With the potential bridges in May, some French were able to enjoy an extended weekend. 78% predicted an escape and, among them, more than three out of four (76%) thought they were favoring the car to move, an opinion* for ULYS TV indicates.
The car remains a logical choice for many vacationers who see it in particular a practical side. Once passengers and luggage are loaded on board, you can make your trip from the house to your holiday complex, without having to provide another mode of transport when you arrive at a station or airport, for example.
Another argument that often arises: the cost reduced to other transport modes. But are you really verifying?
The car, really the cheapest?
We take the example of a trip between Paris and Marseille for a family of 4 people with two children aged 3 and 15, performed by car, by plane or train.
By car, this 773 km trip requires 7:46 am according to Viamichelin. On board a Diesel Renault Scénnic IV and at the average diesel price this Friday, May 9, 1,553 euros per liter, the budget is estimated at 166 euros, including 69 euros in tolls.
If we take a higher diesel price, which can reflect higher rates at road stations, at 1.74 euros per liter, we have a cost of 178 euros on this same trip.
In the economic version, without taking the road, we will barely travel more … but much longer, with a trip announced at 12 noon and 30 minutes. In return, the cost of the trip falls to 100 euros.
The fastest plane, trains the right commitment?
What about the plane? Looking at a flight comparator for this Saturday, May 10, Air France is the best located for an exit through Orly at 8:55 am and a landing planned at 10:15 am in Marseille. Of course, this is the shortest travel time (regardless of control times or to access the airport) with a 1h20 flight. But it is also the most expensive option of our comparison with 173 euros per person, or 692 euros in total.
On the train, still for a travel-spell trip this Saturday, May 10, the SNCF Connect site offers us a trip in Ouigo with a game at 6:03 am by Gare de Lyon and an arrival in Marseille Saint-Charles at 9:24 AM, or 3:21 AM, all with a lower final cost than on the road of Tollas, to 113 euros. We add two teams for 10 euros for a final note still quite attractive for 123 euros.
To start later, at 7:37 am and in unprecedented TGV, prices are much higher, they count 228 euros for our family of 4 people.
*Study methodology: OMNIBUS questionnaire administered to 1,000 respondents, men and women of 18 years or older, representative of the French population.
Source: BFM TV
