My husband and I are considering staying in Paris for about 3 days and then going to Germany (probably Munich) for about 3-4 days in January 2008. I really want to go to Paris and my husband really wants to go Germany so we combined our top choices.
Does anyone have an idea how long the flight from Paris to Munich would take? We were concerned about taking a flight in the middle of our trip because it would cut into our short vacation, but we were assured by travel agents that it is definitely possible. Originally, they recommended a package that included Paris and Prague, but we are trying to get them to change it to Paris and Munich.
Also, we would be traveling during the first or second week in January. We were in London last January and it was cold (not too cold), but very wet and rainy. Is the weather in January similar in Paris and Germany?
Any other tips/pointers? Thanks!
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The actual flight time would be about 1.5 hours but at a minimum it would take you about 5 hours from the center of one city to the center of the other taking airport transfers and check-in times into account.
I know this isn%26#39;t what you want to hear but a week really isn%26#39;t enough time for both Paris and Munich. Most people would say that a week is barely enough time for Paris alone, especially in January when the daylight hours are few. If you really can%26#39;t decide to see either France OR Germany on this trip and the other on the next trip, perhaps you could add a few days. In any case you really need to give more time to Paris than Munich. Munich does not have anything like the rich diversity of sights that Paris has. You could also consider taking the overnight train between the two cities so you would not waste most of a day travelling.
As for the weather Paris *should* be similar to London in January, possibly a degre or two colder. *Normal* high temps would be in the low 40s, lows around freezing, and it will certainly feel raw and damp unless you get an unusually warm sunny spell. At the samre time you could get an unusually cold spell. Munich will be a good bit colder with highs in the very low 30s and lows well below freezing and a good chance of snow. Again of course it could be unusually warm or unusually cold for the few days you are there.
The good thing about travelling at that time of year besides the low air fares is that you won%26#39;t be fighting thousands of other visitors everywhere you go.
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I was also going to suggest the night train. Definitely allow yourselves more time in Paris than Munich. But Irishrovr is right, one week would still really be pushing it, because even from Munich you would be taking day trips (I assume) to Dachau, Neuschwanstein, Linderhof, etc., which would be a lot in a short period of time.
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Thanks for the replies. We%26#39;re used to traveling in a short period of time (we did London, Bath, Stonehenge and Windsor all in one week) so rushing around doesn%26#39;t worry us.
Originally, we were going to fly via a military hop into Ramstein (close to Frankfurt) and stay there for a week, but take a day bus tour (overnight bus tour) to Paris. Taking a military hop is very unpredictable so we cancelled out that idea (since we only have a week to 10 days to travel). But, we could always just get a hotel in a central location between Paris and Munich and take a train for day tours.
I%26#39;m so confused now! We still have plenty of time to play around with different ideas so if you have any, feel free to post them. Thanks!
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Does it have to be Munich? By the time you travel, the new TGV Est from Paris will be in service, which takes about 3 hours to Stuttgart. Alternatively, Thalys takes about the same to Cologne - and you could call in on Brussels en route.
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