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Some of the major motorways (autoroutes) in France pass through Burgundy making it easily accessible from the whole of Europe. Use our map and route planner to make your journey trouble free.

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Car Hire

Pick up a Hire Car at A and drop it off at B
Want to hire a car at Auxerre and drop it off at Barcelona? Well with Autoeurope you can do just that, without being charged an arm and a leg. In some cases a drop off fee will be charged so check this when booking. From experience, when collecting the car, be sure to take your passport and driving licence with you, plus credit card used in the transaction. Chauffeur services are also possible and luxury convertibles such as Mercedes sports and Porsche are on offer too from some locations. www.autoeurope.com.

Auto Europe was voted the Best Car Hire Company by the Guardian media group in 2005. Flexibility and service 24/7 is the key.

They operate a Beat Rate Guarantee so their pricing is highly competitive. There are nine pick up and delivery locations in Burgundy: Auxerre, Avallon, Beaune, Dijon, Le Creusot, Montbard, Montchanin, Nevers and Sens.

Travelling through burgundy

We have suggested Hotels en Route when you are travelling through Burgundy. Our booking service also includes other regions in France, as well as other European destinations. So look no further.

Travel Insurance

Apart from the essential holiday insurance, many people are now taking extended breaks whether it is a gap year, a sabbatical or a retirement trip and need insurance to cover all eventualities. Make sure you look at the differences between annual cover and extended cover. Some companies differentiate between annual policies which provide cover for multi-trip travel with a maximum number of days covered within any 12 month period. Extended policies provide cover for a continuous period of six, nine, or say 12 months and are priced accordingly.

If you are going on an adventure holiday, this needs to be taken into account, as does the age of the travellers. Columbus Direct offer single trip, annual multi-trip, adventure, backpacking and silver age insurance. This is a multi-lingual provider with offices in France, UK, Spain, Italy. Germany, New Zealand and Australia. They offer 24/7 assistance, reasonable prices and have a no-fuss website that navigates well.
www.columbusdirect.com

A6 & The Bison-fute

Some of the main road arteries through France, pass through the centre of Burgundy, making journeys quick and easy in general. The exception to this is the days of high volume traffic known as the bison-futé. According to the density of traffic, the roads are given colour ratings: green for normal, orange for difficult, red for very difficult and black for extremely difficult. The French government-sponsored site shows the concentration of traffic throughout the year – www.bison-fute.equipement.gouv.fr

Petrol

Motorway service stations open on a 24 hour basis but this is not the case on the lesser roads around the region. Most petrol stations shut around 18.00 some are closed Sundays and Monday mornings, and while there are credit card petrol pumps, more often than not, these only take Carte Bleu, the French credit card. So, keep the tank topped up to a reasonable level if you want to avoid a heart flutter on the back roads.

Documents

Carry your driving licence and passport or identity card with you whenever you are driving in Europe

Speed limits

Generally speaking follow these guidelines: built-up areas 50 kph; single carriageway roads 90 kph, reduced to 80 kph in the rain; dual carriageways out of town 110 kph reduced to 90 kph in rain; motorways (autoroutes) 130 kph reduced to 110 kph in rain.