A few documents kept that allow us to follow the preparations for the trip from afar.
VSee here an interesting contemporary archival film made by the Lumière brothers. La Ciotat station is near Marseille (on the return trip).
First travel advisory
Second travel advisory
Third opinion and schedules
Last notice /list of cities
Train timetables
| Date in 1887 | The start | Checkin | Hotels | various visits |
| Friday November 4 | Lisieux 3h | Paris 8 am? | Hotel le Bouloi | |
| Saturday November 5 | ||||
| Sunday November 6 | Mulhouse & Champagne | |||
| monday 7 november | Paris 6:35 a.m. | Lucerne 24h30 | Hotel du Lac | |
| Tuesday, November 8 | Lucerne 8h | Milano 18 p.m. | Hôtel Central | |
| Wednesday November 9 | Milano 15 p.m. | Venice 22 p.m. | Hotel La Luna | |
| Thursday November 10 | ||||
| Friday November 11 | Venice 9 p.m. | Bologna 17:52 p.m. | Hotel dei Tre Re | excursion to Padua 10am-15pm |
| Saturday November 12 | Bologna 11am | Lorette 17 p.m. | Hotel Marinelli? | |
| Sunday November 13 | Lorette - afternoon | Rome 20 p.m. | Southern Hotel | |
| monday november 14 | ||||
| tuesday november 15 | ||||
| Wednesday November 16 | ||||
| Thursday November 17 | ||||
| Friday November 18 | ||||
| Saturday November 19 | ||||
| Sunday November 20 | ||||
| monday november 21 | Rome 6 p.m. | Naples uncertain hour | Hôtel Métropole | excursion to Pompeii from 13 p.m. to 15 p.m. |
| tuesday november 22 | Naples - evening | Rome 24 p.m. | Southern Hotel | |
| Wednesday November 23 | ||||
| Thursday November 24 | Rome 6 p.m. | Florence 21:45 p.m. | Porta Rossa Hotel | |
| Friday November 25 | ||||
| Saturday November 26 | Firenze 14 p.m. | Pisa 16:30 p.m. | Hotel de la Minerve | |
| Sunday November 27 | Pisa - afternoon | Genoa - evening | Hotel Isotta | |
| monday 28 november | Genoa - noon | Nice 18 p.m. | Hotel Beau Rivage | |
| tuesday november 29 | Nice 7 p.m. | Marseilles - afternoon | Hôtel Belle-Vue or Grand Hôtel de Marseille | |
| Wednesday November 30 | Marseilles 6h | Lyon - late afternoon | Hotel Continental Collet | |
| Thursday, December 1 | Lyons 10:30 a.m. | |||
| Friday 2 December | Paris 1 hour | |||
| " " " | Paris 11:45 a.m. | Lisieux 16:30 p.m. |
