
> The Mayenne river
In the Mayenne , the ‘chemin de halage’, a former towpath is a testament to t...
Getting here: The Pays de la Loire is easy to get to all year round.
- 2 hours from Paris by train (TGV)
- 3 hours by car from Bordeaux
- 1½ hours by plane from London
![]() | By car |
Via the Channel ferries: just a 2½ or 3½ hour drive from the Western Channel ferry ports (Roscoff, Saint-Malo, Cherbourg, Caen, Le Havre, Dieppe departing Plymouth, Poole, Portsmouth, Newhaven, Dover). 4-5 hours from Calais/Boulogne.
Ferry Companies:
> Brittany Ferries
> P&O Ferries
> DFDS Seaways
All of these operators offer accommodation and leisure packages.
Channel tunnel
A quick way to get to France (just 35 minutes from Folkestone to Calais). Up to 4 shuttles per hour. An easy drive to the area by the motorway.
km/miles | Le Mans | Laval | Angers | Nantes | Les Sables d'Olonne |
Caen | 150 / 93 | 145 / 90 | 220 / 137 | 280 / 174 | 414 / 257 |
Cherbourg | 270 / 168 | 210 / 130 | 285 / 177 | 320 / 199 | 450 / 280 |
Le Havre | 220 / 137 | 260 / 161 | 310 / 193 | 400 / 249 | 492 / 305 |
Roscoff | 365 / 227 | 288 / 179 | 399 / 248 | 316 / 196 | 427 / 265 |
Saint-Malo | 200 / 124 | 130 / 81 | 200 / 124 | 175 / 109 | 288 / 179 |
Dieppe | 274 / 170 | 348 / 216 | 361 / 224 | 450 / 280 | 524 / 325 |
Calais/ Tunnel | 420 / 261 | 490 / 304 | 506 / 314 | 595 / 370 | 672 / 417 |
Saint Nazaire | 238/148 | 195/121 | 145/90 | 63/39 | 136/85 |
> To convert miles and kilometers
![]() | By train |
Daily TGV (high-speed train) services from Paris, Lille, Lyon and to the major towns in Pays de la Loire.
For example: Paris - Nantes: 2 hours
201 stations and stops are served by trains and buses on the Pays de la Loire regional railway network.
> Voyages SNCF
![]() | By plane |
1 hour from London Gatwick; 45 min from Paris (Roissy CDG)
Direct flights from: London (City, Gatwick and Heathrow), Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, Southampton, Cork, Dublin, Shannon.
> Flybe
> Cityjet
> Easyjet
> Aer Lingus
> Ryanair
> British Airways
- New in 2017
Direct flights from London (Stansted) and Dublin.
> Ryanair
Direct flights from: Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, London (Stansted, Gatwick), Manchester, Southampton, Cork, Dublin.
> Flybe
> Easyjet
> Cityjet
> Ryanair
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