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Paris and Nice

 
     
  arrive Paris by air  
 

Cheap flights to Paris can be found with cheapflights-europe.com and openjet.com

 
     
  airport transfer  
  The fastest way to reach Paris from airport Roissy Charles de Gaulle (CDG) is RER B (suburban train) or Roissybus.  
 

Airport Paris Orly (ORY) is best to be reached by Orlybus, Orlyval or RER C.

 
 

All information with timetable about public transportation to Paris Airports can be found on

 
 

 

 
  rail transportation  
  For rail travel within France check out the RailEurope France Railpass  
  The name of the national french railway company is SNCF and the relevant official web sites are:  
 

timetable and rail cards.

 
 

timetables and routes around Paris.

 
     
  public transportation  
 

The most economic way to visit Paris is by public means like the Metro (subway), the RER (suburban train) and the public bus lines.
Best is to buy a transportation pass, which allows you to travel free on all public means on the choosen zones and period.
PARIS VISIT passes are available for 1, 2 ,3 or 5 days and valid for:
Zones 1 - 3: Paris ville (all whitin the "Peripherique" Highway)
Zones 1 - 5: Paris and Paris Airports, Versailles and Marne La Vallée (Eurodisney). You can buy PARIS VISIT with RailEurope

 
     
  accommodation in Paris  
  Click here to find your Paris Hostel.  
 

Check out Etap Hotels and Ibis Hotels of Accor Hotels in Paris

 
 

The Fiap Jean Monnet is a government owned student hotel and activity center. It is conveniently located in the 14 arrondissement not far from Quartier Latin. All rooms have private facilities.

 
 

The MIJE (Maisons internationales de la jeunesse et des etudiants) has 3 student hotels in Paris city center, one of them right next to the Louvre.

 
     
  monuments and museums  
 

The Paris Museum Pass entitles you to direct access to over 70 museums of Paris including almost all the important ones. You do not need to join the qeues. Information about the "Carte Musée et Monuments" can be found on

 
 

A List of all 74 museums can be found here:

 
  Buy your "jump the qeue" Paris Museum Pass with RailEurope  
     
  tours in and around Paris  
     
  some links to museums and highlights in and around Paris  
 

The Louvre -

 
 

Museé d'Orsay -

 
 

Castle of Versailles -

 
 

The Gardens of Claude Monet in Giverny (70 km northeast of Paris) -

 
 

Chateu d' Auvers in Auvers-sur-Oise (30 km northeast of Paris) -

 
 

Eurodisney Paris Marne la vallee -
for nearby Hostels - click here

 
 

Asterix Park -

 
     
  transportation Paris - Nice (900 km)  
 

The best way to travel Paris - Nice is by high speed train. Trains leave from Paris Gare de Lyon and need 6 hours to reach Nice Ville.

 
 

Cheap flights from Paris to Nice can be booked with

 
 

Regular bus transfers from Paris to Nice are here:

 
     
  accommodation in Nice  
 

Book your Nice Hostels with BookHostels

 
 

Find Hostels on the French Riviera here:
Cannes, Grasse, Juan les Pins, Nice, Saint Raphael, Vence

 
     
  tours in Nice and Cote d' Azur  
     
 

what's new on the French Riviera?

 
 

What about an on the French and Italian Riviera?
Low cost cruising on the Italian and French Riviera, available from 2 nights.

 
     
  where to go from Nice ?  
  You may consider to take an overnight train to Italy destinating Florence or Venice. Alternatively you may take an overnight train to Barcelona in Spain.
 
  From Nice International Airport you can fly any destination via Paris.  
  Cheap flights from Nice can be found here.