Travelling Around
There is an extensive network of internal flights and most of the country is well covered by both bus and rail networks.
Air France offers many internal flights to any domestic airports throughout the country. British budget carrier easyJet has flights linking Paris with Marseille, Nice and Toulouse.
Roads in France are generally of a very good quality, with well maintained surfaces in densely populated areas and much-used motorways. Buses are used quite extensively for short-distance travel within départements, especially in rural areas with relatively few train lines (eg. Brittany and Normandy), but services are often limited.
France’s rail system carries on with the theme of quality public transport – trains are, especially with the plethora of special fares on offer. Rail travel can get a person almost anywhere in the country and is well worth it.
France's superb rail network with comfortable trains and affordable journeys, reaches almost every part of the country. Many towns and villages not on the SNCF train and bus network are linked by intra-départmental bus lines. France's most important train lines radiate from Paris like the spokes of a wheel, making train travel between provincial towns situated on different 'spokes' rather slow. In some cases, you have to transit through Paris. Thanks to the high-speed TGV train, travel between some cities like Paris and Lyon is faster and easier by rail than by air.
Another relaxing way of seeing France is to cruise its canals and navigable rivers by houseboat. These usually accommodate four to 12 passengers and can be rented for a weekend or several weeks.
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