> I'm curious about the public and private transport infrastructure
If you live near Paris(or a big city), you dont need a car.
If you live anywhere else you absolutely need a car! (or a motorbike, scooter ... ).
The infrastructure is good,but the train is extremly expensive today,(wasnt the case 10 years ago) and railways are crumbling.
Up unti recently you couldnt cross regions by bus in France,it was forbidden to preserve the train monopoly.Today people use ridesharing a lot,because taking the train is such a ripoff.
If you take your tickets in advance train is cheaper. Also it always seems so unnecessary to take the plane for such short distances (take the transport to the airport, check-in, walk to gate, wait, embark, wait, take-off, wait, landing, wait, find luggage, wait, take transport, you have arrived!)
I know right,it has become ridiculous. I'm happy the french people are "revolting" against it and are trying ridesharing. SNCF is just organized racket.
> If you live anywhere else you absolutely need a car!
Well, at least in Nantes, Lille, Lyon or Toulouse, you can live just fine without a car (and I have done so for years). I suppose it's the same in most cities with decent public transport. It makes holidays in the countryside complicated, though.
If you live near Paris(or a big city), you dont need a car.
If you live anywhere else you absolutely need a car! (or a motorbike, scooter ... ).
The infrastructure is good,but the train is extremly expensive today,(wasnt the case 10 years ago) and railways are crumbling.
Up unti recently you couldnt cross regions by bus in France,it was forbidden to preserve the train monopoly.Today people use ridesharing a lot,because taking the train is such a ripoff.