France · TRAIN EXPERIENCES
Every trip has one free day too few. These 10 train experiences justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part of planning.
Review of the Versailles Palace tour from Paris by train, with reserved entry, expert guiding, royal rooms, gardens, and practical tips.
“Our tour guide was very knowledgeable about the history of this country, with good of humor and not boring.”
Review of the Versailles Palace and Gardens tour from Paris, with escorted RER travel, skip-the-line entry, guides, costs, and practical tips.
“Worth the time and expense. So much to learn and see Emma was amazing with funny details and very knowledgeable about the art,family and history”
Review of the Versailles walking tour from Paris by train, including garden guide, timed palace entry, costs, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Aaron, our guide was excellent! He shared many details about King Louis and Versailles as well as being very personable. Highly recommended!!”
Ride the scenic Baroque Route from Nice, visit Alpine villages, enjoy local lunch, and hike with a guide on this full-day French Alps tour.
“Be prepared to hike! Great trip. Camilla was wonderful. So much knowledge she shared with our group. It was a really special day.”
Review of the Versailles bike tour from Paris, with train travel, market picnic, royal gardens, Trianons, palace entry, and practical tips.
“Every minute of this tour was fantastic. From the meeting point to the end, our Guide David was exceptional. It was a nice size group of 3 couples and we all got along great. Loved all the biking. Plenty of time for shopping and great suggestions for lunch. Stopping at Versailles for a picnic was so fun. We were able to chat and learn about each other as well as a lot of great history about Versailles. David our guide was amazing. Best guide we’ve had in Paris.”
Ride a historic Alpine train from Nice to medieval villages, local lunch, Baroque art, and optional forest hikes in a small group.
“We loved our day trip in the Alps. Carmela was fantastic and showed us things we didn't know we needed to see. Highly recommend.”
Visit Disneyland Paris from central Paris by RER A, with round-trip train travel and one or two park tickets for a full family day.
“taking the train was very easy to Disneyland Paris. The park was great --so many new and different things from the US parks. An excellent day!!”
Ride Corsica’s coast by little train, pause at Coti-Chiavari, hear French commentary, and enjoy wine and local specialties for $22.
“Après un mauvais démarrage avec un trajet impossible à l'heure où nous avions pourtant réservé, suivis d'une météo capricieuse, l'expérience s'est tout de même révélée top ! Un chauffeur de trin fier de ses racines, avec beaucoup d'humour qui n'a pas peur d'utiliser la macagne sur les pinzutus que nous sommes ! Il nous a partagé un bout de l'histoire de cette île de beauté et c'est ce qu'on recherche en faisant ces activités touristiques !”
Review of the Paris day trip from London by Eurostar, with a guided city tour, Seine cruise, Eiffel Tower stop, and free time.
“⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lovely day to spend with your travel buddy or even solo as I did! Easy transportation, great guide (thank you David!!!) and a fun day in Paris.”
Review of a 9-hour Versailles day trip from Paris by train, with guided palace, gardens, Petit Trianon, transport, lunch advice, and practical tips.
“A most enjoyable experience. An excellent guide. The best”
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