Originally Posted by
dsg10715
Personal choice - LHR can easily burn three to four hours with delays, waiting, terminal changes etc. I'd rather swipe my passport, walk to the TGV terminal and settle down for a direct train ride. for me it's how you spend the time and not squeezing it.
Despite TGV being a fantastic form of public transport, I think many people forget actually how large France is. With all the waiting and (very) infrequent connections from CDG to NCE/Cannes on TGV, I still think flying will be by far the quickest route.
I've attempted using Eurostar/TGV to get where I need to go from Central London to South Eastern France (which I do very frequently) and sadly a run to the airport and car hire combo still gets me there quicker than TGV/Eurostar.