How would you go to Breda?

The first way to go in the Netherlands is the train. The journey is about 8 hours from Angers to Amsterdam, by going through Paris. Price is quite cheap if you buy it in advance: we had it for 60€ in November. Without any reductions it costs about 200€ for a round-trip ticket.

 (The Amsterdam airport is the 4th biggest one in Europe)

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It is also possible to take a plane; it is faster (between 1 and 2h30, it depends from which town you leave) but more expensive: from 200 to 600€. There are direct lines leading to Amsterdam (Schipol airport) from Paris, Lyon, Marseille, and Toulouse.

Going to the Netherlands by car is quite easy: starting to Lille, you have to go to Belgium by E7. Once you’re in Belgium, Netherlands is 150 km distant. Furthermore highways are free in Belgium and the Netherlands. But if you stay a long time in the same city in Netherlands, your car will be quite useless.

Another possibility is to take the bus to go to the Netherlands. It is not as comfortable as others way of transport, but it is cheaper: between 15 and 25€ from Paris.

 (In the Netherlands, the main train company is Talys)

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Half of the group going to Breda will take the train. We will leave Angers at 9h41, arrive at Paris at 11h17, leave Paris at 12h25and finaly arrive in Amsterdam about 15h40. Then we’ll take another train to Breda for approximately 20€. We plane to arrive to Breda about 18 p.m.

Others are going to use a car. To my knowledge, nobody is planning to take a plane.

And what about you ? What would you choose ?