Transport
Driving is the simplest way to get around France. The national road network spans 20 849 km: 12 379 km of motorways and 8 470 km of main roads. Tolls are charged on most motorways.
France is famous for its excellent public-transport network, which serves even some very rural areas. The state-owned Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français (SNCF) takes care of almost all land transport between départements (counties). Transport within départements is handled by a combination of short-haul trains, SNCF buses and local bus companies. France's high-speed train network renders rail travel between some cities (eg. from Paris to Lyon, Marseille and Bordeaux) faster and easier than flying. The cost of a journey often depends on the period of travel and when the ticket is bought. In general, the best price is obtained by buying the ticket a long time before the journey. The SNCF does its best to make travelling with a bicycle easy; see .velo.sncf.com for full details.
Reaching France by airlplane is easy from all over Europe, thanks to many major airlines serving more than 40 popular French cities.
Air France (airfrance.com) and its subsidiaries Hop! (hop.com) and Transavia (transavia.com) control the lion's share of France's domestic airline industry.
Budget carriers offering flights within France include EasyJet (easyjet.com), Twin Jet (twinjet.net) and Air Corsica (aircorsica.com).
Travelling by car
BlaBlaCar (car sharing portal)
Travelling by bus
BlaBlaCar Bus
FLIXBUS