The Traveler's Guide to Air and rail strikes in France

France is rightly one of the most popular destinations in the world. It also has a highly developed transport network with high-speed trains a good highway network, and numerous airports.

But one thing that people will soon realize that, in addition to France is peoples' right to strike from the beaten her! Every year, public transport for a few days or as a rail traffic controller to stop working, the paralyzed.

This is immensely frustrating forPeople have visited France (and also for the French people themselves). But even if you can make it difficult to visit the country, not a complete disaster. There are many options for moving.

There are some things to consider. First, while occasionally striking the rail network is needed to run a minimum service. In general, this means that affected an average of only 50% of rail transport in general. It 's still possible to catch trains,but more difficult to tell if it is executed. The SNCF rail network has good information services, which can be reached by telephone, mobile or Internet. It also runs a radio station with news updates (in French).

If flights are affected, check the trains! The network is very dense, and can be very fast, thanks to the TGV trains across the country.

But what can you do when the air and rail transport are affected? This could be the last sound nightmare scenario. But thefirst rule is: Do not give up! Internet and social media have changed in that respect.

As European airports have been hit by the Icelandic plume, many users turned to Twitter with other travelers stuck at find and share travel expenses to collect the latest information and advice. In one case, the participants gathered at the MIPTV fair in Cannes together and hired a coach to return to the Netherlands. There are also a number of car-sharing services on the Web asRoadSharing, GeoGoer and carpooling. Use them to make cars go to find your destination (in fact, if you want to save money, you could be involved in strikes).

It 's still possible to travel in France during strikes, when you try to correct the information.