Planning a river cruise on the Douro but thinking of arriving in Paris and touring Normandy eventually ending up in Porto. Has anyone had experience with the train systems.
Posted by
Paris
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The only practical way to get to Porto from France is a flight. From Paris, in your case. The rail connection to Porto is very poor, it would take 2.5 days!
Posted by
France Southwest - Occitanie
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Since Porto is a vacation destination even for the French, and if you don't want to go through Paris, there are a few direct flight options from cities like Nantes and Brest, to name just the ones that aren't too far from Normandy.
The train is not a viable option, you would have to travel across three successive national rail networks: French, Spanish, and Portuguese.