# Any Dopers been to Vimy Memorial? is it a day trip from Paris? WWI battlefield tours? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 7, 2007, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-been-to-vimy-memorial-is-it-a-day-trip-from-paris-wwi-battlefield-tours/429177 "2007-12-07T16:46:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-been-to-vimy-memorial-is-it-a-day-trip-from-paris-wwi-battlefield-tours/429177/1 "2007-12-07T16:46:58Z")
Mrs. Piper and I will be in Paris later this month, and I’m interested in going to the [Vimy Memorial](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vimy_Memorial) . Looking at a map, it looks like Arras is the closest major town. Would this be a good day trip from Paris by train and public transport? we wouldn’t have a car of our own. Also, has anyone been to the Vimy Memorial or toured around the battlefields in that area? Any tips or comments? ---
**Author:** ![PaulParkhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PaulParkhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulParkhead)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-been-to-vimy-memorial-is-it-a-day-trip-from-paris-wwi-battlefield-tours/429177/2 "2007-12-07T17:57:59Z")
[This site](http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=memorials/ww1mem/vimy) from the Canadian veterans’ affairs people may be of some use. Looks to me like it could be a day trip from Paris, but expect to spend Euros on taxi fares from Arras. ---
**Author:** ![Ardrine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee59a6/32.png) [@Ardrine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ardrine)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-been-to-vimy-memorial-is-it-a-day-trip-from-paris-wwi-battlefield-tours/429177/3 "2007-12-07T21:22:20Z")
[QUOTE=Northern Piper] Looking at a map, it looks like Arras is the closest major town. Would this be a good day trip from Paris by train and public transport? we wouldn’t have a car of our own. [/QUOTE] You can use the TGV website to get information or book a rail ticket. Click on either Voyage perso or Info TGV and then Carte des Destinations, from where you can select Paris-Arras. It seems the TGV from Paris to Arras is less than an hour, there are 13 per day, and it costs just over €40. The [website of the town of Arras](http://www.ville-arras.fr/) might indicate how to get the rest of the way. ---
**Author:** ![Ardrine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee59a6/32.png) [@Ardrine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ardrine)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-been-to-vimy-memorial-is-it-a-day-trip-from-paris-wwi-battlefield-tours/429177/4 "2007-12-07T21:39:03Z")
There might be a bus to Vimy. The plan of the bus routes shows #91 pointing off to the North towards Vimy and Lens (on the Arras site, see circulation/réseau Artis/présentation et tarifs and view the first pdf - ARRAS abribus Juil 2007.pdf -towards the bottom of the page). ---
**Author:** ![Spezza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Spezza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spezza)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-been-to-vimy-memorial-is-it-a-day-trip-from-paris-wwi-battlefield-tours/429177/5 "2007-12-07T21:54:40Z")
Be wary of public transportation in France [these](http://www.guardian.co.uk/feedarticle?id=7134673) days.