cts1975

I was after some advice on a route to the south of France. We are on holiday in Collioure nr Perpignan in August. The change over day for our accomodation is a Sunday so we are due to take an early morning tunnel to calais on the Saturday. We are 2 adults and our laid back 15 year old son. My main concern is the first days driving and avoiding Paris and its traffic. I have been told by a couple of people that Paris will be quite in August because the locals head south? I would appreciate any advice on passing Paris.... By the time I get to Calais and off the train we will have been travelling for approx 5 hours. So I was looking for another 5/6 hours of toll roads to get to an overnight stop. With this in mind Google maps show : Calais - Orleans 262miles / 4.5 hours Calais - Bourges 331miles / 5.5 hours Calais - Clarmont Ferrand 440miles / 7 hours 10 mins I would appreciate any advice. Thanks.