Day 13 — Sat 4 Jul — Drive back to Paris + farewell
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Base: Porte de Versailles Hotel, Paris 15e (11 Bd Victor, 75015 — conf 5794039780, PIN 4665)
Theme: Return to Paris, farewell evening
Energy target: Medium
Stops
| Time |
Activity |
Detail |
| 08:00–09:00 |
🍽 City Résidence — breakfast + checkout (60m) |
Self-catering breakfast. Final apartment cleanup, return the parking space. Check out, collect €70 deposit confirmation. Fill the tank in To |
| 09:00–11:30 |
→ driving |
143 min · 236.1 km |
| 11:30–12:15 |
🛏 Porte de Versailles Hotel — park car + luggage drop (45m) |
_~2h30 / 240 km drive up the A10 from Tours. Park the car for the night — hotel has no dedicated lot, so use the Indigo / Saemes car park by _ |
| 12:15–12:16 |
→ walking |
0 min · 0.0 km |
| 12:15–12:45 |
🍽 Quick lunch near hotel (30m) · €30 |
Quick grab near Porte de Versailles or Montparnasse. |
| 12:45–13:15 |
→ High speed train TGV INOUI |
46 min · 10.1 km ⚠ over budget |
| 13:15–14:45 |
📍 Montmartre + Sacre-Coeur (90m) |
Walk up to basilica (free entry). Panoramic Paris views. Place du Tertre, Moulin Rouge facade, Mur des Je t'Aime. Funicular ~€2/person if le |
| 14:45–14:46 |
→ walking |
5 min · 0.4 km |
| 14:45–15:15 |
☕ Coffee in Montmartre (30m) |
Cafe at Place du Tertre. Watch street artists. |
| 15:15–15:45 |
→ driving |
35 min · 8.2 km ⚠ over budget |
| 15:45–17:15 |
📍 Seine walk — Hotel de Ville to Notre-Dame (90m) · €8 |
Walk along the Seine. Cross Ile de la Cite, revisit Notre-Dame exterior. Final Paris photos. |
| 17:15–17:30 |
→ Metro 12 (Porte de Versailles → Abbesses) |
5 min · 0.3 km |
| 17:30–19:00 |
🍽 Farewell Paris dinner — Latin Quarter (90m) · €75 |
Final dinner of the trip. La Creme de Paris Notre-Dame (★4.8, 17,541 reviews). Alternatives: Kozy (★4.8, 13,288), Loulou (★4.6, 10,247). |
| 19:00–19:30 |
→ transit |
25 min · 5.9 km |
Day total: 261.1 km transit · €113 spend · 2 schedule warning(s)
Stops YAML (source of truth — edit this, then re-run lifecycle)
- time: "08:00"
place: "City Résidence — breakfast + checkout"
type: meal
category: breakfast
style: skip
duration_min: 60
mode_to_next: driving
gps: [47.3865, 0.6986]
leg_cost_eur: 65
leg_cost_label: "A10 tolls + fuel, Tours → Paris (~240 km)"
notes: "Self-catering breakfast. Final apartment cleanup, return the parking space. Check out, collect €70 deposit confirmation. Fill the tank in Tours before leaving (cheaper than near Paris), then load the car for the drive north."
- time: "11:30"
place: "Porte de Versailles Hotel — park car + luggage drop"
type: hotel
duration_min: 45
mode_to_next: walking
gps: [48.8312, 2.2870]
notes: "~2h30 / 240 km drive up the A10 from Tours. Park the car for the night — hotel has no dedicated lot, so use the Indigo / Saemes car park by Parc des Expositions (Porte de Versailles) or an on-street paid bay; you only need it again at ~05:30 tomorrow for the Orly run. Drop bags (check-in from 15:00, luggage drop earlier). Conf 5794039780, PIN 4665."
- time: "12:15"
place: "Quick lunch near hotel"
type: meal
category: lunch
style: grab
duration_min: 30
mode_to_next: transit
gps: [48.8312, 2.2870]
cost_eur: 30
cost_label: "Lunch x3 (~€10 ea, grab-and-go)"
notes: "Quick grab near Porte de Versailles or Montparnasse."
- time: "13:15"
place: "Montmartre + Sacre-Coeur"
type: visit
duration_min: 90
mode_to_next: walking
gps: [48.8867, 2.3431]
cost_eur: 0
cost_label: "Sacre-Coeur free entry"
leg_cost_eur: 8
leg_cost_label: "Metro t+ ticket x3 (hotel → Abbesses)"
notes: "Walk up to basilica (free entry). Panoramic Paris views. Place du Tertre, Moulin Rouge facade, Mur des Je t'Aime. Funicular ~€2/person if legs are tired."
- time: "14:45"
place: "Coffee in Montmartre"
type: rest
duration_min: 30
gps: [48.8864, 2.3406]
notes: "Cafe at Place du Tertre. Watch street artists."
- time: "15:45"
place: "Seine walk — Hotel de Ville to Notre-Dame"
type: visit
duration_min: 90
mode_to_next: walking
gps: [48.8530, 2.3499]
cost_eur: 8
cost_label: "Metro t+ ticket x3 (Abbesses → Hotel de Ville, M12 + M1)"
notes: "Walk along the Seine. Cross Ile de la Cite, revisit Notre-Dame exterior. Final Paris photos."
- time: "17:30"
place: "Farewell Paris dinner — Latin Quarter"
type: meal
category: dinner
style: sit-down
venue_name: "La Crème de Paris Notre-Dame"
place_id: "ChIJncEh5nRx5kcRyG5gBu7742U"
duration_min: 90
mode_to_next: transit
gps: [48.8531, 2.3465]
cost_eur: 75
cost_label: "Farewell dinner x3 (~€25 ea)"
leg_cost_eur: 8
leg_cost_label: "Metro t+ ticket x3 (Cite → hotel, M4 + M12)"
notes: "Final dinner of the trip. La Creme de Paris Notre-Dame (★4.8, 17,541 reviews). Alternatives: Kozy (★4.8, 13,288), Loulou (★4.6, 10,247)."
- time: "19:30"
place: "Porte de Versailles Hotel"
type: hotel
duration_min: 0
gps: [48.8312, 2.2870]
notes: "Final check-in. Pack for Orly departure tomorrow. Set alarm for ~05:00 — driving the rental to Orly P2 for the 06:00 Sixt drop-off. Confirm the car park exit / overnight ticket so there's no delay at 05:30."
Day Map

Open in OpenStreetMap · 8 stops plotted
Weather
Seasonal normal (CMCC_CM2_VHR4, 10-year mean): 14.8–23.8°C · 3.2mm
| Min |
Max |
Precip mm |
| 14.8 |
23.8 |
3.2 |
Open-Meteo climate normals · fetched 2026-05-25 19:15 UTC · trip is T-40d, beyond 16-day forecast window
Re-run vc:refresh-weather N once trip is within 16 days for actual forecast.
Meal Picks
Coffee pick · near (48.8867,2.3431)
- ★ Bon Jo — ★ 4.6 (2,325 reviews) · 3min walk · ≈ €75 · 📍 Open in Google Maps
- Kozy — ★ 4.8 (8,702 reviews) · 9min walk · ≈ €75
- La Boîte aux Lettres — ★ 4.7 (2,447 reviews) · 7min walk · ≈ €75
Dinner pick · near (48.853,2.3499)
- ★ La Crème de Paris Notre-Dame — ★ 4.8 (17,541 reviews) · 5min walk · ≈ €75 · 📍 Open in Google Maps
- Kozy — ★ 4.8 (13,288 reviews) · 6min walk · ≈ €75
- Loulou — ★ 4.6 (10,248 reviews) · 9min walk · ≈ €75
Lunch pick · grab · near (48.8417,2.32)
- ★ Pizza Roma Montparnasse — ★ 4.3 (3,435 reviews) · 5min walk · ≈ €75 · 📍 Open in Google Maps
- Pinocchio — ★ 4.3 (3,269 reviews) · 5min walk · ≈ €75
- Murphy - Beers and tartines — ★ 4.7 (784 reviews) · 5min walk · ≈ €75
Cost Breakdown
| Time |
Item |
Category |
Total |
Per person (3) |
| 08:00 |
→ A10 tolls + fuel, Tours → Paris (~240 km) |
transport |
€65.00 |
€21.67 |
| 12:15 |
Lunch x3 (~€10 ea, grab-and-go) |
meal |
€30.00 |
€10.00 |
| 13:15 |
→ Metro t+ ticket x3 (hotel → Abbesses) |
transport |
€8.00 |
€2.67 |
| 15:45 |
Metro t+ ticket x3 (Abbesses → Hotel de Ville, M12 + M1) |
transport |
€8.00 |
€2.67 |
| 17:30 |
Farewell dinner x3 (~€25 ea) |
meal |
€75.00 |
€25.00 |
| 17:30 |
→ Metro t+ ticket x3 (Cite → hotel, M4 + M12) |
transport |
€8.00 |
€2.67 |
Day total: €194.00 · €64.67 per person (3 travellers)
By category:
| Category |
Spend |
Per person |
| meal |
€105.00 |
€35.00 |
| transport |
€89.00 |
€29.67 |
Morning
- 08:00 — Breakfast at City Residence, final apartment cleanup
- Check out. Collect €70 deposit confirmation. Return the parking space
- Fill the tank in Tours before leaving (cheaper than near Paris), load the car
- 09:00 — Drive Tours → Paris via A10 (~240 km, ~2h30, tolls ~€30)
- 11:30 — Park the car + hotel luggage drop — no hotel lot; use the Indigo/Saemes car park by Parc des Expositions (Porte de Versailles) or an on-street paid bay until ~05:30 tomorrow (check-in from 15:00, bags stored earlier)
Breakfast
- Case I — self-catering at apartment (final apartment breakfast)
Midday
- 12:15 — Quick lunch near hotel (grab-and-go, ~€30)
- Metro 12 to Abbesses (Montmartre)
Lunch
- Case B — grab near hotel (12:15, ~30 min). Quick eat before Montmartre.
Afternoon
- 13:15 — Montmartre + Sacre-Coeur (~90 min). Basilica (free), panoramic views, Place du Tertre
- 14:45 — Coffee in Montmartre (~30 min)
- Metro to Hotel de Ville
- 15:45 — Seine walk to Notre-Dame (~90 min). Final Paris photos
Evening
- 17:30 — Farewell Paris dinner in Latin Quarter (~90 min)
- Metro back to hotel
- 19:30 — Back at hotel. Final packing. Set alarm ~05:00
- Confirm the overnight car-park ticket / exit so the 05:30 departure for Orly isn't held up
Dinner
- Case A — farewell dinner in Latin Quarter (17:30, ~90 min). La Creme de Paris Notre-Dame (★4.8, ~€75) or Kozy (★4.8, ~€75).
Notes
- Drive Tours → Paris up the A10 (~240 km, ~2h30). Fill the tank in Tours before leaving — cheaper, and you'll top up again near Orly tomorrow for the full-to-full return.
- The rental stays overnight in Paris — no hotel lot, so use the Indigo/Saemes car park by Parc des Expositions or a paid on-street bay near the hotel.
- Same hotel as Days 1-5 — familiar location.
Bookings
- Hotel: Porte de Versailles, conf 5794039780, PIN 4665
- Sixt car rental (booking 656079096) — kept through to Orly drop-off Sun 5 Jul 06:00
Checklist
- Fill car fuel tank in Tours before leaving
- City Residence checkout + deposit return + parking returned
- Count luggage before leaving Tours
- Offline map / route Tours → Paris hotel downloaded
- Identify + note the overnight car park near the hotel
- Metro t+ tickets for Paris afternoon (12 tickets needed)
Capture (for film + fotocarte)
- Hero shot: Sacre-Coeur with family on the steps (Paris panorama)
- Family moment: Seine walk at sunset, Notre-Dame in background (farewell shot)
- B-roll: loading the car in Tours, A10 drive north, arriving back in Paris by car, Montmartre artists, Seine at golden hour
- Sound to capture: Montmartre buskers, Seine boats, car engine / motorway hum