train or plane?

we%26#39;re going to paris next thursday (5th) for 5 days and we%26#39;re trying to decide whether to travel by train or plane

anyone have any pros or cons? or have any preferences?

(we%26#39;ve left it abit late, we know!)

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If it%26#39;s not too late, then getting an EasyJet would be a good option. It%26#39;s cheap and reliable. Trains are great of course, and that is how I got to Paris last year, but that was after travelling to London for the first part of my holiday. But if you are travelling from northern England, then getting a budget airplane there would be both convenient and cheap.

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You may have left it too late to get a good deal on a budget airline but its worth a try.

Personally I prefer to travel by train to Paris as it takes you straight to the center of the city with none of the hassles of the airport.

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Hi - We just did this ourselves. We went one way by plane and one by train. Train was great - we loved driving thru the countryside on the Eurostar. It was beautiful and the station was very handy. The plane on the other hand - Gatwick was a 45 minute drive. By the time we paid taxes on the ticket and paid for the taxi to go all the way out there, we had paid just as much for the plane as we had for the train - and not had near as much joy in the trip. Have a wonderful time - I wish it were me!

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