Best way to travel from Venlo Netherlands to Paris?
July 21, 2010 by Paris Vacations
Filed under Paris Attractions
I’m going to be in Venlo in the Netherlands for business for a week in June. At the end of the week, on Friday (late afternoon / early evening), I wanted to travel to Paris to spend the weekend there with friends.
What’s the best way to get from Venlo to Paris?
I’ve looked at trains as one possibility, but it seems pretty confusing, with a few train changes, and I wouldn’t get in until 23:00 if I left at 17:00.
Would there be some combination of train or bus to get myself over to Brussells or Duesseldorf, and then take a flight from there to Paris?
Is there some route that I’m not thinking about that would be easier / better / cheaper?
I won’t be too pressed for time, but I also don’t want to get in real late at night to Paris since I’ve never visited and I really don’t know my way around (until I link up with my friends on Saturday).
Thanks!
The easiest way is to catch the train from Venlo to Rotterdam Centraal — there is a direct connection, about a 2 hour ride.
From there you can catch the Thalys express direct to Paris (which requires a booking).
To check for times and platforms numbers for the Venlo-Rotterdam trip go to the Dutch railyway site:
http://www.ns.nl
(click on the English button at the very top of the page …. its very tiny, so look closely!!)
The booking agent will give you all the details of the Thalys-train time & platform.
If lost, just ask a Dutchman, most people here speak good English and are happy to help with directions.