Hi all...
Wondering if anyone has insight into whether we should take the long train from paris to rome (or florence), or take the plane from paris to same locations. the prices for both seem comparable, less time for plane, but wondering which is less hassle --- getting to/from airports, vs. to/from trains -- and time, too - arriving 12:50 PM in itlay vs. 8:30 at night... hmmm... any thoughts? are the airports just so far that it%26#39;s not worth it, and the money to get to/from airports?
THANKS! p.s. this is for a trip this summer.
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It%26#39;s all a matter of personal taste. As you say, moneywise it%26#39;s comparable, even slightly cheaper for easyJet if you book it ahead. The problem with the train is that you%26#39;ll have to take a night train. I know that for most people on this board, who have never been on a long distance train in their life, it%26#39;s a %26quot;romantic%26quot; experience. We must not have the same definition of %26quot;romantic%26quot; (sleeping with 4 or 5 strangers in a small compartment for instance, even though, come to think of it... ).
Anyway, to go back to your question, easyJet flies out of Orly, closer to Paris than CDG (15 km), about € 8 by public transport, € 25-35 by taxi. On the Italian side, you land at Pisa for Florence, there is an easyJet-linked bus that brings you to the centre of Florence for about €13 I think. All the details are on www.easyjet.com, ditto for the Rome bit. As for the %26quot;hassle%26quot; it%26#39;ll be limited in airports, since these are Schengen flights, ie considered as domestic ones, and the airports, especially on the Italian side, are provincial ones.
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Definately not worth the same coin
I booked in the opposite direction Rome to parris and cost me 40 euros for 2 people one way inclusive of all taxes/charges
vuelling FTW easyjet uses smaller airports
If u take local public transport it will only be a few euro%26#39;s , if you want a shuttle for easy of mind the add another 15-20 euros each person for each journey to and from.. So in turn it would cost you less to fly than the private transfers and If your willing to take the train you bet you%26#39;d be right on public transport to the airports ;)
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We took the train Florence to Rome, then another to the airport. The walk (run) to the airport train is a hassle. They only post the platform info a few minutes before departure, then you have to hustle a VERY long way, with luggage, and dodging the people exiting the train, would avoid this debacle...
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Hi --
I%26#39;ve done this several times. Take the train. It goes from downtown to downtown so even if it%26#39;s much more expensive, it%26#39;s worth it for the convenience. The hassle factor is just about nil because you don%26#39;t have to deal with airport transportation and security.
Bon voyage.
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I say plane, the extra time is better spent sightseeing. it is a 2 hour flight to Rome.
Also, your bags are not as safe on the train.
Avalon
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It depends on your time frame. We%26#39;re flying from Paris to Nice but taking an overnight train to Venice from Nice. Flights are pretty cheap. In fact, cheaper than the 1st class sleeper car we plan to reserve but by taking the overnight train, it allows us to spend alot more time in Nice than we would have otherwise.
If you%26#39;re pressed for time and want to get all you can out of Paris, I%26#39;d take the overnight train depending upon when it leaves. Our train from Nice leaves around 9pm and arrives in Venice early in the AM, so this works for us because we don%26#39;t have to deal with the hassel of the airport and leave hours in advance to make the flight.
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We are facing the same dilemma and ultimately decided to fly. It was cheaper using Easyjet. Since we are only have two weeks in Europe, we wanted to waste as little time as possible in travel.
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We took the night train from Paris to Rome and loved it. We had a private sleeper cabin. No problems, very easy. Arrived in Rome the next morning, so we felt we didn%26#39;t lose any time -- it was time we were sleeping anyway. Considering we had a VERY big hassle getting a refund from Easy Jet for a different flight (finally got refund AND apology after months and months of letters and phone calls) I%26#39;m glad we didn%26#39;t fly Easy Jet!
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I%26#39;d do the flight. We did it last summer (the opposite way, Rome to Paris) and it was great. Orly Airport is way more convenient than Beauvais (Which RyanAir uses for flights to Venice).
I%26#39;d choose flying over train only because I hate overnight trains. I once did the overnight from paris to Nice and it was terrible. As far as budget goes, however, while it might be cheaper to fly as far as ticket prices go, you also have to factor in the reality that you will save on a night%26#39;s fee for a hotel, which depending on your budget, could mean hundreds of Euros. That was the old hippy move in the 60s/70s: travel overnight and save on accomodations.
Another thing to think about when flying in Europe is the fact that air travel has some %26#39;sunken%26#39; time costs. In other words, it doesn%26#39;t matter if you are taking a 10 minute flight, you will still take an hour and a half to check in and at least 45 minutes to get your luggage on the other end. So...I%26#39;d recommend flying for longer routes, and train for closer distances. We flew from Venice to rome, and would probably have taken the train if we could do it again (but I remember the train being really pricey)
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I vote plane, 1 it was cheaper than the train 52 E for two people, 2 1hr 45 min and I%26#39;m in Rome. I will wake up in the morning refreshed and ready to go, instead of what I am sure for me would be a sleepless and uncomfortable night on some cot. Also as we are coming from the states, a bit further for me, I don’t want to add extra hours for travel.
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