Car can be cheaper with 4 passengers – example, by autoroute the 930km drive from Paris to Nice (9.5hrs) in small car costs about €75 for petrol & another €75 in tolls – by comparison, a 1way 2nd class TGV ticket for the 5.5 hour Paris to Nice run costs anything from €45-€140 per person. 🚗

• Autoroutes (highway names beginning with A) multilane divided highways, usually with tolls (peages). Generously outfitted with rest stops.
• Routes Nationales (N, RN) national highways. Some sections have divider strips.
• Routes Departementales (D) local highways & roads
• Routes Communales (C, V) minor rural roads

Plot itineraries, calculate toll costs with viamichelin.com or mappy.fr