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Day Trips to France From the UK

Visitors to the United Kingdom take advantage of the country’s close proximity to France by taking trips across the channel for the day. From Paris to port cities, there are a number of travel options for tourists who wish to take advantage of Europe‘s smaller scale. There are several choices for day trips to France if you’re traveling from the U.K.

Premium Tours
- Premium Tours will guide you through a day of sightseeing in Paris.
  
  London-based touring company Premium Tours offers its customers options for day trips from the U.K. to France. As of July, 2010, their day trips ranged from 99 to 214 pounds per person. Travelers can choose from several options; trips include lunch on the Eiffel Tower, a cruise on the Seine, and visits to the Louvre and Notre Dame. Prices include train tickets, guides, coach and cruise fare as well as meals.
  
  Premium Tours
  
  020-7713-1311 U.K.
  
  (888) 990-1209 U.S.
  
  www.premiumtours.co.uk
Brittany Ferries
- Travel aboard a ferry from the U.K. to France.
  
  If you’d like to travel the scenic water route from the British Isles to France, Brittany Ferries offers cruise options from several coastal cities in the U.K. As of July, 2010, prices for their ferry tickets started at 20 pounds per person. The ferries leave from Portsmouth, Poole or Plymouth and land in Caen, St. Malo, Cherbourg and Roscoff. If you’d like to take a bicycle across with you, it’s an extra 5 pounds, or 25 pounds for a car. All four port cities have much to offer tourists. Caen features castles and abbeys, the Caen Memorial Museum and several restaurants. St. Malo is home to Cathedrale St. Vincent, Chateau de St. Malo and the Grand Aquarim as well as interesting places to eat lunch. Cherbourg is a fishing and commercial port that offers panoramic views of Normandy, an aquarium and plenty of fresh seafood. Roscoff has a garden--Jardin Exotique--that features over 3,000 species of plants, the 16th century-inspired Notre Dame de Croatz Batz and many dining options.
  
  Brittany Ferries
  
  0871 244 0744
  
  www.brittanyferries.co.uk
Create Your Own Day Trip
- Be in Paris in two hours by taking the Eurostar Train.
  
  If you can’t find what you’re looking for through a company, or you simply wish to travel at your own pace, it’s not hard to plan a day trip from the U.K. to France. The Eurostar will get you from London to Paris in just over two hours, so all told, you‘ll be on the train for four and a half hours of the day. Trains to Paris depart frequently from London’s St. Pancras train station and end at Gare du Nord International. From Gare du Nord, it’s a short distance to the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, restaurants, and even hotels if you decide to stay the night. As of July, 2010, the cost for a round-trip ticket between London and Paris was about 180 U.S. dollars.
  
  Eurostar
  
  www.eurostar.com