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Travel to France - 2009

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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
(See also below for low-cost carriers from CDG)
British Airways
BMI UK
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
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
BMI UK
Air France / Delta
London Gatwick, London Heathrow
Dublin
London city,
London Heathrow
New York JFK

Low cost airlines - flights to France 2009
Tables by region:.  Click the link for further information for  Flybe BMIbaby, and Jet2  flights
Brittany / NW France Carrier Flights to / from
Rennes Flybe Edinburgh, Exeter, Manchester, Southampton, Newcastle and Belfast.
Brest Flybe
Ryanair
Birmingham, Exeter, and Southampton
Luton
Nantes Aer Arann
Ryanair

Easyjet
Cork, Bristol, Cardiff and Manchester
Stansted, East Midlands, Bournemouth, Liverpool Dublin and
Shannon
London Gatwick
Dinard Ryanair Stansted, Bristol, East Midlands
St Brieuc Skybus Newquay (Cornwall)

Paris & east France  Carrier Flights to / from
Albert (Somme) Jet2 Leeds-Bradford
Paris Charles de Gaulle Flybe
BmiBaby
Easyjet
Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester, Exeter, Southampton
East Midlands
Belfast, Bristol, Edinburgh, glasgow, Liverpool, Luton, Newcastle
Paris Beauvais Ryanair Shannon, Dublin, Glasgow Prestwick, Bournemouth, Liverpool
Basel-Mulhouse Easyjet
London Stansted, London Luton, Liverpool
Geneva (Alps, Jura) Jet2
BmiBaby
Blackpool,  Leeds Bradford, Manchester
Cardiff, Birmingham, East Midlands, Manchester

Flights to the Alps and southern France:

Central France  Carrier Flights to / from
Geneva (Alps, Jura) Jet2
BmiBaby
Blackpool,  Leeds Bradford, Manchester
Cardiff, Birmingham, East Midlands, Manchester
Chambéry (Alps) Flybe
Jet2
Snowjet
Birmingham, Exeter, Norwich and Southampton
Belfast, Edinburgh, Leeds-Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle
Gatwick, Stansted, Bristol, Manchester
Clermont Ferrand Carrier needed!
Lyon St Exupery Flybe
BmiBaby
Easyjet
Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Manchester
London Heathrow, Manchester
London Stansted, London Gatwick
Grenoble Ryanair London Stansted, East Midlands, Liverpool, Glasgow Prestwick,  Dublin
Mediterranean France
Nice Flybe
Easyjet

BmiBaby
Globespan
Jet2
Ryanair
Exeter,  Southampton
Bristol, Edinburgh, Liverpool,  London Gatwick,  Luton,
Newcastle
Birmingham, East Midlands
Edinburgh
Leeds-Bradford, Manchester

Dublin,
Marseilles Ryanair
Easyjet

Bournemouth, Dublin, Glasgow, London Stansted
London Gatwick, Bristol
Toulon Hyères Ryanair London Stansted,  Bristol
Avignon Provence Flybe
Jet2
Exeter,  Southampton
Edinburgh,  Leeds/Bradford
Montpellier Easyjet
Ryanair
London Gatwick,
Bristol
Perpignan Flybe Southampton
Carcassonne Ryanair London Stansted, East Midlands, Liverpool, Cork, Shannon, Edinburgh

Flights to south-west France

W & SW France  Carrier Flights to / from
Angouleme Ryanair London stansted
Bergerac Flybe

Ryanair
Birmingham,  Edinburgh, Exeter, Leeds-Bradford, London Gatwick, Southampton
Bristol, East Midlands, Liverpool, Stansted
Béziers Ryanair Bristol, London Stansted,  Luton
Biarritz Easyjet
Ryanair
London Gatwick, Bristol
London Stansted, Dublin, Shannon
Bordeaux Flybe
Easyjet  
Southampton
Bristol, London Luton, Liverpool
La Rochelle Flybe
Jet2
Easyjet
Ryanair
Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and Southampton
Edinburgh, Leeds-Bradford
Bristol, London Gatwick
London Stansted, Dublin
Limoges Flybe
Ryanair
Newcastle and Southampton
Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Liverpool, London Stansted
Poitiers Ryanair Edinburgh,  London Stansted, Birmingham
Rodez Ryanair London Stansted, Dublin
Pau Ryanair Bristol,  London Stansted
Perpignan, Béziers Ryanair
Flybe
London Stansted, Birmingham, Bristol
Southampton
Toulouse Jet2
Easyjet
Flybe
Belfast, Edinburgh, Leeds-Bradford
Bristol, London Gatwick
Birmingham






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 and  special offers  if underlined)
Calais Dover P&O Ferries
Calais Dover SeaFrance Ferries
Dunkirk / Dunkerque Dover Norfolk Lines
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
Click here for other European rail routes and special packages from Rail Europe
Click for special offersClick here for special offers, timetables and  book  Eurostar and other  rail tickets: 

Train  to France  


The most convenient means of travelling by train from London to Provincial France is to  take the Eurostar (click for prices)   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 and haul their luggage across Paris. At Lille Europe station, Eurostar trains from London and Brussels use the same platforms as French TGVs going all over France.
   The fastest train service from London to Paris is now just 2h 35 minutes from city centre to city centre; depending on the season, there are also direct Eurostar services from London to Bourg St Maurice in the Alps, and from London to Avignon, in Provence.  But by changing at Lille Europe station you can reach a large number of destinations across France with just a single connection.
   The Rail Europe booking form on the left allows you to book your European rail journey from London, Paris or other major European locations. If the departure city or destination you are looking for does not come up in the roll-down menus of the booking form, click on the link below for further options and offers.
 
Click here to check European train timetables and book tickets.

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