Needing to get to Lyon and Paris, I mistakenly bought an Ouigo train ticket that departed from Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport and not from Lyon Part-Dieu as I had wanted. This mistake turned out to be a good deal: €73 for two people, luggage included, hard to beat! It remained to find an economical way to reach the airport. The solution is called Rhônexpress: a shuttle that every 15 minutes connects Lyon Part-Dieu station to the airport in 30 minutes. The service is reliable and fairly comfortable, it’s perfect. As I like to plan ahead, I bought our Rhônexpress tickets online: €15.20 per person. It was only on site that I…

Roaming Fees Hoping to use your French SIM card in Tunisia? Watch out: depending on your carrier, it could cost you a fortune (really, really expensive)! Except with Free Mobile, you’d have to sell a kidney to use the internet with your French plan. Here’s how much 1 MB of data costs with the four main French mobile carriers (bearing in mind that you can’t do anything with 1 MB). Carrier Rate Free Included in the €20 plan Orange €13.31/MB SFR €15.84/MB Bouygues €16/MB Buy a SIM card before you leave One option is to buy a prepaid SIM card before you leave. Plan ahead a little, as you’ll need…

Roaming fees When traveling abroad, understanding roaming fees is essential to avoid unpleasant surprises. If you are a French traveler heading to Reunion, it’s important to know how these fees apply. Reunion, like Martinique, Guadeloupe, and French Guiana, is an overseas department of France and part of the outermost regions of the European Union. However, the ‘Roam Like at Home’ policy introduced by the EU in 2017 does not always apply to overseas departments. This means that even though you’re staying within French territory, using your mobile phone in Reunion could incur additional roaming charges, depending on your carrier and plan. However, several French carriers include overseas departments in their…

Roaming fees When traveling outside mainland France, understanding roaming charges is essential to avoid unpleasant surprises on your phone bill. If you’re a French traveler heading to Martinique, it’s important to understand how these charges may apply. Martinique, like Guadeloupe and French Guiana, is an overseas department of France and therefore an outermost region of the European Union. However, the “roaming like at home” policy implemented by the EU in 2017 does not automatically apply to overseas departments. This means that even though you’re staying in French territory, using your mobile phone in Martinique could incur additional roaming charges, depending on your carrier and plan. However, many French carriers include…

Roaming fees Traveling outside mainland France can raise questions about using your mobile phone, especially when it comes to roaming charges. If you’re a French traveler heading to Guadeloupe, it’s essential to understand how these charges may apply. Guadeloupe, like French Guiana, is a French overseas department and thus an outermost region of the European Union. However, the “Roam Like at Home” rule implemented by the EU in 2017 doesn’t always automatically apply to overseas departments. This means that using your mobile phone in Guadeloupe could incur additional roaming fees, depending on your carrier and plan. That said, many French carriers include overseas departments in their plans, meaning you can…

Roaming fees When traveling abroad, one of the major concerns can be the potential cost of mobile communications. As a French traveler in French Guiana, it’s important to understand how these costs apply. It’s important to know that French Guiana is an overseas department of France, and as such, is part of the European Union. However, the “roam like at home” policy implemented by the European Union in 2017, which allows you to avoid additional roaming fees when traveling within the EU, does not systematically apply to overseas departments, including French Guiana. This means that, unlike a trip to Germany for example, using your mobile phone in French Guiana could…

Roaming fees When traveling abroad, it is essential to understand roaming charges to avoid unexpected surprises on your phone bill. If you are a French traveler going to Croatia, it is important to know how these charges apply. Croatia, being a member of the European Union, is subject to the “Roam Like at Home” policy implemented by the European Union in 2017. This regulation means that when you travel to another EU country, like Croatia, your mobile operator cannot charge you extra fees for calls, texts, or mobile data compared to what you pay in France. Your French plan applies as if you were at home. Buy a SIM card…

Roaming fees Understanding roaming charges when traveling abroad is crucial to avoid unpleasant surprises on your phone bill. As a French traveler in Germany, you might be wondering what the costs will be for using your mobile phone. Fortunately, since 2017, the European Union has implemented a “roaming like at home” (Roam Like at Home) policy that has been a game-changer for travelers. Under this rule, all mobile communications (calls, texts, data) made within the EU are billed at the same rate as in the user’s home country. So, as a French citizen, when you travel to Germany, your mobile operator cannot charge you extra fees for your calls, texts,…