[H2887]

Planning my Ed for nov21. Thinking of dropping off in Paris at the airport before entering the city( as recommended) any advice on an interesting route?was thinking of including Innsbruck even though it's out of the way.has anyone done this? Google maps says its 10 hours on a straight shot should be fdoable over a week.need only a couple of days in Paris .

 

[gesoffen]

While I've visited Paris, I've never driven to/from there so can only offer recommendations for the German side of the border. From your title, I'm assuming you have 8 days to get from Munich to Paris (i.e. it doesn't include the time you plan to spend in Paris). As you're dropping away from Munich, winter tire rental won't be possible so hopefully your car has all-seasons. If not, I would have a back up plan of dropping the car in Munich and using public transit to get around Germany and France.
Assuming no weather complications, I would offer the following:
11/21 & 11/22: Munich
11/23 & 11/24: Southern Bavaria (Füssen, Garmisch Partenkirchen, or similar) - this would also allow a trip to Innsbruck as well as some driving on the Alpine Road if conditions permit.
11/25 & 11/26: Rothenberg o.d. Tauber, Dinkelsbühl, Nördlingen and surrounds
11/26: Depart Germany for Paris - pick an interesting stop over town or two in France

Christmas markets will be opening throughout Europe towards the end of November. I'd definitely plan to incorporate at least a few those into your travels.

One thing to keep in mind is that Paris itself is an easy long weekend, fly in/out destination. Have you considered it as a separate trip/vacation, perhaps in fairer weather as you'll likely be spending quite a bit of time outdoors to explore or get to/from the various sites? Versailles, Eiffel Tour, various gardens, etc. This would also lend itself to doing a Munich drop off and make winter tire rental, if no all-seasons, feasible.

Hopefully others will chime in

 

[VIZSLA]

We drove from Munich to Paris in two days stopping in Alsace to see the Musee' D'Automobile Nationale. It's the old Sclumpf Collection and if you're an old car buff it shouldn't be missed.
Bon Voyage.

 

[Diesel Power]

If you haven't made flight arrangements, then consider Paris as a starting point before your ED. There are several travel options from Paris to Munich.


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[hyperzulu]

If you haven't made flight arrangements, then consider Paris as a starting point before your ED. There are several travel options from Paris to Munich.

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I'd honestly go the other way around. Pick up your car first, drop it off in Munich, then train to Paris. That way the car can make its way home sooner than later.

 

[SmallTownBoy]

I drove around Bavaria first, dropped the car in Frankfurt and then took the high speed train to Paris.

One alternative we considered was taking the overnight train from Munich to Paris.

 

[jjcruiser]

Reviews of Innsbruck on here have been mixed; not sure I'd go out of my way that direction for it. (Disclosure: I've never been).

If it were me and I had eight days, I would wind my way down through southeastern Bavaria, through Switzerland, and then up from Burgundy to Paris. But you might also prefer a more direct route with stops in Sindelfingen, Stuttgart, Baden Baden, Alsace (+1 that suggestion), etc.

 

[dkreidel]

I'd honestly go the other way around. Pick up your car first, drop it off in Munich, then train to Paris. That way the car can make its way home sooner than later.

Possibly, but the fastest I've had an ED returned to the West Coast was dropped in Paris... and returned to me in SoCal in 47 days.

My advice; take the trip you want and don't let the siren song of a speedy re-delivery dictate your journey.

 

[dkreidel]

I'd honestly go the other way around. Pick up your car first, drop it off in Munich, then train to Paris. That way the car can make its way home sooner than later.

Possibly, but the fastest I've had an ED returned to the West Coast was dropped in Paris... and returned to me in SoCal in 47 days.

My advice; take the trip you want and don't let the siren's song of a speedy re-delivery dictate your journey.

 

[hyperzulu]

Possibly, but the fastest I've had an ED returned to the West Coast was dropped in Paris... and returned to me in SoCal in 47 days.

My advice; take the trip you want and don't let the siren's song of a speedy re-delivery dictate your journey.

Yeah, but you've done 500 euro deliveries. You probably don't even bother tracking the car anymore

 

[Trinitony]

I would skip Innsbruck. It would be a nice city to live in but did not seem to me to be in the league of Salzburg, Fussen/Neuschwanstein, Rothenburg, Nuremberg, Mulhouse, Colmar and Riquewihr. I don't suggest that you should visit all these cities, just pick the ones that appeal to you. Also, more or less on your way from Munich to Paris are the Rhine and Mosel Valleys, both of which are worth a half day drive.

If you are interested in seeing WWI and WWII forts you might stay the night in Metz and head to Fort Douaumont near Verdun and the Hackenberg Fort near Thionville. Just one visit to either is enough to put you off war.

 

[gesoffen]

Also, more or less on your way from Munich to Paris are the Rhine and Mosel Valleys, both of which are worth a half day drive.

If you are interested in seeing WWI and WWII forts you might stay the night in Metz and head to Fort Douaumont near Verdun and the Hackenberg Fort near Thionville. Just one visit to either is enough to put you off war.

I'd thought of suggesting Germany's wine valley twins but considered it more worthwhile to visit "in season". I'd imagine many of those cities and sites are picturesque year round but the true charm of those areas are in the warmer months so you can enjoy the outdoors, harvesting, biking tours, etc.