How to Plan a Road Trip Across France

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Choose Which Regions You Want to Visit

– Centre-Val de Loire – Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur – Pays de la Loire – Bretagne – Brittany – Occitanie – Hauts-de-France

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Decide Your Interests and Priorities

Make a list of your priorities. You may be unable to fit everything into your road trip because of certain time limits, budgeting, and the distance between places.

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How Long Are You Traveling?

– If it is a weekend trip, choose one region or two. – If you have multiple weeks, you may drive across the entire country.

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How Much Time Do You Want to Drive?

Some prefer a few hours of driving each morning, then enjoying their destination the rest of the day. Others want to spend an entire day driving and checking out one single location. It also depends on what you want to see and where you want to go.

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Check the Roads, Tolls, and Time Between Places

Use the maps app on your phone or computer to check the traffic, tollgates, and how long the drive is between certain places you want to visit. 

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Plan Your Rest-Stops

Having some time to rest on a road trip is essential for maintaining morale and giving you the energy you need to enjoy your destinations. Find a small town or two you would like to visit on your drive!

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Do You Have to Take the Train or Domestic Flights?

You can do a combination of driving and other transportation methods. If you aren’t going to drive in that direction on your road trip, a quick train ride will get you there quickly and easily. Then, you can take the train back and continue the road trip.

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Planning and Booking Your Activities

It is time to book anything that needs to be reserved ahead of time, such as skip-the-line museum tickets and wine tastings.

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Decide How Long You Will Stay at Each Place

When calculating how long you will stay somewhere, it is essential to look into how much time your activities will take. While some activities only take a few hours, others may take an entire day.

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Leave Time to Improvise and for the Unexpected

No matter how much you plan and prepare, your road trip will always differ from your plan. Enjoy all the unexpected things that come your way.

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