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Further travel information. Click the links to jump down to the sections of information available on this page:


Ferry websites:

Click on the individual links below for the crossing/flight that suits you best. Also see opposite Price Watch & Special Offers currently running

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P&O Ferries

Sailings: Dover to Calais and Zeebrugge (75 minutes)

Brittany Ferries www.brittanyferries.com
Sailings: Portsmouth to St Malo
Portsmouth to Cherbourg
Poole to Cherbourg
Plymouth to Roscoff
Once you have decided on your sailing come back to us for a quote as many of our owners can offer discounts.

Condor Ferries www.condorferries.co.uk
Sailings: Poole or Weymouth (via Guerney/Jersey) to St. Malo (6.5-7.5 hrs)
Portsmouth to Cherbourg (5 hrs) in Summer Holidays.

LD Lines www.ldlines.co.uk
Sailings: Portsmouth to Le Havre
Rosselare to Le Havre
Dover to Bolougne

Norfolk Line www.norfolkline.com
Sailings: Dover to Dunkirk


SeaFrance www.seafrance.com
Sailings: Dover to Calais (75 minutes)

Superfast Ferries www.superfast.com
Sailings: Rosyth (Edinburgh) to Zeebrugge (18 hour overnight sailing)

TAKING YOUR PET For the Pet Helpline (0870 241 1710) or go to
www.DEFRA - Animal Health & Quarantine
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Airline websites:



Air France www.airfrance.co.uk
Air Francewww.airfrance.co.uk
To: Most major French Airports
From: Aberdeen, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Gatwick, Glasgow, Heathrow, Manchester, Southampton
British Airways www.britishairways.com (0845 773 3377)
To: Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Nantes, Nice, Paris, Toulon, Toulouse.
From: Bristol, Gatwick, Heathrow, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle
Flybe www.flybe.com (01392 268 512)
To: Angers, Avignon, Bergerac, Bordeaux, Brest, Chambery, La Rochelle, Limoges, Paris, Perpignan, Rennes, Toulouse
From: Bristol, Birmingham, Exeter, Leeds/Bradford, Norwich, Southampton + a wide selection of flights between regional airports
Bmi British Midland www.flybmi.com (0870 607 0555)
To: Lyons, Nice, Paris & Toulouse
From: Aberden, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Heathrow, Manchester & East Midlands and more..
bmibaby www.bmibaby.com
To: Bordeaux, Geneva, Lyons, Nice, Paris, Perpignan, Toulouse
From: Birmingham, Cardiff, Leeds, Heathrow, Nottingham, Manchester
EasyJet www.easyjet.com (0870 600 000)
To: Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Paris, Toulouse
From: Bristol, Gatwick, Luton, Liverpool, Newcastle, Stanstead
Flyglobespan www.flyglobespan.com
To: Nice & Geneva
From: Glasgow & Edinburgh (just to Nice)
Jet2.com www.jet2.com
To: Chambery, Geneva, Nice, Paris(CDG)
From: Leeds/Bradford & Manchester
Ryanair www.ryanair.com (0870 156 9569)
To: Bergerac, Biarritz, Carcasonne, Dinard, Limoges, Lyons (St Etienne), Montpellier, Nimes, Pau, Perpignan, Poiters, Rodez, La Rochelle, Toulon, Tours
From: London Stansted
From: Liverpool to Limoges and Nimes NEW


See Regional Airports below for car parking and flight details.
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Airport websites:

Birmingham www.bhx.co.uk
Bristol www.bristolairport.com
Edinburgh www.baa.co.uk/main/airports/edinburgh/
Glasgow www.baa.co.uk/main/airports/glasgow/
Heathrow www.baa.co.uk/main/airports/heathrow/
Leeds-Bradford www.lbia.co.uk
London City www.londoncityairport.com
Manchester www.manchesterairport.co.uk
Newcastle www.newcastleairport.com
Southampton www.baa.co.uk/main/airports/southampton
Stansted www.baa.co.uk/main/airports/stansted/
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Car Hire Websites:

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Railway and train network:

To book for Lille, Paris, Brussels or Avignon (Provence). Try the Eurostar Ski Train and their service to Avignon (Provence) takes just 6 hours.

Eurotunnelwww.eurotunnel.co.uk
Dover to Calais
£100 return (travel after 1400 and return before 1400)
Motorail www.raileurope.co.uk uk version
France Railpass: the best way to see France
SNCF www.sncf.fr  uk version
French railways links
TGV www.tgv.com  uk version
High speed railway links
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Travel Insurance Websites:

Go Travel www.gotravelinsurance.co.uk
Insure & Go www.Insure & Go.com (Single , Annual and over 65 Travel policies as well as ski Insurance)
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TRAVEL DEALS AND SPECIAL OFFERS JUST CLICK ON THE SEPARATE LINKS BELOW TO COMPARE PRICES.



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Dover-Calais
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SeaFrance www.seafrance.com
Dover-Calais sailings at very competitive prices.

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CAR & TRAVEL INSURANCE:
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For Single, Annual, Over 65 & Ski Travel Insurance Policies.



MAPS & TRAVEL ACCESSORIES:
Mappy.com

Plan your route to your holiday home with printable routes or find out the exact location of your holiday home.

TIPS TO BOOK CHEAPER TRAVEL!
1) Travel mid-week and/or mid-day (going) and early morning (returning). Just see how much you save!

2) French hotel and B & B accommodation start from £30 per night so avoid the expensive night ferries and start your holiday early. For a range of hotels and B & Bs look at our hotel database above or click on Links Page where there are more links for a range of french hotels.

3) See above for Special Offers. However, always ask, before booking, if the travel operator is running any special deals or discounts in case we have missed something!

If you have any tips to make travelling simplier and cheaper then let us know at: info@francewithus.net


Journey Planner:

You might find the mileage chart below useful for planning your journey. As a rough guide you will usually average about 45mph on the national routes and 75mph on motorways. You should also remember that tolls are payable on most French motorways and vary in cost. Distances below are shown in miles and are calculated from town or city centres and along the best roads.

If you want to plan your journey from door-to-door in great detail, then why not also tryout Mappy.com.

Mileage Chart (1 Mile = 1.6 kms)


Boulogne Caen Calais Cherbourg Dieppe Le Havre Roscoff St Malo Dunkerque
Alencon 202 64 223 139 129 109 214 111 250
Amiens 76 149 96 222 71 111 372 260 89
Avignon 581 570 608 644 518 547 694 603 607
Beaune 348 328 360 407 299 314 594 393 -
Biarritz 680 484 674 521 555 553 536 452 665
Bordeaux 514 359 541 396 400 404 400 311 540
Brive 456 328 483 397 408 397 434 357 482
Clermont-Ferrand 402 341 429 416 358 357 464 370 428
Dijon 348 337 340 421 309 316 512 405 339
La Rochelle 406 249 472 285 335 313 295 210 471
Lourdes 649 521 675 589 577 590 556 462 675
Lyon 475 429 467 503 390 406 559 468 475
Marseille 671 623 661 691 592 600 753 662 660
Montpellier 628 547 656 616 570 595 653 576 654
Nantes 346 176 370 191 291 252 198 109 370
Narbonne 680 572 707 634 627 646 661 558 707
Nice 746 735 759 797 685 698 859 768 772
Paris 189 149 181 223 115 126 360 262 181
Perigueux 305 338 491 424 406 408 418 585 -
Perpignan 720 612 747 674 667 686 701 598 747
Quimper 430 225 440 240 369 308 68 142 467
Reims 186 202 186 264 140 221 373 289 174
Rennes 477 176 512 200 344 258 205 741 603
Strasbourg 367 418 364 488 370 403 612 329 -
Toulouse 593 478 620 539 595 534 570 691 619
Tours 300 145 326 216 210 190 277 183 326
Valence 502 491 529 565 448 468 611 564 -

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