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How to get around in France and Europe?

4 May 2012

When living in France, you are often led to travel to other countries!

In this article, I will present to you the different possible solutions for getting around in France and Europe and traveling freely.

Getting around in France and Europe easily?

You already have several means of transportation in mind:

  • Getting around in France and Europe: Carpooling,

When you travel in Europe, even if the distances are short, it is preferable to carpool if you leave very quickly and it is often cheaper than the train! How does it work concretely! Register on the covoiturage.fr website. You will find other people who want to go to Europe! and off you go!
  • Getting around in France and Europe: Traveling by car,

You have decided to travel by car and not take unknown people, the only advice I can give you is to be careful in certain countries like Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia, etc. There are mandatory vignettes to drive in the country! If you don’t have it you risk a big fine, Check if a vignette is mandatory to use the highways of the country!!
  • Getting around in France and Europe: The train,

Several fast means of transportation are available such as EUROSTAR for London, THALYS for Germany, Belgium and other countries! There are SNCF trains to get around the neighboring countries of Europe!
  • Getting around in France and Europe: EUROLINES BUS,

The bus par excellence is EUROLINES, it is the means I recommend for getting around Europe, you don’t have to worry about the car or driving if you are tired! It is the best value for money if you have the time.
There are a multitude of schedules and routes! You can go to all the major European cities such as Berlin, Budapest, Prague, etc. I have already used it several times to go to London and Amsterdam.
If you want to do a tour of Europe, there are also several formulas with unlimited travel for 15 days or 30 days, prices depend on the season and there are also prices for those under 26 years old.
I will present EUROLINES a little better in another article.
  • The plane,

Book your tickets in advance (3 months) if you are leaving for a long weekend in high season (Pentecost weekend or Ascension Thursday) because prices rise very quickly. I am leaving for the weekend of May 1 and 8 and I booked my tickets 2 months in advance but if I had booked 3 months in advance, I could have saved another 20 to 30 euros on the ticket! This amount could get you an extra night in a youth hostel!

To find the best prices use flight ticket price comparison sites.

  • Hitchhiking in Europe,

Hitchhiking is more successful in Germany than in France. If you have a low budget! You can always try it! I remember that at the end of my world tour! I got from Frankfurt to Metz by hitchhiking by taking 3 cars! It is very practical, and you always have very good memories!

I advise you to see the Wikipedia for hitchhiking

  • Other less conventional means of transport

I will not present other means such as bicycle, motorcycle, walking, etc. I don’t really have any advice to give.

Find other articles in the section: travel advice

And you, what means of transport do you use to get around Europe?

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