Day Trip from Paris to Mont Saint Michel

Hi:

I%26#39;m planning to do a one day trip to Mont Saint Michel via train and bus on my own ( I like to do things at my leisure and not be rushed throught things by tour companies ) around Tuesday, November 25th, 2008. I want to spend as much time as possible during one day exploring the place and taking pictures. I would like to know how late can I stay until late in the evening/late afternoon and still being able to make it back to Paris late at night. I only want to do Saint Michel. Please advise if this is doable via public transportation ( trains and buses ) or if you recommend a tour company that would give me more that just a couple of hours at the place. I would greatly appreciate your feedback on this.

Jhon

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Hi Jhon !!

It could be done, and it would be a long day with high speed TGV to Rennes, and local bus transportation to the Mont.

The TGV is about 2 1/2 hours each way, there are morning trains at 7 30 am, possibly earlier. This could leave you with a few hours there to be spent at your own pace.

Check out TGV from Paris to Rennes, and then google Rennes to Mont St Michel transportation.

Have agreat day !! Hope this pans out for you !!

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There have been any number of posts here (and on the Fodorforums site) about doing MWM as a day trip. It will be difficult but not impossible--I%26#39;d advise doing a search on both sites and seeing the pros and cons.

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lets try westcapades.com, they might help you for a great tour. this is so easy using tgv from paris to rennes and they pick up you just out of the train and lets go for 3 stops dinan mt st michel st malo, you will never forget that, plus you v got enough time for being comfortable good luck ! janies

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Hey thanks guys for the info.

I decided to do it this coming Tuesday via the train. It looks easy enough and it will give me at least 5 hrs to see the site. The only drawback is that it takes about 4 hrs each way to get there from Paris.

Jhon

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Jhon

What are you going to do with the other 3 hours when you%26#39;re there? It%26#39;s a very small site, with a so/so church and appalling restaurants.

Seeings you have all that spare time, you could use it (weather permitting) to walk back along the causeway to see the Mont from the best viewpoit, i.e across the bay. Check with the bus comapny, they may even be a busstop at the mainland end of the cuaseway. I can%26#39;t remember.

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it is a long trip from paris to mont st michel it takes at least 4 hours one way , check that with cityrama or paris vision! with this tour cie westcapades, they arrange for you high speed train to rennes city and pick up you from there , then you save time with that option

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I wish to the same sort of thing with my family in August of %26#39;09. Anything special we will need to do given it is HIGH tourist season?

kkikawa

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Train from Paris to amsterdam !

Hi All ,

I will visit Paris on feb 08 and i need to go after spend 5 days in Paris to Amsterdam by train , can anyone to help me with train timing and price and etc ..

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Go to www.thalys.com - Thalys operates the trains between Paris and AMS.

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Adriatic hotel

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Do a search here on this page - there are more than 10 reviews that I saw -

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Centreparis Francs Bourgouis apartment review

Finally got round to this review and pictures.

As I have said before I really like this apartment an I have booked it for later in the year. It is on the second European floor. 30 (easy) steps.

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My pictures can be viewed on ourparisfoum.com under Paris guest apartments section

http://www.ourparisforum.com./index.cgi?action=display%26amp;board=apartments%26amp;thread=2585%26amp;page=1

Centreparis is a budget no frills agency so don%26#39;t expect luxury but I think they give very good value for money. I have used them before. All my dealings with centreparis have been fine. basic enquires are answered quickly within office hours Monday to Friday. Sometimes they take a couple of days to answer questions that are more complicated as I think they wait until fluent english speakers come into the office.

POSITIVES

1.Price... 70 euro per night, 80 euro if staying less than 5 nights.

No security deposit. 25 euro optional cleaning fee.

2 Location...Yards from Place des Vosges, my favourite square in Paris. In the Marais.

Two metros within 5 minutes walk. Bus goes past the front door.

Shop round the corner, cafe across the street, boulangerie across the street plus a wealth of cafes, shops boutiques,Carnavalet museum and other tourist attractions on your doorstep. Bastille and Richard Lenoir market within 5-10 minutes walk. River, Ile st Louis 10 mins walk.

3. New, minimal decor. Just my style. Although more Ikea than Heals! Good sized dining table and 4 chairs

4 Clean.

5. New bathroom with large fixed overhead shower and also detachable telephone head shower. Good water pressure.

6.Separate bedroom with comfy large bed. much larger than in the photographs on the website. Plenty of room to walk around each side.

7. Plenty of room for two. Comfy sofa to sit on. We didn%26#39;t use it as a bed so can%26#39;t comment.

8.Two wardrobes so plenty storage space. One in the bedroom and a cupboard as you come in at the door.

9. Centreparis has changed their supplier for linens and now have good quality sheets and nice fluffy towels. Fresh linens available from their laundry room.

10. Well equipped. All the kitchen equipment you need. Hairdryer, iron, ironing board. Radio.

11 New washer. I didn%26#39;t use it.

12. Safe and secure at the back of the building. Very quiet. David seems very conscious of security and will only tell you the exact location of the apartment, security codes etc a few days before your trip. I find this very reassuring as only people who genuinely are using the apartment know it is a holiday rental, especially if I am on my own.

13.Useful left luggage storage facility.

NEGATIVES

1. The arrangement for collecting the key.

David sends detailed instructions for public transport ( very easy to follow) to collect the key from a safe in a different venue and then it is about 4 metro stops to the apartment.

We only had carry on luggage and I know Paris and the metro, but if you were jet lagged and carrying large luggage or didn%26#39;t know your way about this would be a pain.

When I go in July for 10 days with my husband I will send him in a taxi from the Gard de Nord to the apartment with the luggage and collect the keys myself.

Alternatively if you were unfamiliar with Paris it would be easier to get a taxi from CDG or the Gard de Nord and go to pick up the key, then get the taxi to take you to the apartment. This may cost more but would save a whole lot of hassle.

2 The TV reception wasn%26#39;t very good. It didn%26#39;t bother us as we didn%26#39;t need to watch and couldn%26#39;t be bothered fiddling with the ariel.

3 Only six clothes hangars provided.

4.View was over the rooftops. Not unpleasant but not inspiring either.

5. Base of the bedroom lamp was broken. I am informed that this has now been repaired but I expect the cleaner to report these things and they are repaired before we arrive.

6. No dishwasher, for me this is a negative, I would much rather have a dishwasher than a washer!

Denise

love from England

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Sorry just notice spelling error in title it is

FRANCS BOURGEOIS

For search purposes

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Thank you for your thorough reviews. Im sure apart from me, someone else will find it useful.

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Yes thanks for a great report Denise. I found it very useful! You gave me some advice %26amp; sites to check out when I was doing my apartment search, for which I was very grateful. In the end, I chose an apartment in Rue des Francs Bourgeois, in the Marais, with VRBO. We needed a 2 bedroom. The location sounds great! So glad you had another enjoyable trip!You sound smitten with Paris. You%26#39;re so lucky to be so close!

Regards,

Kat

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Bayeux from Paris in January

My husband and I will be in Paris for 5 days the middle of January. We are planning to go to Bayeux for 2 nights around 1/22 by train. I know this is a %26quot;cold time%26quot; of the year to go but my husband really wants to go to the Normandy area. We wanted to stay at the Hotel Churchill but it is closed on these dates. Any other suggestions for hotels that will be open? Does anyone know if any other sites will be closed at this time? Any help or suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks.

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Hi,

There are plenty of Hotels in Bayeux but as you have found like the Churchill could be closed. I have just looked at Hotel Luxembourg, a Best Western and in the centre of town which appears to let me book it for the dates you have said you may be here. Also a little further out of town but within walking distance is the Novotel Hotel. Will you be hiring a car? as public transport out to the coast is not that easy to find out of season but there are Mercure Hotels in Port en Bessin and out at the Omaha Golf Course, these may be a little isolated if you have no transport though and wish to shop and have a choice of restaurants. Bayeux is the best place to stay to be able to see most during your stay. The Battlebus Tour bus may or may not be operating at this time of year but the Museums and Cemeteries will all be open.

If I can help you further please let me know.

Happy New Year wherever you may be, yes and bring your warm clothes with you.

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Thanks for the info. I will definitely check out the Hotel Luxembourg. At present, we are not planning on renting a car. We%26#39;ve contacted Overlord Tours and they will be operating when we are there so we will sign up to do their one day Omaha/Utah tour. One other question: Will it be too cold to go to Mont St. Michel? Again, thanks for your help.

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It wont be too cold to go its just if you can stand it! I have been to MSN when its snowed but didnt happen until we got there I can only suggest that you bring hats and scarves and warm coats MSN is very exposed to the sea and it could be minus 1C so if you want to see anything and be confortable come prepared.

Good luck on your trip

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Just to give you an idea of temperatures at the moment, we live halfway between Bayeux and MSM and since 26th December daytime temperatures haven%26#39;t risen about 0 degrees celcius and often with a windchill factor of -4 to -7. After dark it%26#39;s been around -4 most nights.

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Bonjour,

Nous désirons passer quelques jours à St-Tropez à la mi-juin. Nous aimerions nous déplacer à pied ou par transport en commun et visiter l%26#39;endroit. Avez-vous une suggestion de chambre d%26#39;hôtes ou petit hôtel, bien situé au coeur de la vieille ville. Toute suggestion sera appréciée. Merci!

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Affordable and good rental company?

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