France itineraries

Day-by-day routes through France, from 3–9 days — with what every trip actually costs.

3–9: days
Western Europe: region

Planning a trip to France

Pulled from the 3 routes below — so it says what these itineraries actually do, not what a brochure would.

When to go

Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct — the months these routes agree on.

How long you need

3–9 days. The shortest is Paris in 3 days: the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower and Versailles; the longest is France in 9 days: Paris and the Riviera.

What it costs

≈ AED 600 to ≈ AED 700 per person per day, depending on the route. Beds, food, getting around and things to do — costed line by line in each guide, not estimated from a daily rate.

Entry on an Indian passport

Embassy or consulate in advance, 90 days in any 180. Schengen. Checked 2026-11 against Wikipedia’s compilation of IATA Timatic entries. Entry rules depend on your passport and where you live, and they change with little notice — confirm with the embassy or your airline before you book. Check another country.

Where these routes go: Nice · Antibes · Aix-en-Provence · Avignon · Marseille · Versailles · Paris · Monaco.

7 days

Best for: The south of France without Paris

Provence and the Riviera in 7 days: Nice, the Luberon and Avignon

Nice → Èze → Antibes → Aix-en-Provence → the Luberon → Avignon → Marseille

Three days on the coast by train, then a car west into Provence for the hill villages, Avignon and the Pont du Gard. When the lavender is actually out, why the car arrives on Day 3, and what the mistral does to a week here.

≈ AED 4,900 / person May–Jun, Sep
3 days

Best for: Three days with one museum done properly instead of three at a trot

Paris in 3 days: the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower and Versailles

Louvre and the Seine → Eiffel Tower and Montmartre → Versailles

The Louvre with a plan rather than a list, the tower booked, and Versailles given the whole day it needs. Plus the queue-skipping that actually works and the dinner hours that catch people out.

≈ AED 1,800 / person Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
9 days

Best for: First-time visitors

France in 9 days: Paris and the Riviera

Paris → Versailles → Nice → Monaco

The classic first France — five Paris days done in the right order (closed-day traps avoided), then the TGV south to Nice, Èze and Monaco — with the 2026 border changes, ticket prices and visa realities most guides haven't caught up with.

≈ AED 5,850 / person Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct