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May 5, 2024
8:23:38pm

lefty All-American

We just did this a few weeks ago. Stayed in a countryside home near

Omaha beach.

Worked out well.

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lefty

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Joined: Aug 30, 2005
Last login: Jun 1, 2024
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Renting a car in Paris & driving to Normandy

May 5, 7:15pm

We rented a car. It was great. Stayed the night in Mont St Michel

May 5, 7:15pm

Rented at the airport day we flew in. Dropped it off after hitting Versailles

May 5, 7:17pm

Best day of the Paris portion of our trip. Because of Mont St Michel but

May 5, 7:20pm

Mont st michel is an awesome place. Especially at sunset

Cougz19

May 5, 7:57pm

We did the same. It was awesome.

Idacoug

May 5, 8:18pm

Probably depends on what your plans are after Normandy

CertainDeath

May 5, 7:16pm

We took the train to Bayeux. Super fast.

2FarGone

May 5, 7:18pm

Depends on if you need the car there or not.

DubuMfalme

May 5, 7:19pm

Car. Mont St Michel>Normandy.

May 5, 7:25pm

Those are all awesome, but no way M-St-M tops the Normandy landing sites.

cvd6262

May 5, 8:31pm

You can even rent down in the city and with a lot of agencies it's nearly the

Zooropa

May 5, 7:25pm

We just did this in March. Rent at Charles de Gaulle and stay in Bayeux.We hit

CougFan4EverEver

May 5, 7:26pm

We did the same.....I highly recommend....we also did a van tour

May 5, 7:30pm

If you are only going to one location, I’d take a train. If you plan to visit

Jay Kay

May 5, 7:29pm

How long Paris before heading out?

May 5, 7:33pm

1 day

May 5, 7:43pm

We have rented from the outskirts of paris no problem. Having a car in paris

May 5, 9:40pm

We could only fit Normandy into one day, so we did a pretty insane drive leaving

Blue Ridge

May 5, 7:36pm

We rented a car and stayed in Bayeux. Enjoyed the drive but I could see taking a train to Bayeux and renting a car there

mvtoro

May 5, 7:53pm

I took a train from Paris and rented a car in Caen.

Future_Tacos

May 5, 7:56pm

We just did this a few weeks ago. Stayed in a countryside home near

lefty

May 5, 8:23pm

We rented from a Sixt location at the Lourve. It was convenient to walk to from the apartment

kccougar

May 5, 8:06pm

Drive. You can stop at Giverny, Pegasus Bridge, and other fun sites. Be careful

cvd6262

May 5, 8:28pm

Driving a car is awesome. So many cool towns.

banksters

May 5, 8:34pm

We stopped in Le Mans on the way back. Museum was worth it.

May 5, 9:47pm

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