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For onward travel to the Loire Valley
The Loire Valley is easily accessible from all the Paris
airports due to the excellent rail and road networks.
For all flight information
and more, visit the website for both Paris Roissy
Charles de Gaulle and Paris Orly Airports:
www.aeroportsdeparis.fr
From London Heathrow, Air France and
British Airways fly frequently (up to 17flights daily) to Paris; the
trip takes 1 hour.
You can reach Paris from most other major
European capitals. The best option is to fly on France's national airline,
Air France, which has more connections into Paris from European capitals
than any other airline.
Although only
serviced by budget airlines from London Stansted Tours airport is a good option as a destination
as it gives excellent access to the whole of Loire
Valley/Centre region. The airport itself is a 10 minute bus/taxi
trip to the city centre
where you have access to the TGV and SNCF rail networks
From Paris Roissy Charles de
Gaulle Airport:
There is an SNCF (French
railways) help desk on the 4th floor of Terminal 2 if you
need it. Shuttle buses from the airport connects with the TGV*-RER
train station North Terrace. Depending on where you arrive take
the green shuttle from Terminal 1 or the blue shuttle from
Terminal 2.
*TGV (literally translates as 'The Big Fast Train') -which
it is! --and very comfortable. From Paris to St Pierre des Corps
which is on the outskirts of Tours (TGV does not actually go into
Tours) where you can pick up a hire car to Barrou (50 mins)-try:
http://car-rental.europcar.com/car-rental-FRANCE-ST_PIERRE_DES_CORPS.html
Check
http://www.raileurope.co.uk/ for train details --the French
railway is
http://www.sncf.co.uk/
or
http://www.tgv.com/FR/--same information is given but in
French
Airport :
http://www.paris-cdg.com |
