Motorhome Hire in France – Motorhome & Campervan Depot

Our depot is near the lovely cathedral city of Sens in Northern Burgundy, 125 kms south of Paris and has great train connections and motorway links.

Here is all the information you need to plan ahead for a pick up or drop off at our new base.

Depot Address, Phone Number, Driving Directions and Map

Getting to our Depot From Paris or the Airports by Public Transport

Local Hotels

Local Hire Car Companies

Local Campsites and other place to spend your first/last night of hire

DEPOT ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER:

GPS coordinates: N 48°7′ 48.34″, E 3° 18′ 20.99″

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DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO OUR DEPOT

If you are using a GPS and it does not recognise our address, try programming it to take you to the village of Véron (postcode 89510) and then follow the instructions below.

Our depot is in the village of Véron (postcode 89510), 7kms south of the major town of Sens. The depot is very easy to find from any direction and here are the detailed directions once you get to Véron.

From the roundabout on the D606 trunk road at Véron (previously known as the N6) take Avenue de la Gare towards the village centre. Take the 3rd turning on the left (opposite the Pharmacy/Chemist with the Cemetery on your left) into Promenade de l’Ouest. Our depot is 150m on the left.

Our Recommended Route from the Ferry Ports and Channel Tunnel Terminal at Calais

If you are coming from the UK and crossing the English Channel by Ferry or via the Channel Tunnel, we recommend that you avoid the obvious route that takes you via Paris. The alternative route via Reims and Troyes is slightly longer but unless you are passing Paris before 05:30 in the morning or after 21:00 at night, it is generally faster and rarely subject to traffic jams. Here are the detailed instructions for the route via Reims and Troyes:

From Calais take A26 to Reims and Troyes (there is a short section of the motorway around Reims where it is called the A4 but you stay on the same motorway and it quickly reverts to the A26!).

At Troyes, leave A26 taking A5 west, signposted Paris/Orleans/Sens/Auxerre

Leave A5 taking A19 west, signposted Sens/Provins/Orlelans

Leave A19 at junction 1 (Sens) and then take the D606 (previously known as the N6) towards Auxerre.

Continue on the D606 bypassing the town of Sens and go through the village of Rosoy. About 7kms from Sens, turn off the D606 at the major roundabout into Véron, taking Avenue de la Gare towards the village centre. Take the 3rd turning on the left (opposite the Pharmacy/Chemist with the Cemetery on your left) into Promenade de l’Ouest. Our depot is 150m on the left.

GETTING TO OUR DEPOT FROM PARIS OR THE AIRPORTS BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Trains depart for Sens from two Paris train stations. The fast train (55 mins) departs from Paris Gare de Bercy and the alternative departs from Paris Gare de Lyon (and takes around 90 mins).

We offer a transfer service from Sens station or any other location within 10kms of our depot for €20 each way (per hire party), payable locally (this will be free of charge if it was included in your package when we sent you a quotation or for motorhome hires of over €2500 in value). The transfer between Sens train station and our depot usually takes 10-15 minutes.

The train information below is valid until July 2016 (subject to works on the line, which are scheduled in 2016). Please verify the train times for your actual day of travel on the SNCF website (in English): http://en.voyages-sncf.com/en/

The earliest train we will meet clients from is the 12:49 departure from Paris Gare de Lyon arriving at Sens 14:18. The latest train we will meet clients from is the 15:38 departure from Paris Bercy arriving at Sens 16:32.

Here are all of the Paris trains we will meet clients from:

Paris Gare de Lyon departing 12:49 arriving at Sens 14:18
Paris Gare de Bercy departing 13:38 arriving at Sens 14:30*
Paris Gare de Bercy departing 14:38 arriving at Sens 15:32**
Paris Gare de Lyon departing 14:49 arriving at Sens 16:18
Paris Gare de Bercy departing 15:38 arriving at Sens 16:32

*Does not run on public holidays
**Does not run on Saturdays or public holidays

French public holidays 2016:
01/01/16, 28/03/16, 01/05/16, 05/05/16, 08/05/16, 16/05/16, 14/07/16, 15/08/16, 01/11/16, 11/11/16, 25/12/16

If you are arriving the night before or earlier in the day, trains run throughout the day at roughly the same frequency so it’s easy to get to Sens from either Paris station from early in the morning to late at night. The earliest we will collect you is at 14:15 and latest we will collect you is 16:30. For trains outside of our collection time, visit the SNCF website (in English): http://en.voyages-sncf.com/en/

Returning to Paris from Sens

Trains usually depart hourly from Sens to Paris however the times are changing constantly due to works on the line so please check your actual day of travel (in English): http://en.voyages-sncf.com/en/

Getting to our depot from The Eurostar terminal, Charles de Gaulle or Orly airports is easy.  Just make your way from your point of entry to either Paris Gare de Lyon or Paris Gare de Bercy train stations and then take the train to Sens.  Here is the route information you will need to get from each point of entry to the train station.

From the Eurostar Terminal (Gare Du Nord)

Options to get to Gare de Lyon train station:

1) Take RER train, ligne D to Gare de Lyon

2) Take a taxi from Gare du Nord to Gare de Lyon

Options to get to Gare de Bercy train station:

1) Take RER train, ligne D to Chatelet-les-Halles. At Chatelet-les-Halles, take Metro line 14 to Gare de Bercy.

2) Take a taxi from Gare du Nord to Gare de Bercy

From Paris, Charles de Gaulle Airport

Options to get to Gare de Lyon train station:

1) Take RER train, ligne B from Charles de Gaulle to Paris, Gare du Nord. At Paris, Gare du Nord take RER train, ligne D to Gare de Lyon.

2) Take Air France shuttle bus straight from Charles de Gaulle to Gare de Lyon

3) Take a taxi from Charles de Gaulle to Gare de Lyon.

Options to get to Gare de Bercy train station:

1) Take RER train, ligne B from Charles de Gaulle to Chatelet-les-Halles. At Chatelet-les-Halles, take Metro line 14 to Gare de Bercy.

2) Take Air France shuttle bus from Charles de Gaulle to Gare de Lyon.  From Gare de Lyon take Metro line 14 to Gare de Bercy.

3) Take a taxi from Charles de Gaulle to Gare de Bercy.

From Paris, Orly Airport

Options to get to Gare de Lyon train station:

1) Take the Orlyval shuttle train from either of the two Orly terminals to Antony RER station. From Antony take the RER train, ligne B to Chatelet-les-Halles then take the RER train, ligne D to Paris,Gare de Lyon.

2) Take a taxi from Orly to Gare de Lyon.

Options to get to Gare de Bercy train station:

1) Take the Air France bus from Orly to Gare Montparness.  From Gare Montparness take the Metro line 6 to Gare de Bercy.

2) Take a taxi from Orly to Bercy

LOCAL HOTELS

It’s a great idea to spend a relaxing night in a local hotel prior to collecting your motorhome the next day. We strongly recommend a night in a hotel between arriving in France and coming to collect your motorhome. With the general level of stress and inevitable delays involved in international travel, heading for a hotel with no real deadline is a much more sane start to a motorhome trip than trying to make it straight to the depot and pick up a large, unfamiliar vehicle!

Staying in Sens is a good deal better value than staying in Paris and being so close to our depot it offers a very leisurely start to your trip. Sens itself is a pretty city with a famous Cathedral and many restaurants and shops to occupy you for your short stay.

There are literally hundreds of hotels in the area around Sens but rather than overface you with a vast list, we thought we’d just list the ones that are actually in the town of Sens for those arriving by train/hire car and the ones nearest our depot for those arriving by car:  All the hotels below are within a 15 minute drive of our depot.

The following hotels are within the centre of Sens.

Inter-Hotel Archotel
9 Cours Tarbé,
89100 Sens,
France ‎

Tel                   +33 3 86 64 26 99 ‎ ·
Web                 www.archotel.com
E-mail             [email protected]

Hotel de Paris et de la Poste
97 Rue de la République,
89100 Sens,
France ‎

Tel                   +33 3 86 65 17 43
Web                 www.hotel-paris-poste.com
E-mail              [email protected]

Maison d’Aviler
43 Quai du Petit Hameau
89100 Sens,
France ‎

Tel                   +33 3 86 95 49 25
Web                www.daviler.online.fr
E-mail             [email protected]

These hotels are all within 15 minutes drive of our depot.

Auberge de l’Helix                             
(2 kms from our depot)

52 Route Nationale 6,
89100, Rosoy,(nr Sens)
France ‎

Tel                   +33 3 86 97 92 10
Web                 www.auberge-helix.fr
Email               [email protected]

Hôtel ET Résidence HAVANA                        
(9kms from our depot)

3 Rue des Clerimois,
89100 Sens,
France

Tel                   +33 3 86 64 10 64 ‎
Web                 www.hotel-havana.com
Email               [email protected]

Hotel Virginia
(11kms from our depot)

Route de Troyes
89100 Malay-le-Grand

Tel                   +33 3 86 64 10 64
Web                 www.hotelvirginia.fr
E-mail              [email protected]

Premiere Classe
(10kms from our depot)

ZA Fontaine d’Azon
2, rue des Fondrieres
89100 Saint Clement

Tel                   +33 3 86 64 32 79
Web                 www.premiere-classe-sens-nord.fr
Email               [email protected]

LOCAL HIRE CAR COMPANIES (In Sens)

PLACES TO STAY NEARBY

There are plenty of places to stay close to our depot and many of our clients choose to spend their first and last nights at a local campsite or overnight halt. This makes perfect sense as on your first night you can familiarise yourself with the vehicle and how French campsites work while on your last night it can be useful to be close by to prepare the vehicle for handover the following morning. The following is a list of Campsites, Aire de service and France Passion sites all within a reasonable distance of our depot.

LOCAL CAMPSITES & OTHER PLACES TO SPEND YOUR FIRST/LAST NIGHT OF HIRE

SENS (89100)
Camping Municipal d’Entre Deux Vannes
191, Avenue de Sénigallia
Tel.: 03 86 65 64 71
Fax: 03 86 95 39 41
E-mail: [email protected]
Open 15/5 to 15/9

PONT-SUR-YONNE (89140)
15 km North of Sens, direction Fontainebleau
Camping Municipal “L’Ile d’Amour”
Route de Bray sur Seine
Tel.: 03 86 67 03 62
Open 25/2 to 11/3 + weekends in March
Open 1/4 to 30/9
Open 27/10 to 7/11 + weekends in October & November

SERGINES (89140)
15 kms North-east of Sens, direction Fontainebleau
Camping Domaine du Beauséjour
18, Avenue Charles de Gaulle
Tel.: 03 86 66 53 46 Fax: 09 63 64 67 77
E-mail: [email protected]
Open all year

SAINT JULIEN DU SAULT (89330)
25 kms South of Sens, direction Auxerre
Camping Des Iles
Route de Villevallier
Tel.: 03 86 63 22 58
E-mail: [email protected]
Web-site: www.camping-yonne.fr
Open 15/04 to 30/10

VILLENEUVE-SUR-YONNE (89500)
15 kms South of Sens, direction Auxerre
Camping du Saucil
14, rue du Saucil
Tel: 03 86 87 00 69
Fax: 03 86 87 00 69
E-mail: [email protected]
Web-site: www.camping-du-saucil.com
Open 1/4 to 30/11

AIRE DE SERVICE

Joigny

Camping Municipal
68 Quai, D’Epizy
Tel: 0033 86 62 07 55

Open   01/04-31/10

St Julien Du Sault

Aire Municipal
Rue du Stade Jean Sax
Tel: 0033 86 63 22 95

Open   01/03-30/11

LOCAL FRANCE PASSION SITES

Celine and Julien Henry (wine grower and farmer)

In the village of Petit Villiers (postcode: 89320)

Alain Vignot (Wine grower)

Paroy sur Tholon (postcode: 89300)