TRANSPORT - LINKS AIR, RAIL, ROAD AND SEA : Air transport : The following companies provide regular flights within Great Britain: Aberdeen Airways, Air UK, Aurigny Air Services, British Airways, British Midland, Brymon Airways, Loganair and Manx Airlines. Maritime Transport : Condor, Sealink, British Channel Island Ferries, Caledonian Mac-Brayne Ltd, P&O Scottish Ferries and Western Ferries Ltd ensure the connections between England, Northern Ireland and the Scottish islands and the Anglo-Norman islands. They also provide a service for crossing the River Clyde. Westminster Passanger Services Association, London Launches, Catamaran Cruisers,Tower Pier Launches Ltd and Champion Launches propose cruises up the Thames. Travelling by rail : Paris and London are now linked by a 3 hour train trip. The "Shuttle" service joins Calais to Folkstone in 35 minutes. The British Rail circuit is a dense railway network serving all the big towns in Britain. There are also Rail-Air links between the airports and the town centres as well as a sleeping-car service. THE TIME DIFFERENCE WITH FRANCE The time difference with France is less one hour in summer and less two in winter. TELECOMMUNICATIONS - TRANSMISSIONS Telephone / Telegraph : There is a very good telephone service. To contact Britain from France : 00 44 To call the centre of London : 00 44 171, in London dial 0171 ... To telephone France from Britain : 00 33 Urgencies : 999 Postal Services : Mail is dispatched regularly without problems and takes on average about 2 to 10 days. Radio / Television : Most French radio programmes (RTL, France Inter, Europe 1) can be picked up clearly with a good radio on medium and long wave. RFI can be picked up the whole day on short wave. AIRPORTS - AIRLINES ENGLAND : London has five airports : Heathrow, Gatwick, Stanstead, London City and Luton. The first three have underground connections to the town centre. SCOTLAND : Prestwick airport. CAR HIRE Car rental is about 250/300 FF a day (cat. A with unlimited mileage) or 1 600 FF a week. British highways are free and are amongst the safest in Europe. HOTELS / RESTAURANTS (see our selection in Useful Adresses) More expensive than in Paris (see the Tourism column).