🇪🇺 Arbor Family — Europe 2026

Paris → Amsterdam  ·  June 12 – 28  ·  7 Routes to Explore  ·  v3.1 — Updated Feb 26, 2026  📊 Full details ↗ 🎞️ Slides ↗ 📋 Itinerary

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▶ 🎟️ Booking Summary — Route 7 (click to expand)
✅ 1 · Paris → Carcassonne — Jun 20 BOOKED
OUIGO 7671 + Intercités 4661 · 08:25→15:27 · €338.45 for 4 · Ref: L2R6HT / PFJ4JX
✅ 2 · Marseille → Amsterdam — Jun 27 BOOKED
Air France AF 3182 (KLM) · 12:15→14:15 · Ref: XFYWL7 · ~€212/person · Leave Cassis by 10:00am
✅ 3 · Carcassonne hotel — Jun 20–22 (2 nts) BOOKED
Hôtel Le Donjon – Coeur de la Cité Médiévale · €469.53 · Pay at property · Expedia
⏳ 4 · Cassis VRBO — Jun 24–27 (3 nts) PENDING CONFIRM
HA-LWQC54 · Host: Tuizir Audrey · Awaiting confirmation · Card not charged until accepted
✅ 5 · Carcassonne → Nîmes — Jun 22 BOOKED
Depart 09:29 · arrive ~11:00 · €101.05 for 4 · Ref: YURCR6
✅ 6 · Nîmes hotel — Jun 22–24 (2 nts) BOOKED
Appart'City Nîmes Arènes · $466.28 (paid $456.05, $10.23 at property) · Expedia
✅ 7 · Nîmes → Cassis — Jun 24 BOOKED
Depart 11:26 Nîmes Centre → arrive ~13:30 (via Marseille) · €91.95 for 4 · Refs: ESY78R / 69FQ2V
🔵 8 · Amsterdam hotel — Jun 27 (1 nt)
One night before Jun 28 flight home · ~€280/night · Already sorted per Sage
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Route 7 — Languedoc & Provence To-Do

Jun 20 Paris → Carcassonne · Jun 22 → Nîmes · Jun 24 → Cassis · Jun 27 fly → Amsterdam · Jun 28 fly home

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🚆 vs 🚗 — Full cost comparison, family of 4
Train legs (OUIGO/SNCF):
Leg 🚆 🚗 1 ticket ×4 fam
Jun 20 · aim ~10–12pmParis → Carcassonne5h7.5h~€30~€100
Jun 22 · aim ~8–9amCarcassonne → Nîmes1h 30m1h~€20~€70
Jun 22 · before 10amNîmes → Pont du Gard⚠️ no train25m€25 taxi€50 RT
Jun 23 · aim ~8–9amNîmes → Marseille1h 15m1h 15m~€25~€85
Jun 24 arrive · Jun 27 early AMMarseille ↔ Cassis (×2)35m each30m~€8~€56
comparison onlyMarseille → Paris (return)3h 15m ✅7.5h ❌~€65~€210
🚆 TRAIN TOTAL~€571
Car rental (Paris RT, 9 days, family SUV):
SUV 9-day rental (June, Paris)~€370–550
Fuel (~1,800km @ €1.75/L)~€220
Tolls Paris↔south RT~€170–220
Insurance CDW (waivable w/ Chase Sapphire)~€100–150
Parking (Carcassonne/Nîmes/Cassis)~€60–100
🚗 CAR TOTAL~€920–1,240
💡 Train saves €350–670. Fastest on every long leg (Marseille→Paris is 3h 15m by train vs 7.5h drive). Only gap: Pont du Gard has no train — €50 RT taxi from Nîmes covers it. Verdict: trains + one taxi = clear winner.

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