Paris Transportation: Paris Flights, Paris Train, Paris Tour Boats, Paris Bus
Paris TGV Trains: Paris to Avignon in less than three hours from Gare Lyon
When spring showers come while walking in Paris you can duck into one of the many elegant
hotel lobbies or coffee shops.
TGV train First Class service is a better bet if you have excess luggage. Air
conditioning exists in first class, not in coach.  Luggage space is limited in
coach      
Hotel a short walk to the
Notre Dame and the Seine
Paris Tour boats and buses take you to the Latin Quarter along the left bank and
across the river to the Louvre
Paris Transportation
includes tour boats that
take you along the River
Seine under many of the
Paris bridges with stops
at many attractions
including the Eiffel Tower
Tour buses follow the seine and make stops at historic places in
Paris
Tour buses follow the
seine and make stops
at historic places in
Paris
When you arrive on a weekend break to Paris as a first time visitor, the
best
orientation value is a two day ticket on the Batobus Boat.  They  
cruise the sites of Paris Attractions along the River Seine.
The two-day ticket lets you get on and off at
eight docks near sites of
historic importance.  You can re-board at any time at one of the eight
stops.  You can walk in between stops to see places like
Notre Dame
Cathedral
or you can stop at each dock and visit individually,  places
like the
Jardin des Plantes or the Hotel de Ville.  
You can leave the boat to visit the
Musee du Louvre or the Petit Palace,
and walk along the
Champs Elysee through the Jardin des Tuileries to
the
Arc de Triumph.  You could then walk to the Eiffel Tower to then
re-board  for stops at the
Musee d' Orsay, or the Institut de France.
The Paris tour boat on the Seine are a great
way to see the city.  They offer  
glass domes for
protection form the rain and an outside deck
for making photos of the sights as you pass.

You will see many interesting
barges,
commercial and
live-aboard, that use the river
and canal systems to navigate from the
Atlantic
to the Mediterranean.

First time visitor or Paris regular, this is one
enjoyable boat ride
.
Reach Paris Attractions by Tour Buses that follow the
seine and make stops at historic places in Paris
Paris Transportation includes Paris Flights, Paris RER
Trains for Airport transfer, Paris Taxis, Paris Tour Boats
along the Seine, Paris Bus service, the Metro, and Paris
TGV fast trains to much of Europe.
Paris Transportation includes Paris
tourist Bus service which makes
stops at attractions in the center of
Paris.
TGV Train  ( Tren a Grande Vitesse) First Class service is a better bet if you have excess luggage. There
is more luggage space in first class and air conditioning exists in first class, not in coach.  
Book train at least a day ahead.
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A Paris Vacation offers many
transportation options.  Buses
and boats to the museums in the
city of Paris, boat tours on the
Seine, Bus tours, and local trains
that serve the outlying regions.

Paris offers sightseeing,
shopping and museums in the
center along the Seine via tourist
buses and boats that make
sightseeing loops through the
city with stops at important sites,
gardens and museums.   
When To Go To Paris:  March, April, May, and June or September and October  are good
times to go to Paris for walking the city, museum visits, biking outlying regions, and the
culinary vacation.  The weather in Paris is temperate from
March to May  (50-75 F) and
the city will not be too crowded.  July and August are high season and the time when many
Paris shops close for vacation.  Accommodations could be scarce in June July August.   
Weather is good in September October, great months to visit.
Showers could come in any month but will be of short duration.  Snow is rare
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Paris TGV trains reach Provence from Gare de Lyon:  Avignon 2.5 hours, Marseilles 3 hours
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Paris Weather, Temperatures  
Jan.  43. °F - 34. °F  Feb. 45. °F-  34. °F March  51. °F - 38. °F   April  57. °F -  42. °F
May   64. °F-  49. °F  June  70. °F- 54. °F   July  75. °F- 58. °F August  75. °F - 57. °F   
Sept.  69. °F  - 52. °F   Oct.  59. °F -  46. °F  Nov. 49. °F - 39. °F Dec. 45. °F - 36. °F
Paris tour boat on the Seine offer day touring and night
dining