 Poster: A snowHead
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@snowymum, thanks for that. I guess I should have said we're just looking for a rest/lunch stop, hopefully somewhere with a play area etc.
Our ferry gets to Caen at 06:45, so hoping to drive until 12:00ish and stop to let the kids have a run around. |
The last time we did that journey we arrived in Caen in the afternoon, hence stopping at Beaune for the night. However we have also taken the overnight crossing in the past.
If I were doing the overnight crossing I would not bother with breakfast on the ferry as the night is short enough anyway. We would drive for a couple of hours and stop for breakfast at a services before hitting the outskirts of Paris. Hopefully that would mean you were past rush hour by the time you drive through Paris. I think you need an environmental vignette on your car for Paris now..we last drove there before the new rules came in. I would not stop again until well south of Paris, Auxerre at the earliest (as we once had a bad service station experience on the edge of Paris). I'm afraid I can't remember all the services on the A6 in detail as we have only driven down it a couple of times. I assume you will be staying on the A6 until Macon and then taking the A40 across towards Geneva. There is a reasonable service station just after the A40 links up with the A39 near Bourg en Bresse but you will probably have needed lunch before that!
To be honest we have had some hairy journeys round Paris and now take longer routes to avoid it. If you are doing the whole journey from Caen to Les Gets in a day you are probably best off going ahead with your planned route down the A6. We always stop overnight so that leaves a bit more time for a longer non Paris route.
The Brittany Ferries crossings are always fun though.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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If I were doing the overnight crossing I would not bother with breakfast on the ferry as the night is short enough anyway. We would drive for a couple of hours and stop for breakfast at a services
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I'd do the same.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Slow moving queue all the way from Lyon to Chambery this morning.
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I think you need an environmental vignette on your car for Paris now
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I didn't think you needed one just for the peripherique ??? (I'm so confused by the discussions on this!)
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I assume you will be staying on the A6 until Macon and then taking the A40 across towards Geneva.
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Yes, that's what we planned.
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The Brittany Ferries crossings are always fun though.
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The kids love the daytime crossings in the summer, but this is our first overnight.
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There is a reasonable service station just after the A40 links up with the A39 near Bourg en Bresse but you will probably have needed lunch before that!
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Yeah, would need to be north of Beaune.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Thanks
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However, they are extending the towns and cities using them all the time. I see there is one potentially in place around Dijon/Cote d'Or soon that may affect he A6 and other nearby autoroutes. Anyone travelling to Serre Chevalier could need one to travel through Grenoble and round the Rocade Sud, and extends as far as Vizille.
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@Hells Bells, as it is so inexpensive to get isn’t it just worth it for peace of mind, and not smother thing to have to suddenly sort.
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