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3 day side trip from Beaune by train?

Posted by (Victoria, BC, Canada) on

Hello! I am planning my third trip to Paris this summer--the first time was a few days on a great ETBD trip, the second time I went with my mother and sister for a week (and 5 days in Venice) and this is my first time going to europe by myself. My current itinerary is 2 nights Paris (to get over jetlag/decompress), 3 nights Beaune (over the weekend so I can go to the market) 3 nights ??? and then I'm renting an apartment for 7 nights in Paris.

I don't drive so I will have to go by train and I'm basically looking for a 3 night trip somewhere from Beaune. I was originally thinking Avignon or Strasbourg/Colmar but I can't find trains from Beaune to any of these places. Will I have to take a train back to Paris first? I don't really want to spend more than 3 hours on a train because that will really cut into my time to enjoy.

Thanks for your advice!
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Posted by
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Thanks Kent! That site is really helpful.

If anyone has any suggestions for a short trip I'd be glad to hear them.

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EDIT: I'm willing to go more than 3 hours if it's really worth it, I just don't want to spend 2 days out of 3 travelling back and forth :)

Posted by
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Thanks again Kent! :) Avignon is one of the areas I wanted to visit and it's not too far (train wise) so I think I'll look around that area.

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Posted by
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Darrell,
After three nights in Beaune, we went to Dijon for a night and then to Colmar... actually, Dijon to Colmar in a reasonable time, in one day, is possible and Colmar was wonderful...Check it out. George Werner, Pittsburgh

Posted by
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Hi George, thanks for your reply! Hmm this looks interesting too because although the train ride from Beaune/Dijon to Colmar is a bit longer than I had hoped for, I just realized that the train from Colmar(and Strasbourg) back to Paris is not that bad. Decisions, decisions eh?

Posted by
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We went from Beaune to Annecy. Probably a bit longer than 3 hours, but perhaps the most beautiful place I've ever been too.

Posted by
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Hi everybody, thanks for your responses. I have decided to book 3 nights in Strasbourg so I can daytrip to Colmar, etc. if I feel up to it or enjoy the little city centre. It's a longer and slightly more complicated journey from Beaune than I had originally wanted but then it's only just over 2 hours straight back to Paris and it looks like a great little city. I've booked the Hotel Gutenburg if anyone has any experience/feedback on that hotel.

Thanks again for all your help!
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