Weekend Trip from Paris in March

London would be the easiest.

I think Heidelberg is overrated, honestly, and it's quite far from Paris. Amsterdam is fantastic but it's not exactly a quick drive.

For a weekend trip from Paris in March, I'd probably head south in hopes of good weather. Aix-en-Provence, Marsielle, Cassis, or Nimes, Arles for some Roman history. Great food and if you get lucky maybe even some decent weather.

If it was another time of year I'd recommend Normandy/Brittany or Alsace but in March it will still be quite dreary most likely.

I've enjoyed A'dam in all weather. London is easy by Eurostar and great in all weather. According to bahn.com schedules, it's about the same train time to A'dam and Heidelberg (haven't been), an hour less to London. You'll want to buy tickets months in advance to get the deep discounts, which means you can't do last-minute planning based on the weather report.

How about somewhere closer to Paris? Fontainebleau or Chantilly?

Chartres would be one of my choices for a good day trip.

If you like Champagne, the TGV out to Reims and the rest of the champagne country.

Reims is my least favorite major city in France so far. I was totally underwhelmed. Didn't have a chance to visit the champagne houses, maybe that makes up for it, but...

A 'day trip' or an over-nighter?

Hi,

If you want somewhere relatively close, I suggest Fontainebleau, Meaux, Chateau-Thierry, Troyes/Brienne au Chateau, Soissons, or Amiens. If you want to go outside of France, Heidelberg is a good choice if it is your first visit, or Bonn, Aachen.. What about Koblenz and nearby Bad Ems?

I liked visiting Heidelburg but I probably wouldn't make that a weekend in March. Thinking about places you could get on a train and arrive fairly quickly and painlessly, Amsterdam and Brugges are good choices. The weather is coastal, so likely rainy but not freezing. London makes sense but it's not an inexpensive weekend trip and there's too much to do in London to only spend a couple of days. You might consider something completely different and go to the alps for a ski weekend (also not an inexpensive weekend), there should be good snow then.