Paris → Côte Fleurie via the A13
A weekend in Deauville often begins with two hours of traffic on the A13. With a chauffeur, you leave at the right moment and arrive right outside your hotel, villa or the racecourse.
Deauville
about €100 per person with 4 passengers
Unique to this route
The trip is only 200 km, but the time you leave can add an hour to it. These are the patterns we follow when choosing the time slot for your journey.
| 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon–Thu | Clear | Busy | Clear | Clear | Busy | Clear |
| Friday | Clear | Busy | Busy | Very heavy | Very heavy | Busy |
| Saturday | Busy | Heavy | Heavy | Busy | Clear | Clear |
| Sunday | Clear | Clear | Clear | Clear | Clear | Clear |
| 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon–Thu | Busy | Busy | Clear | Clear | Busy | Clear |
| Friday | Clear | Clear | Clear | Clear | Busy | Clear |
| Saturday | Clear | Clear | Busy | Busy | Busy | Clear |
| Sunday | Clear | Clear | Busy | Very heavy | Very heavy | Heavy |
Typical patterns for an ordinary weekend. School holidays, long bank-holiday weekends, August and the September festival all make the peaks worse. We check the traffic the day before you travel.
We leave Paris through the Saint-Cloud tunnel and onto the A13, the Normandy motorway. It follows the Seine, skirts Mantes, bypasses Rouen to the south, then the A132 slip road runs down towards Pont-l’Évêque and the coast.
It is not a long trip, but timing is everything. On Fridays between 3pm and 8pm, and on Sunday evenings in the other direction, the A13 fills up with Parisians heading off for the weekend. Leaving at 1pm or after 8pm makes for a completely different experience.
This is a trip people often make with plenty of luggage: golf bags, suitcases for a week, riding equipment, a dog. A van is then more comfortable than a saloon, and that is precisely what the train cannot offer.
On arrival, we drop you at the exact address: a hotel on the Planches, a house in Bénerville, the Deauville-La Touques racecourse or the Centre International for a conference. Honfleur, Trouville and Cabourg are just minutes away.
The road log
The start of the A13. The first 20 minutes are won or lost here: we avoid the congested time slots.
Toll plaza near Mantes-la-Jolie. The A13 is one of the most expensive motorways per kilometre; tolls are included in the quote.
A service area south of Rouen, above the Seine. A quick break if you are travelling with children.
The exit for the coast. A quarter of an hour left through the Pays d’Auge countryside.
An honest comparison
From your front door to your destination address, with no changes and no luggage to carry.
2h 00min on the train, plus around 1h 30min to get to the station, wait for departure and complete the journey at the other end.
The train from Paris-Saint-Lazare to Trouville-Deauville takes about two hours, roughly the same as the road. The difference lies elsewhere: by car, you leave from your door and arrive at your door, without crossing Paris to Saint-Lazare or looking for a taxi at the other end. From three people upwards, with bulky luggage or a pet, a car with driver is almost always the best option.
Calendar
Race meetings, yearling sales and polo tournaments: Deauville lives to the rhythm of horses. Demand is high, so book early.
In early September, the Planches host premieres and guests. Drop-off at the Centre International and a return whenever you like.
Easter, May bank holidays and All Saints’ Day: the A13 is gridlocked at the usual times. An off-peak departure with a chauffeur saves you an hour.
The route
200 kilometres via A13 · A132. The line on this map follows the route we take in normal traffic; it may vary with the time of day and road conditions.
Allow around €400 for 200 km, or about €100 per person for four. The final price depends on the addresses and time of travel.
Before 2pm or after 8pm. In between, the trip can take an extra hour because of weekend traffic.
Mention it in your request: we will confirm the conditions and provide a suitable vehicle.
Yes, Honfleur is 20 minutes from Deauville. Add the stop to your request and it will be included in the quote.
Yes, book the outbound and return in a single request. We will suggest a time to avoid the Sunday evening traffic jams.
The calculator already includes the distance for this trip: just add your addresses, date, number of passengers and luggage. We then confirm the price and the vehicle.