We will be renting a car after a few days in Paris.....heading south east....dropping of at Munich airport 17 days later.
We are looking for an "outskirts" location to pickup car. Can anyone advise if Gare-du-Lyon or Ivry-sur-Seine is far enough from the center to comfortably navigate our way out? Your advise is appreciated!!
Merci beaucoup!!
Posted by
San Antonio TX, United States
2393 posts
A lot depends on you & your comfort driving in unfamiliar places and/or heavy traffic. Ivry-sur-Seine is outside the Peripherique so could be a little less congested - depends on the route you take from there.
If you are not comfortable with busy city driving I would say go farther out from the city center - do you have a route planned?
Posted by
Knoxville, TN, USA
7209 posts
And you are aware of Cross Border Drop Fees???
Posted by
Seattle, WA, US
1005 posts
You do not want to pick up a car at Gare de Lyon. It is near the center of the city and there are many one-way streets jammed with cars. I'd take public transportation to one of the airports and pick up my car there. Both are connected to the autoroutes (superhighways). I also agree that there can be very high fees for picking up your car in one country and dropping it off in another.