Travel to Reims

Services from Gare de l'Est station, Paris, leave approximately every 2 hours. The journey time is 1 hr 20 minutes. French Railways fare system is based on day and time of travel and is colour-coded accordingly: blue (off-peak); white (standard) and red (peak). For information about timetables, fares and reductions, both nationally and internationally: SNCF

From Paris (hitch-hiking):

Allô Stop, the national and international ride-share organisation, can find you a lift for a fixed fee and shared petrol expenses. Reims is a 90-minute drive from Paris.

Allô Stop, 84, Passage Brady, 75010 Paris.

Tel: +33 (0) 1 42 46 00 66.

Website: Allôstop

From UK (by car):

Reims is 2 1/2 hours drive Calais, making it directly accessible from the Channel Tunnel and ferries. Take A26 Calais - Reims autoroute (motorway). Remember cash or a credit card for the péage (toll).

For information about Dover - Calais ferry crossings:

P&O European ferries: +44 (0) 1304 21 21 21

Fares and timetables: P&O European Ferries

Stena Sealink: +44 (0) 1304 242 818

Hoverspeed: +44 (0) 1304 240 241

Fares and timetables: Hoverspeed

The channel tunnel runs between Folkestone, Kent (with easy access to M20) and Calais. Journey time is 35 minutes and services run every 15 minutes, 24 hours a day. For more information:

le Shuttle reservations: 0990 35 35 35 (UK only)

Fares and timetables: le-Shuttle

For information on traffic conditions, when in France:

Tel: 08 3668 1077

Radio Autoroute at 107.7 FM

From London (by train):

Eurostar operates a high-speed rail link between Waterloo International, London and Gare du Nord, Paris. Journey time is approx. 2 and 1/2 hours.

Eurostar, 102-104 Victoria Street, London SW1 5JL

Tel: 0345 30 30 30 (local rates, UK only)

From London (by coach):

Eurolines operate a twice-weekly direct coach and ferry service from Victoria Coach Station in London. The journey is overnight and takes approximately 9 hours. Coaches arrive at Boulevard de Roederer, just outside Reims railway station. Cheapest means of travel.

Eurolines UK Ltd , 52 Grosvenor Gardens, London, SW1

Tel: +44 (0) 1582 404 511

On-line booking and enquiries: Eurolines (UK)

International (by plane):

Shop around for the best air fares to and from Paris. Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport, also called Roissy, lies North East of the city. Paris-Orly (ORY) airport, lies South of the city. Both are linked to the city centre by the fast RER suburban rail link.

Flight information and timetables: Air France

Roissy: +33 (0) 1 48 62 22 80 (24 hours)

Orly: +33 (0) 1 49 75 15 15 (24 hours)

RATP, Paris public transport information: +33 (0) 1 43 46 14 14

A navette, a shared taxi minibus, bookable in advance, can pick up you and your belongings from Paris airports and take you direct to Reims. The price varies according to the number of fellow passengers.

Navettes Remoises : +33 (0) 3 26 88 93 90

Taxis de la Marne : +33 (0) 3 26 02 25 02

There is also a local airport "Reims Champagne" which is 7 km. North of the town.

From Belgium and the Netherlands

Thalys high-speed rail link connects Amsterdam, the Hague, Rotterdam, Schiphol airport, Antwerp and Brussels with Paris, Gare du Nord, in under 3 hours.

Thalys, Belgium: 0900 10 177

Thalys, France: 36 35 35 35

Thalys, Netherlands: 0900 9228

Getting Back

By plane:

Air France local information line: 03 26 47 64 76

Local travel agencies to try:

Nouvelles Frontières, 82, rue de Vesle, 51100 Reims.

Tel: +33 (0) 3 26 88 69 81

Nouvelles Frontières (French only)

Hiring a car:

Europcar, 76, Boulevard Lundy, 51100 Reims

Tel: +33 (0) 3 26 88 38 38

Fax: +33 (0) 3 26 88 59 40

Travel agencies in Paris:

USIT, tel: +33 (0) 1 42 96 06 03

Go: tel: +33 (0) 1 49 23 26 86

Access: +33 (0) 1 40 13 02 02

By train:

Cheap BIJ rail tickets (youth or student fares) are available from:

Voyages Wasteels, 26, rue Libergier, 51100 Reims.

Tel: +33 (0) 3 26 85 79 79

Voyages Wasteels (French only)

For information on the trains, call French railways information lines:

Local: +33 (0) 3 26 88 50 50.

International (in English): +33 (0) 8 36 35 35 39

Timetables (open 24 hrs): +33 (0) 8 36 67 68 69

Bookings (open 07:00 - 22:00 daily): +33 (0) 8 36 35 35 35

By coach and ferry:

Eurolines coach tickets are available from Via Voyages. There is a booking fee.

Via Voyages, 11 rue du Condorcet, 51100 Reims.

Tel: +33 (0) 3 26 47 19 91.

For information and reservations on ferries:

Hoverspeed: 0800 90 17 77 (freefone number in France only)

Fares and timetables: Hoverspeed, France

Le Shuttle: 03 21 00 61 00 (lo-call number in France only)

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