[Jim]

Instead of going to font with my mate next week, I'm off to Paris with her instead. Recon I might get away with takin my smallish mat and bouldering bag and hiring a car for a day and nipping down to font. What sort of cost and journey time will I be lookin at d'yall recon?

[dave]

it'll probably be like 2 hours from paris - although i think you might be able to get a train to font or somewhere near then walk/hire a bicycle to cuvier or something like that.

[cofe]

costs bugger all on the train man and it includes a metro ticket.

if my memory serves me correct its about 40 mins on train and costs less than a tenner.

although i have just taken my medication.......

[tc]

There is a train station at Fontainebleau/Avon, which is just a few minutes taxi ride from town.
Trains for Fontainebleau-Avon leave from Paris-Gare de Lyon station.
Once at Gare de Lyon, go to the "Guichet Banlieu" to buy your ticket for Fontainebleau/Avon. At the desk ask what final destination will be displayed on the departure board. It will be usually either Montereau, Montargis, Sens or Laroche-Migennes.
Timetable on t'interweb somewhere!
Twice a year (May and November), the train times change by a few minutes.

[tc]

Here you go:
 http://www.insead.edu/mba/home/train_schedule.htm
Have fun.

[Jim]

Cheers for the nfo, now all that's left is to see wether or not she will let me take my mat (the boots & chalk bag go everywhere no mater what - she already knows this)

[dave]

even if you can't take a mat you should be reet at the traditional venues with a scrap of carpet, old skoolin'!

[unclesomebody]

45 mins to an hour if you drive from Paris, although it depends with side/part of Paris.  It really doesn't take that long.  Have a good one!

[Naylor]

Enter the next `ultimate outdoors` bouldering comp in the lakes, first prize is a week in font in september. :D

[Adam Lincoln]

We are off again in 3 weeks  :D

Just another 2dayer, but after last weekend, you realise how cheap, easy and do-able they are

[runt]

Did you easyjet it to Paris then get a hire car Adam? Or some other cunning plan? With the price of the ferry am thinking its probably the cheapest/quickest way?

[Adam Lincoln]

Did you easyjet it to Paris then get a hire car Adam? Or some other cunning plan? With the price of the ferry am thinking its probably the cheapest/quickest way?

Nah we just drive, £82 return

Fill up in France and petty is cheap as...

Thats the chunnel by the way

[dave]

With the price of the ferry am thinking its probably the cheapest/quickest way?

ferry is ninetey-nine bar on Norfolkline - which between a car-full of you isn't bad at all - considering some firms would charge you £300 for that.

[Carnage]

Just seen on Ferries Direct- Apex fare on the Hovercraft from Dover - £95 for a car full (return) , til at least end of March (didn't look any further ahead)

Thats what I'm gonna be booking!  :D

[ian h]

carnage you off with ian ?? march ??

driving there ? gite ?

[Carnage]

Yeah mate. March 27 - Driving. Got gite already.

Well up for it!! :D

[ian h]

carnage: very nice