train to matisse museum

hi,

i%26#39;m new to the forum - was wondering if anyone has traveled to le cateau cambresis from paris by train to visit the matisse museum. is this doable as a day trip?

thanks for any info,

harvey

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I haven%26#39;t been there, but it looks doable.

Suggest you send them an email.

Closest town by rail [from Paris Gare du Nord] looks to be Cambrai, which is 24km away.

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Per:

http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en

Going to Cambrai you would be changing trains in Saint Quentin, about 37 km away. If renting a car is deemed advisable, Hertz, Avis and Europcar have agencies there.

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Actually, SNCF shows that you can get all the way there by train, changing in St Quentin, but with a duration of 3:47 and a 2pm arrival. There is a late PM departure that gets back to Paris around 9pm.

That%26#39;s an awful amount of train travel vs the limited time you would have to spend there.

You can easily get to St Quentin around 9am after a short train ride. I would look into bus transportation from there if not a car rental or a taxi.

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thanks very much for checking - possibley it would be simpler to rent a car for a day in paris, then drive the whole way - kind of a hassle driving in and out of paris though.

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If you choose to drive out of Paris, rent your car at the Gare du Nord [west side, lower level]. Coming out of the garage, you need to cross back over the tracks heading west [probably making two right turns], then left on the first street, rue Marx Dormoy, which will take you to the autoroute. Very easy.

Get driving directions from mappy, for %26quot;place%26quot; using Porte de la Chapelle. Do not use Gare du Nord.

www.mappy.co.uk/direct/mappy/accueil…

However on the way back, which is a little trickier, you would need to have a map of Paris showing every street, and one way streets. Locate the entrance to the garage before you leave.

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excellent - thanks very much.

harvey

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Oddly, when I did an sncf search I found a direct train at around 10am, the ride taking 1h34 minutes. Worth looking into a bit further if you could avoid the drive.

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That train runs on weekends--I only checked weekdays.

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hi guys - again thanks for all the help - i did find a link which indicates a weekend train - not sure if it%26#39;s seasonal - i%26#39;ll email the museum tomorrow.

regards,

harvey

tourisme-lecateau.fr/page-10136-visiter-muse…

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