{"id":22843,"date":"2016-01-20T14:02:12","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T13:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=22843"},"modified":"2017-10-24T15:05:42","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T13:05:42","slug":"buses-and-cars-travelling-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/buses-and-cars-travelling-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Buses and Cars \u2013 Travelling in France"},"content":{"rendered":"

Europe is famous for how easy it is to travel en train<\/strong>. However, les trains<\/strong> are often more expensive than you would think!<\/p>\n

Thankfully there are alternatives like le covoiturage<\/strong> (carpooling), and l\u2019autocar<\/a><\/strong> (intercity bus).<\/p>\n

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Until recently it was difficult to take un bus<\/a><\/strong> over a long distance in France. However, private transportation companies have created des nouveaux r\u00e9seaux<\/strong> (new networks) for les autocars <\/strong>with companies like Isilines<\/em><\/a> and Flixbus<\/em><\/a>, and it is now easy and affordable to travel from city to city en bus !<\/strong><\/p>\n

La loi Macron<\/strong><\/a>, which aims to open up France\u2019s economy, is what allowed this change. Before la loi <\/strong>(the law), in order for a bus to legally travel through France, it had to be a part of an international route or be a part of la SNCF<\/strong> (la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 nationale de chemins de fer fran\u00e7ais<\/em>, The French National Railroad Company).<\/p>\n

Ceci dit<\/strong> (that said) international bus travel has always been an option from France, even if le train<\/strong> or l’avion<\/strong><\/a> are more popular moyens de transport <\/strong>(transportation methods). Eurolines<\/em><\/a> is une entreprise<\/strong> (a company) that focuses on international bus travel in Europe and has routes from and to nearly any city in Europe!<\/p>\n

The downside is you have to be on un bus<\/strong> for a very, very, very<\/em> long time. It\u2019s an experience, but I would not recommend it unless you are willing to be cramped in a small seat for over a day.<\/p>\n

The confusing part about all these moyens de transports<\/strong> is how many of them are des faux amis<\/strong><\/a> (false friends), and the similarities can easily lead to mistakes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Un bus <\/strong>or un autobus<\/strong> is a normal city bus or bus that goes throughout le d\u00e9partement<\/strong>, while un autocar <\/strong>or un car<\/strong> is an intercity bus that goes between far away cities or even in between countries.<\/p>\n

On top of that, blablacar<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is a website that helps you find people willing to share leur voiture<\/strong> (their car)!<\/p>\n

Un bus, un autobus<\/strong>
\nA local (city or county) bus<\/em><\/p>\n

Un car, un autocar<\/strong>
\nAn intercity bus<\/em><\/p>\n

Blablacar<\/strong>
\nWebsite for carpooling (le covoiturage)
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

The easy way to remember the differences is that un bus<\/strong> is a normal<\/em> bus you take to get around a city, un car<\/strong> is like a greyhound bus, and blabla<\/strong>car<\/em> is about all the talking (blah blah<\/em>) you have to do when carpooling!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Europe is famous for how easy it is to travel en train. However, les trains are often more expensive than you would think! Thankfully there are alternatives like le covoiturage (carpooling), and l\u2019autocar (intercity bus). Until recently it was difficult to take un bus over a long distance in France. However, private transportation companies have…<\/p>\n

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