Hello,
My daughter and I are arriving at CDG in Paris the morning of May 21. We need to get to St. Paul De Vence sometime that day! Easyjet flights to Nice won%26#39;t accommodate our luggage - so we thought we would take a TGV train as close as we could get and perhaps rent a car. I%26#39;m having a devil of a time trying to figure this out on my own. Could someone please help me???Or give me other realistic options? THANK YOU!
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The best solution would be to reduce the amount of your luggage. My wife and I can spend 3 months in Europe with around 20 kg each.
The nearest main station to St Paul de Vence is Nice, and you could hire a car there if you arrive at a reasonable hour. However, this might be difficult, as the trains take 5.5 to 6 hours for the trip.
You can get train times and costs from www.voyages-sncf.com but stick with French. If you switch to English, you get another site that does not list all the trains.
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Our personal luggage is no problem - we travel extremely light - unfortunately we agreed to take extra luggage to a friend%26#39;s son. Long story - but I am rethinking the favor! thanks for the info.
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Depending on train arrival times and car rental opening times, you may be better getting the TGV just to Marseille - the fast line ends there anyway and it%26#39;s a normal train between Marseille and Nice. Hire a car in Marseille and drive along the motorway to St Paul.
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The TGV stops in Antibes which might be more convenient than Nice if you take a taxi to Saint-Paul.
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St Paul is only about a half hour from Nice so driving all the way from Marseille seems a bit much.
Keep any driving to a minimum the first day you get off a trans Atlantic flight.
Antibes or Nice would be best to grab a car... check your TGV schedule to see if one makes more sense than the other for timing.
Be aware there is often an extra charge for picking up a car at a railway station.
The TGV trip will take about 5:30 hours to Nice. If you can%26#39;t get a train from CDG you can get to Gare de Lyon in half an hour or so and be on the Cote d%26#39;Azur by mid afternoon.
http://tgv.com
Rob
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I just had a look at the St Paul tourism website:
BY TRAIN (Nearest station: Cagnes-sur-Mer)
* Then bus N°400 (Cagnes -sur-Mer to Saint-Paul in 15 min)
* Paris-Nice direct on the TGV direct links to major towns and cities shuttle train from Antibes/ Nice station/Cagnes-sur -Mer.
BY BUS
* From Nice bus station: bus N°400 (Nice /Airport/Saint-Laurent-du-Var/Cagnes-sur-Mer/Saint-Paul and Vence) every 30 to 45 min. Nice/Saint-Paul takes 1 hour.
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Taxi Jean-Luc : Mobile 06 08 26 11 72 - Fax 04 92 13 07 40
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the TAM 400 bus schedule Nice to St paul de vence and vence via cagnes sur mer and vice versa
- costs one euro per journey
www.cg06.fr/transport/lignes-tam/400.pdf
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