Arriving by road

There are two ways to reach us by road:
A10 motorway (Paris-Bordeaux): take the "Joué-les-Tours" exit 21 kilometres from Azay-le-Rideau and follow the directions for Chinon
A85 motorway (Angers-Tours): take the " Bourgueil" exit and follow the directions for Chinon, then take the D751 secondary road (Tours-Chinon) towards Tours.

Rail links

If you prefer to travel by train, there is a high-speed TGV connection from Paris-Montparnasse station to Tours in just 1 hour (16 return journeys per day). From Tours, take the Tours-Chinon TER (Transports Express Régionaux) bus or railcar and get off at Azay-le-Rideau station.

Air links

The Touraine area is also served by an airport to the north of Tours. Since March 31st 2002, the Ryanair Company has been offering a daily air service to London in just 1 hour 15 minutes. Flights from Lyons also arrive twice a day.

Try the MAPPY website for help with planning your route.

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