Pro' & Con's????

Can anyone shed some light on the pros %26amp; cons of taking the A86 around Paris heading south rather than taking the inner perephique?

Last year we took the inner perephique %26amp; hit some traffic delays. Are we more or less likely to have a smooth run (or smoother) taking the A86?

Thanks for any help.

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I assume you are heading from Calais.

I always go A26/A4/A5 past Reims to Dijon and then south.

Find that route always smooth and fairly quiet.

If you have to go to Paris for a specific reason then I would say avoid the perepherique if you can.

Neal

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Thanks, Neal,

Unfortunately, time is of the essence otherwise we would go via Riems, or alternatively, Rouen. However, we have to be down past Murcia in Spain for the Saturday am %26amp; we don%26#39;t leave the UK until the Thursday pm, so as straight a route as possible is what we need....with as few %26quot;bouchons%26quot; as possible!

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By the way, yes, we are coming from Calais on the Eurotunnel.

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Probably telling you the obvious here but if I am going round Paris I get a route off:

http://www.viamichelin.com/

Let your passenger read the directions as you go through the busy sections and usually we come out the other side unscathed!!

Have a good trip

Neal

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We (or I should say -my husband!) downloads it off-line onto our lap top, so we just open that up %26amp; go from there. Don%26#39;t ask me how he does it...I haven%26#39;t got a clue!!!!

I think we%26#39;re going to take our chances with the A86. It%26#39;s all experience!

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We would all like to hear how you get on please.

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JBart,

I%26#39;ll post on here when we get back at the end of September.

Only one week to go until we travel down. Can%26#39;t wait!!!

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