St Tropez for Faye & Howard's Wedding.
1. Dates
- Wedding
- 07-Jun-2014
- Accommodation
- Fri 06-Jun-2014 to Mon 09-Jun-2014
2. The Plan - Train Out Plane Home
- Outbound
- Thu 05-Jun-2014 Eurostar + Sleeper train to St Raphaël
- Inbound
- Mon 09-Jun-2014 Fly to London
- Cost
- £82 + ~£45 = £127 per person
- Thursday Train (Eurostar + Sleeper) to St Raphaël
- Monday evening fly back to London (LHR, LGW, LTN or STN?)
3. Itinerary
| Date | Me | Group |
|---|
| Thu 05 Jun | Drive to Paris, Lunéa from Bercy | Eurostar to Paris |
| Fri 06 Jun | Arrive St Raphaël, Taxi to St Tropez |
| Sat 07 Jun | Taxi to St Raphaël, Fetch Tuscan | Wedding |
| Sun 08 Jun | Afterparty |
| Mon 09 Jun | Drive to Nice | Taxi to Nice |
| Tue 10 Jun | | |
| Wed 11 Jun | | |
| Thu 12 Jun | | |
| Fri 13 Jun | | |
4. Transport - International
4.1 Train
Schedule
| Time | Where | Notes | 2nd | 1st |
|---|
| 14h31+00 | St Pancras | Eurostar #9032 | 39 | 107 |
| 18h47+01 | G du Nord | | | |
| Dinner | Le Train Bleu | | | |
| 21h23+01 | d'Austerlitz | IdN? #5773 | 43 | 66 |
| 07h41+01 | St Raphaël | | | |
| 08h46+01 | Nice | | | |
Tricks
- Booking a separate Eurostar Return is cheaper than a single or booking with the Sleeper ticket.
- Booking in EUR on capitainetrain.com is cheaper
Tickets
- Info
- http://www.seat61.com/lunea.htm
- Buy
- https://www.capitainetrain.com/tickets (Pay in EUR, no credit card fee)
- Rail card
- SNCF Carte Weekend costs £67 and gives 25%-50% discount for two adults.
- Cost
- £82
On loco2:
- search 06-June at 13h00
- via Paris Austerlitz with a 2h30m stopover for dinner
- 09-June at 20h00 return
- via Paris with minimal stopover (lets you select different classes for each leg)
4.2 Plane
Nice to LGW, LTN, STN ~ £45
4.3 Drive
In the Tuscan. Route Napoléon, Col de Turini et al.
Cambridge to Paris
| T+ | UK Time | FR Time | Where | Notes |
|---|
| 00:00 | 09h00+01 | 10h00+02 | Cambridge | |
| 02:07 | 11h07+01 | 12h07+02 | Folkestone | |
| 02:49 | 11h49+01 | 12h49+02 | Calais | |
| 05:44 | 16h51+01 | 17h51+02 | Paris | |
SNCF Autotrain
- Cost
- €301 (€226 + €119) = £207 + £103 = £310
- Info
- http://www.seat61.com/Motorail.htm
- Route
- Paris Bercy to Frejus St Raphaël
- Dates
- 6 June 2014
5. Transport to St Tropez
5.1 Taxi
- Pick-Up
- St Tropez
- Drop-Off
- Nice Airport
- Passengers
- 3 (M & L-L in separate car)
- Cost
- €198 car
5.2 Bus
- Operator
- Varlib
- Date
- 06 Jun 2014
- Dep
- 07h50 / 09h15 @ Gare Routière St Raphaël
- Arr
- 09h15 / 10h40 @ Office de Tourisme St Tropez
- Route
- 7601
- Duration
- 1h25m
- Cost
- < €5
5.3 Car Hire
- Pick-Up
- 08h00 06-Jun-2014 St Raphaël Gare
- Drop-Off
- 17h00 09-Jun-2014 Nice Airport
- Avis
- ~£123 Compact - St Raphaël to Nice
- Hertz
- ~£196 Renault Captur - St Raphaël to Nice
6. Transport to Nice
6.1 Bus
- Operator
- Varlib
- Date
- 09 Jun 2014
- Dep
- 09h25 Gare Routière - St Tropez
- Arr
- 12h15 Aeroport Terminaux 1 - Nice
- Route
- 7601 and 3003
- Duration
- 2h50m
- Cost
- < €15
6.2 Car Hire
As above.
6.3 Boat
Only running a couple of times per week in mid season?
7. Events
- Cannes Film Festival
- 14-May-2014 to 24-May-2014
8. Planning
8.1 Train
Auto Slaap Trein (Dutch)
- Route
- Den Bosch to Alessandria
- Outbound
- €368
- Inbound
- €338
Alessandria to St Tropez via Col de Turini is 434km (6h20m).
8.2 Driving
Route Napoléon N85 (Digne-les-Bains to Grasse)
Plan 1:
- Autotrain to St Raphaël
- St Raphaël—Grasse—Gorges du Verdon—Digne—Col du Labouret
- Col de Turini ??
Route 1:
- Autotrain to Lyon
- Lyon—??—Col du Labouret
- Col du Labouret—Digne—Gorges du Verdon—Grasse—St Raphaël
- Col de Turini ??
8.3 Sailing
Mid-Season prices?
- Dates
- 01-Jun-2013 to 08-Jun-2013
Charter Locations
- No Sunsail bases in the French Riviera
- Boatbookings St Tropez
Yachts
Yacht Details
Ports
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