By Train or Car? --Paris to Beaune

Will be traveling with my wife and two teenage kids from Paris to Beaune in June. Looking at train schedule. Not sure if time I want is available. Anyone have any advice on renting a car and driving? How much time does the trip take via car? Thank you.

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If you have more than 3.50 hours to spend in the traffic jams when you start leaving Paris and on the motorways, go for the car!

But I always advise to take a TGV (1h40 to Dijon + 15-20min to Beaune).

Have a stop in Dijon if you can, discover the town center which is 5 min walk from the railway station and then take a train (or a bus) to Beaune. :-)

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Thanks Happy. I also posted the question on the Paris forum and was told it would be about 3 -1/2 hours by car. Train 2 hours. But it sounds to me that 3 1/2 hours is without traffic. Train sounds good especially since it will be my first time in France. Thank you.

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Happy- Can you tell me where you are getting 1H40 minutes from Paris to Dijon. All the TGV%26#39;s I see are 2H40+. Thank you.

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Lewis%26amp;clark,

all TGV´s to Dijon I see at the SNCF website need between 1 h 37 min and 1 h 52 min... where are you looking? Or do you mean to Beaune?

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I%26#39;m looking at www.raileurope.com I%26#39;ve pasted their schedule below.I am looking at Dijon from Paris. I realize I will have to switch trains in Dijon to Beaune.

12:27PM /28 Jun

PARIS GARE LYON

3:15PM / 28 Jun

DIJON VILLE

2:48

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You searched the only non-TGV train of the day as it looks. Is it the only train connection the RailEurope website shows? Anyways if you ever needed a demonstration that RailEurope is not worth the bandwidth they use, here it is. Why not use something more reasonable for schedule research, www.voyages-sncf.com for example?

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Yes. I%26#39;ve looked at that site also. But when I chose that train and filled out the necessary information, it does not show those trains available. Do you have a ph # I might call to find out?

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No wonder - you are travelling in June! Of course you can´t book, nobody books as long in advance and it isn´t possible and isn´t necessary. It becomes possible I think 2 months before travelling date (and most people buy their tickets a couple of days before, it´s not an airline!)

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altamiro said it all! there are 15 TGV a day going from Paris to Dijon. And about 13 trains (TER or Corail) from Dijon to Beaune.

http://www.voyages-sncf.com/ is the more accurate.

And now you can book up to 3 months in advance.:-)

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Gentlemen-

Thank you very much. I am used to booking airlines far in advance. I appreciate your imput. As I%26#39;ve not traveled France I did not know the customs of rail travel.