I know that the UK trains (actually the tracks) are not as good as in France or Germany, but when I did stay in France, I often traveled from Paris to Tours.
On a train (TGV), this takes about 1.5 hrs. By car it can take upwards of 3 hours on a good day. Variance in arrival time for the car was high, on the train, it was rather constant.
Of course, if you don't have good point-to-point transport (ie, taxis, walkable) at either destination then all bets are off.
On a train (TGV), this takes about 1.5 hrs. By car it can take upwards of 3 hours on a good day. Variance in arrival time for the car was high, on the train, it was rather constant.
Of course, if you don't have good point-to-point transport (ie, taxis, walkable) at either destination then all bets are off.