We are looking for a home base that is close to a Eurail train station, so we can do day trips into Paris, Normandy Beach..Any other places you can recomend from this location? We have 3-4 nights there...
Thank you
Posted by
OP
Prescott, AZ, USA
33 posts
Sorry, I should have made it clearer...We have a Eurail pass because we are traveling all over Europe..I was hoping to find a place between Paris and Normany Beach that was along the train route for easy access...That way we could do day trips into Paris and one to Normandy..I was hoping for a town that has some points of interest in between these two places....Any suggestions?
Thank you,
Posted by
Boston
4132 posts
While I personally agree with Steve's take on what would work for me, Lauren wants to know about towns on the rail line between Paris and Normandy beaches.
This trip takes 2 - 2-1/2 hours by train, so a station that is 1 hour from Paris is 1-1/2 hours from Bayeux, which itself is a reasonably short drive to the beaches.
Evreux is an hour from Paris.
Bernay is an hour and a half.
Lisieux is an hour and three quarters.
Caen is about two hours.
An alternative might be to stay in Rouen, about an hour from Paris, and drive to the coast. I wouldn't drive to Paris, though.