Can I travel from London to Paris by local bus in 24 hours?  

This was superb! Poetically well written and a really thoroughly enjoyable video. Off I go to binge the rest of your channel!

haters would say you took the train I say it was a bus replacement service

Love these local bus challenges. These have been missing on RU-vid for years. I’d love to see someone trying to do Lands End to John O’Groats by local bus. You’d be the perfect person I love long bus journeys and have do a few myself. The only thing I hate about them is the lack of toilet facilities

Yet another wonderfully narrated and filmed against the clock travelogue.

I love the part where this is even possible. Here in the states there are very few places where something like this would even be possible with local buses let alone trains of any kind. This was a very well narrated and incredibly enjoyable video!

Words fail me! This was travel-writing and film-making in its purest form. Congratulations on a superb piece of work. I love the melancholy aspect of it, epitomised by the “bizarre after-eight mini eggs” and the lone jogger on the pre-dawn streets of Dieppe. I know it wasn’t planned, and in fact probably made the challenge more difficult, but the rainy weather on the British side of the channel just added to the overall vibe. Subscribed.

I'm genuinely fascinated that rural France really doesn't look all that different from rural England. When you think France you tend to think of the major cities and coastal towns, maybe Dunkirk. It's interesting that the smaller townships are practically indistinguishable from small English towns. I'm particularly fascinated by the sight of a rural French school. I've never really thought about what France looks like outside the major settlements. This is a wonderful and unique look at France!

These videos stimulate the imagination with the question “What if…?” and accompany the resulting adventure with literate and entertaining commentary. I just ❤ them!

Very lovely video, I'm always sad when I see abandoned railway lines in France. As a Swiss, I feel that it makes no sense to do this, to close a train station. Your account of this trip was both enjoyable and instructive!

Funny that, back when we stayed in Paris some 15-odd years ago my family flat out refused to use the metro, because it is "yucky" and "we can get anywhere by bus anyway". Thanks for the journey! Fun as always.

Thoroughly enjoyable. Makes me want to visit France again for no better reason than it isn't the UK.

Well, as a native Londoner now living in Reigate, I never expected my current home town to be a brief feature of one of your wonderfully addictive videos! Brilliant, as always. Thank you! 😊

Nice to see someone doing epic bus journeys in other countries too and not just the UK!

Ah, trains within a contiguous urban area count as local public transport so you’re not really cheating. If it were Netherlands, it would be the same fare as the bus!

Travelling Turtle is quickly turning into one of my faveroute youtubers. The quality of the content is brilliant and inspires me to do something similar one day. Keep up the good work.

Don't forget - when you're planning your timetabling - in rural areas, Wednesdays offer greater flexibility as schools have a half day on Wednesdays. But that would have meant that you would need to have rattled down your Sussex roads on the Tuesday - and on Tuesday ONLY. One final point - currently in UK, the £2 ceiling on bus fares opens up a whole range of possibilities and I'm rather surprised more hasnt been made of this great offer which is something more that you would expect to find in European countries like Luxembourg, etc.!!! In the past, I saw people paying £15 and the likes for provincial journeys that now only charge £2.!!!!

Thank you for an interesting and informative video which brought back two fond memories. Just as you and Mrs Turtle took up your rightful place on the bus, you were on South Norwood Hill. I lived on a road off there and took the No 68 to school in Croydon every day. Later, you take the ferry from Newhaven. During the school holidays, my family had a caravan at a park in Seaford overlooking Newhaven. Many the morning I heard the mournful cry of the fog-horn as the overnight ferry made it's way into the port. Sixty years ago🙂

Wonderful from start to finish. Great to see the Newhaven to Dieppe ferry.

These 24 hours videos, and the narrations are just superb. I can only imagine all the work that it takes into research for actually doing such a journey, checking into the different local regions route planners etc to find out the routes that might just work. Would be cool to see you try Europe from North to South starting in Norway(Nordkapp) to Spain(Punta de Tarifa) with just public transport, and see if its even possible, and not do it on 24h as that wouldnt be do-able :D would be quiet the challenge.

I always enjoy your videos quite a lot and find them massively interesting and relaxing to watch. This one was no exception! Plenty of lovely shots of picturesque towns as always-I think one of my favorite parts is the little details you give about everywhere you visit.

I love interesting, low budget adventures like this!

I’m always impressed by the detailed descriptions, the music and the down-to-earth nature of your videos. This was wonderful. Thank you!

These videos are such a joy. Informative, entertaining and visually engaging. You have a real talent. Thank you for sharing it with us.

This is fantastic Jo and Mrs Turtle! So fun watching these adventures! Love the narration, the interesting observations about cheese and French school teachers etc!!!

Really enjoyable once again. As someone who spent far too much time hanging around Redhill Bus Station during my misspent youth, it was of no surprise for me to see that the buses are still as unreliable as ever. Can’t wait to see what you have in store for us next time!

There is a similar challenge where a Japanese RU-vidr travelled through the entire Japan with only local buses.

As soon as I saw this video, I instantly clicked on it! Your content is amazing, can't wait to watch this!

Had my heart racing at the end. That last bus was almost the same as a river cruise. A great video.

So happy to see another wonderful video. Love these little adventures.

Brilliant! As usual. 4 miles by train don't matter. History and geography matter. Waiting for you next travel.

Thank you, that was wonderful. I love these adventures.

Even as someone who followed your journey on twitter intently, watching this is extremely entertaining thanks to your great narration and editing which has improved! The added maps are great and your music choices are so lovely! Unfortunately, the dreaded major Central London bus changes have occurred and your number 11 no longer runs from Trafalgar Square to Aldwych. I believe off the top of my head that it now runs from Fulham to Waterloo.

Thank you for taking me back to Paris. I loved every minute of the trip and felt 14 again! School trips are so special. Your gentle narrative and beautiful choice of music is so relaxing. Keep travelling and exploring please. 🎉

I expected delightful transit nerdery when I got this video suggested, but my god I did not dream to expect this wonderful storytelling too!

Another great video! I love the adventures/challenges you set for yourself and you present them in such an enjoyable style. Looking forward to the next one!

Brilliant, thank you, love watching your adventures.

What a fantastic video, human and humorous plus well edited. I followed your live tweeting of the trip, living the drama of the Gatwick connection, and the journeys of you and a handful of other Twitter Grand Tourists have inspired planning for future trips. Thanks Jo! Look forward to seeing what comes next.

Your videos are great and I really enjoyed this one. The combination of adventure, with tales of the places you pass through with that added jeopardy of each challenge. I look forward to any future travels you share on here.

Hooray! Thank you very much for sharing, and many more happy travels to you.

This was an absolute joy to watch. Thank you so much for doing and creating this.

This was a wonderful watch. Thank you and congrats!

Bizarrely, I was watching your back catalogue last night, marvelling in your adventures past and hoping you’d add a new travelogue soon. And voila! Your travel adventures are so watchable and by far my favourite watches on YT. I can’t wait to see your next journey. Merci

29:18 THANK YOU! Last December a new Bus route from Rastatt (Germany) to France opened. Even though it only runs once an hour (standard in Germany) that's still more than double the amount of bus connections theses towns in France had before. It's insane ho bad Frances public transport network is outside of the TGV and he big towns.

Outstanding! Thank you - this was fascinating, educational, entertaining and heart-warming - can't wait for the next trip!

This is absolute genius! Loved watching this video. It’s remarkable how you got the timing right. The research you made to produce a detailed narration must of been a project in itself. I’m writing this after I’ve just burned through 4 of your videos back to back. Hats off to you !

Great to see you and TT back, Jo! Another excellent film with intelligent commentary, well-chosen musical interludes, insights, humour and a sense of fun. Thank you. Looking forward to your next adventure. I'm already a subscriber but have a 'like' too.

Before the channel tunnel opened there were two daily rail /sail departures from Victoria via Newhaven.. journey time about 10hrs.... The two ferries now on the route were built for a Spanish operator but they didn't take delivery... Another great adventure... encore sil vous plait

This was wonderful thank you! The challenge, scenery, history, music. I loved it all

What an utterly entertaining video. Thank you, and to Mrs Turtle too.

Fantastic once again. I always learn so much from your videos TT. Good luck with growing the channel, can't believe it's not bigger than it is. I'm subscribed, left a like, left a comment. Just hope the algorithm does its part soon!

Loved this, thank you for making it.

What a lovely wholesome video. A true delight. Thank you!!

There’s a wonderful cosy feeling to your videos. I enjoy them immensely and hope you keep them up!

Just watched the entire way through, fantastic video well done!❤

Love the Suffragette colours on your turtle! 💚🤍💜

These videos are a truly comfy watch, I enjoy them with a cup of tea. Well done! :)

This channel is absolutely delightful, thank you!

Amazing adventure and thanks for sharing the insight from your historical guidebooks.

Have now watched all your videos. And I find them absolutely wonderful, heartwarming 😊 looking forward to seeing more of your future adventures 😊

A highly entertaining travel goal idea! Also bringing back pleasant memories of Dieppe. Thanks for making it! ----Mike

Really happy that this got recommended to me, will certainly check out the rest of your channel!

Absolutely incredible - thanks for this journey!

Nice to show some of the scenery and note local history in your travels. It adds to the story and why many of us like to travel.

Loved every minute of this!

Just started watching this new video. Love your previous videos and the planning that goes in to them must take so much effort. Keep up the great work 👍🙂

Absolutely wonderful stuff, thank you! Fantastic mix of transport, history, landscapes and those little moments of human interest. My partner is the last person to get into bus videos on youtube (!), but she was watching over my shoulder by the end

Videos like these spark my exitment for public transport even more!

This video was an absolute joy to watch! I watched the whole thing.

I really loved this! Humourous and erudite commentary made it all the more enjoyable.

This was brilliant, I really like your style, video, narration, music all really good. I subscribed (and watched the whole series this morning).

I'm very happy this turned up in my recommendations :) Most entertaining!

What a great video, such an enjoyable watch.

Stumbled across this video and must say - its a gem . Superbly filmed, edited and narrated. Il est génial !

Bonjour. total interesting travel, see you soon!Travelling-))

Loved the video, especially your choice of music... Looking forward to more.

What a magnificent video...formidable! Very informative and highly amusing.

This is better than a lot of travel shows on TV.

Awesome trip, can't wait for the next one!

I used to live in the UK, in Sussex, so that first leg of your journey really took me back. I took a bus (National Express) once and only once from London to Brighton 😂 Our particular bus was broken and would not turn back on if switched off. So it remained that way even when we switched drivers in Gatwick and when our driver had to go to the loo at a rest stop somewhere just outside of Brighton. And I agree there is nothing like being shaken about on those roads on the way out of London and hurtling towards Brighton in the dark. Great video and great narration! Never knew there was a pedestrian ferry from Newhaven to Dieppe, only ever took the Eurostar, Channel Tunnel and the car ferry from Dover. Many greetings from Germany and thanks for taking me along on your journey.

What a wonderful video! I enjoyed this immensely! Very glad to have discovered your channel! I'm sure I will enjoy many more of your videos!

This is just perfect. Thank you

Absolutely fabulous enjoyed ever minute of this journey

Love when I see this come up brilliant as always so enjoyable 😊😊

I love your videos - can't wait for the next one.

Fantastic video. Beautifully crafted and scripted. I enjoyed it immensely and am looking forward to watching the others.

Absolutely great video !!

So well written and narrated! Well presented

Another fantastic video. Deeply enjoyed this. Impressive French as well!

This was an incredible journey, Bravo sir! (And the turtle as well!)

Another great video. Well done. Looking forward to future trips in your knickerbocker suit!

Fantastic work, well done. It was wonderful to see the French countryside and towns on the way. Such a beautiful country when seen from this perspective. Thanks very much for 44 minutes of enjoyment.

Delightful. Thank you.

Very enjoyable video, i love the challenge you set yourself, but what is especially good is the obvious passion you appear to have for researching the history of the places you pass through. Fascinating stuff, thanks 🙂

well done jo! looking forward to your next challenge!

Well done. Love Mrs Turtle in her Suffrage colours. As one bus loving former Local Government officer to another - thanks very much!

I grew up in the Gisors region and I was very pleasantly surprised to see all these places that I knew very well between Dieppe and Cergy! Bravo for this incredible trip and this channel (which I was already following)!

Love this channel! Wish there were more videos!

Thank you for another enjoyable and successful adventure. Bread, wine and cheese very well deserved. Chapeau!

Impressive stuff. It was great to see your latest challenge. I was really surprised how cheap it was, even taking into consideration the fair caps in both countries.

I have no idea why the algorithm decided to put this in front of me. I clicked out of mild curiosity, having no clue I was about to spend 45 minutes totally captivated and entertained. That was excellent. You have another new subscriber :)