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Travel by Tram 2 to Nice Côte d’Azur Airport (NCE)

by in Côte d'Azur Riviera, France, Nice

From mid-December 2018 tramline 2 will be the cheapest and fastest way to travel to Nice Côte d’Azur Airport (NCE) from the city center, Vieux Ville, and port. Getting to Nice-Côte d’Azur Airport from 2019 will be cheapest, easiest and fastest on the new west-east tramline 2. The tram runs from Aéroport Terminal 2 and Aéroport Terminal 1 parallel to the Mediterranean … [Read more...]

Public Transportation to Nice Côte d’Azur Airport on the French Riviera

by in Côte d'Azur Riviera, France

Getting to Aéroport Nice-Côte d’Azur (NCE) on the French Riviera is easy by bus, tram, train, helicopter, taxi, and airport shuttle vans. Aéroport Nice-Côte d’Azur (NCE) is very easy to reach by car, bus, tram, train, or helicopter from many other towns on the French Riviera and Monaco. Express buses run from the airport to Nice Gare SNCF train station, downtown Nice and … [Read more...]

Top European Tourist Sights Require Online Advance Reservations

by in Berlin, France, Italy, Paris

Top sights such as the Anne Frank House, Sagrada Familia, and The Last Supper require advance online reservations while timeslots are sensible for the Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Vatican Museum, Alhambra and the Reichstag. Queuing for tickets is a thing of the past at several of Europe’s top tourist sights. At some, including the Anne Frank Huis and Van Gogh Museum in … [Read more...]

Paris: Buy Skip-the-Line Tickets for the Eiffel Tower, Louvre and Versailles

by in France, Paris

Time-slot tickets for the Eiffel Tower are almost essential and a good deal to see the Louvre Museum. Guided tours cut the lines at the Palace of Versailles. The Eiffel Tower in Paris is best seen on advance purchase tickets with time-slot reservations. Lines are often endless with no guarantee of ascending the tower without skip-the-line tickets. Time-slot reservations … [Read more...]

Louvre Museum, Paris: Tips on Buying Skip-the-Line Tickets and Guided Tours

by in France, Paris

Skip-the-line timeslot tickets for the Louvre Museum are best bought online. Guided tours also give fast-track admission to the Mona Lisa. Specific time-slot, skip-the-line tickets are the only sensible way to visit Louvre Museum in Paris. Lines at the Louvre are notoriously long making the small surcharge for these online fast-track tickets a very good bargain and … [Read more...]

Fast TGV Lyria Trains from Paris to Basel & Zurich

by in Basel, France, Paris, Switzerland, Zurich

High-speed TGV Lyria trains transport travelers in three hours from Paris-Gare de Lyon in France to Basel and in four hours to Zurich in Switzerland. TGV Lyria trains often provide the fastest and cheapest transportation from Paris-Gare de Lyon to Basel and Zurich in Switzerland. Six trains per day travel from Paris to Basel in three hours and continue to reach Zurich in … [Read more...]

By RER, Metro Trains, and Bus to Paris-Orly Airport (ORY)

by in France, Paris

RER and Métro trains with bus or ORLYVAL combinations are good public transportation alternatives to Le Bus Direct (previously Les Cars Air France) for travel to Aéroport Paris-Orly ORY. Getting to Aéroport d’Orly (ORY) from downtown Paris is possible by public transportation using buses or the ORLYVAL to RER and Metro train stations. However, public transportation from … [Read more...]

Le Bus Direct Shuttle Buses to Paris Airports ORY & CDG

by in France, Paris

Le Bus Direct (previously Les Cars Air France) are luxury airport shuttle buses that provide easy transportation from downtown Paris to Aéroport Orly (ORY) and Charles de Gaulle (CDG). The Le Bus Direct coaches usually run when trains are on strike! Getting to Paris’s two main airports Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Orly (ORY) always seems a bit more complicated and complex … [Read more...]

Cheap RER Line B Train to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)

by in France, Paris

Getting to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) is easiest and cheap using suburban train RER Ligne B between downtown and the aéroport. RER suburban train line B is often the best public transportation between downtown Paris and Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG). Getting to the airport from Paris by RER train is relatively cheap and fast as the train does not get stuck … [Read more...]

Cheap Transportation to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport

by in France, Paris

Getting to CDG by RER Train or Bus (Le Bus Direct / Les Cars Air France, Roissybus, Noctilien) Getting to Charles de Gaulle Airport from Paris or Val d'Europe (Euro Disneyland) is easiest by RER train or by bus (Le Bus Direct / Les Cars Air France, Roissybus, Noctilien, VEA Shuttle). Ground transportation to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) from downtown Paris, … [Read more...]

Cheap Buses from London to Paris

by in France, London, Paris, UK

Flixbus, Oui Bus, Eurolines and Alsa long-distance intercity coaches are by far the cheapest way to travel between London and Paris. Deals as cheap as €15 are common. Long-distance intercity buses continue to compete with Eurostar trains and airlines when traveling between London and Paris. Although coaches are much slower than the high-speed trains, ticket prices are … [Read more...]