Difficult Travel Arrangements
As much as I love out many trips with Tauck, I have become irritated that Tauck often has little or no concern with ease of flight logistics. We had to cancel a trip to Northern Spain because it was impossible to find flights that would get us from Douro to Dallas with more than a 1 hour or less connection time. So we booked Bordeaux, Paris, and the Seine for June ‘26 and had a terrible time getting to Bordeaux.
We ended up scheduling a Dallas to Dublin flight with a 5+ hour layover time to fly Aer Lingus to Bordeaux. Ño Business Class on this flight. And no American frequent flyer club in Dublin.
Does anyone know of an airport club in Dublin that we can pay to use for our layover?
Nancy Goble
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Oh crumbs. Does not sound good, we just booked a trip to Bordeaux. Hope that was not a mistake! Not looked at flights yet.
Just over 2 hours by train from Paris to Bordeaux.
I don't know how in the world Tauck (or any travel company) could possibly figure out flight logistics for the many tours they offer and the many people they serve. I've learned to be really creative in planning flights and just going with the flow with long layovers. Too risky to approve short ones these days.
Try this link: https://www.dublinairport.com/enhance-your-journey/lounges/lounge-airline-partners
BKMD, We thought about the train, will be in London first.Not until October.
British - Looks like about 6 hours from London to BOrdeaux on Eurostar, then TGV. Even if flights are available, still might not be any quicker by air with all the airport waiting time.
We also booked this trip for the fall of 26. We booked our flight (Air France) with one stop from Orlando to Paris then on to Bordeaux. And direct Paris to Orlando on the way back.
Yes, Air France in my opinion is the best airline for travel anywhere in France. We are fortunate to fly non-stop to CDG then hop on another Air France flight to other cities.
It’s the flights within France that I am concerned about.
I agree! We leave in a few weeks for Paris, Dordogne and Bordeaux. Our final stop is Biarritz. From there it’s a short hop to CDG and that’s the one I’m worried about. I’ve scoped out trains and there is a 6AM one to CDG. I’m prepared to pull the trigger on those should our connection be in jeopardy.
Train travel is much easier and so much more pleasant then flying these days. I’ve taken trains in France (Trainline.com) and they go on the cartons unless of course there’s a train strike.
We just flew from Morocco through Paris and back to Orlando last week, with minimal weight times going through customs and no flight delays.