How to Find Us...
La Roche d’Enchaille lies in the south of the Loire valley, just outside the village of Cussay. There are good links by rail, air and road.
How to get here.
Rail: The nearest station is Port-de-Piles, 15 minutes’ drive from the gite, which is half an hour from the TGV station at Tours. The mainline TGV station at Chatellerault is also about 40 minutes’ drive away. From Tours, very fast TGV trains run to Paris (1 hour) to connect with Eurostar, or south to the historic cities of Poitiers and Bordeaux. In general, London to Tours by train takes around 4.5 hours. Deutsche Bahn and Rail Europe are both good for train timetables.
Airports: The nearest airports are: Tours, around 1 hour from the gite; Poitiers, also around 1 hour from the gite; and La Rochelle, around 2 hours. Further afield, Limoges airport is 2 hours 30 mins, and Paris is 3 hours. Some useful links: French Entree, to check who flies where, and Skyscanner, to check flight prices.
Road links via ferry ports (we can offer a 20% discount when you book via Brittany ferries contact us for details)
The nearest ports are St Malo and Caen, both around 4 hours’ drive away down a motorway. Le Havre is around 4 hours 30 mins, and Calais 5-6 hours. You can find timetables at Ferry Savers.
To find us on your GPS system, you may have to use La Roche d'Enchaille or La Roche d'Anchaille or La Picardie depending on the system.
Please see our Loire Valley Resources page for links to travel related websites such as SNCF, Eurotunnel, Airports etc.
How to get here.
Rail: The nearest station is Port-de-Piles, 15 minutes’ drive from the gite, which is half an hour from the TGV station at Tours. The mainline TGV station at Chatellerault is also about 40 minutes’ drive away. From Tours, very fast TGV trains run to Paris (1 hour) to connect with Eurostar, or south to the historic cities of Poitiers and Bordeaux. In general, London to Tours by train takes around 4.5 hours. Deutsche Bahn and Rail Europe are both good for train timetables.
Airports: The nearest airports are: Tours, around 1 hour from the gite; Poitiers, also around 1 hour from the gite; and La Rochelle, around 2 hours. Further afield, Limoges airport is 2 hours 30 mins, and Paris is 3 hours. Some useful links: French Entree, to check who flies where, and Skyscanner, to check flight prices.
Road links via ferry ports (we can offer a 20% discount when you book via Brittany ferries contact us for details)
The nearest ports are St Malo and Caen, both around 4 hours’ drive away down a motorway. Le Havre is around 4 hours 30 mins, and Calais 5-6 hours. You can find timetables at Ferry Savers.
To find us on your GPS system, you may have to use La Roche d'Enchaille or La Roche d'Anchaille or La Picardie depending on the system.
Please see our Loire Valley Resources page for links to travel related websites such as SNCF, Eurotunnel, Airports etc.