAVELLING TO FRANCE from the UK and Ireland

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. 



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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. 


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
London Heathrow, London Heathrow, Manchester
London Heathrow
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
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
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
Birmingham,  Edinburgh, Exeter, Leeds-Bradford, London Gatwick, Southampton
East Midlands, Liverpool, Stansted
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 Bristol, London Stansted
Perpignan, Béziers Ryanair London Stansted
Toulouse Jet2
Easyjet
Belfast, Edinburgh, Leeds-Bradford
Bristol, London Gatwick

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
Brittany Ferries
Cherbourg Portsmouth
Poole
Brittany Ferries
Brittany Ferries
St Malo Portsmouth
Weymouth
Brittany Ferries
Condor Ferries
Roscoff (Brittany) Plymouth Brittany Ferries



Train  to France  


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.
 
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