Destination: FRANCE
Essential Info PreTrip Essentials Customs/Money Communications Hours/Holidays Health Driving Language National Transportation Offices to Serve You Abroad	NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION TRAIN (train) The state rail company is the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français (SNCF): Phone:08 36 35 35 35. Trains are fast, reliable and comfortable, with numerous discounts available. A “turn-up-and-go” car-carrying service from Calais (Le Shuttle) to Folkstone, England, and a Paris-London passenger train (Eurostar - call Phone:08 92 35 35 39) both run through the tunnel under the English Channel. BUS (bus) Bus services in cities are excellent, but rural areas may be less well served. Long-distance bus stations are usually close to railroad stations, and major train and bus services usually co-ordinate (a long-distance bus is called a car). Bus services shown on train timetables are run by the SNCF, and rail tickets are often valid for them. The Eurolines international bus network operates in France: Phone:08 92 89 90 91. FERRY (ferry) There are frequent traditional and fast ferry sailings to Britain from ports along the English Channel. A car-carrying train service also operates - see TRAIN above. Some Mediterranean ferries operate in summer only and may need reservations in advance.	COUNTRY Introduction Things To Know Survival Guide TimeLine Essential Info REGION French Riviera CITIES Paris Lyon Nice Strasbourg MAPS World Europe TRAVEL BOOK