France Arrival Guide

France Arrival Guide - Car Hire France

By plane

You can reach France via the airport. There are more or less 478 airports in France . In all there are three heliports. 288 of the airports have smooth runways, with the balance 199 being cliché-topped. Once you arrive in France you get the opportunity to enjoy some very breath taking sightseeing. You can go for a walking tour from one city to city or you can use other modes of transport to arrive at France and its major cities. 

The main international airport is Roissy - Charles de Gaulle is the port of entry when you enter France from outside Europe . CDG is the abode of Air France (AF), the national company, for the majority international flights. AF and other companies like the Sky Team Alliance use Terminal 2 while many other foreign airlines use Terminal 1. charter flights uses a 3 rd terminal.  

By Train

You can use the rail mode of transportation once you arrive at France . SNCF which is the French rail company has direct service from most European countries. The tickets for the train can be bought straight from the US from Rail Europe which is a subordinate of the SNCF. The Euro star service has high-speed trains connecting Lille and Paris with London , the last via the Calais-Dover channel tunnel. Of late, the Euro star has been enlarged within London with the opening up of St Pancras International in November 2007. You can now reach Paris from London in 2 hours 15 minutes. The Thalys service has high-speed TGV trains connecting Paris to Brussels and forward to Netherlands and Germany .  

By car

France has a strong system of highways. Most of the auto route connections are toll roads. Some include toll station which gives you access to a section; others have entry and exit toll stations. Roads vary from the constricted single-lane roads in the countryside to main highways. Most towns and cities were constructed before the common accessibility of the automobile and therefore city focuses tend to be unmanageable for cars. Once you reach France you may find it convenient to use car hire services from France Car Hire. In the airport you will find a lot of leading car hire companies operating. Cars hired from France Car Hire will take you around a total network of 12,000 km (7,450 miles) of motorways which is operated by private companies like Sanef.