1 - By air : direct flights to the heart of the Loire valley

Tours International Airport is open 24 hours, 7 days a week.

Ryanair runs regular flights from London/Stansted and Dublin Airport.

Tours / London Standsted:

Between October and March Ryanair flies 3 days per week, and 7 days for the remainder of the year.

28 October 2007 to 29 March 2008 - 3 days per week (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday)

30 March 2008 to 27 October 2008 - 7 days per week

Tours / Dublin :

From 28 May to 7 Septembre, Ryanair flies twice a week (Wednesday and Sunday).

All times are local to departure / destination airports. Timetables are subject to change.

TOURS-VAL DE LOIRE AIRPORT : www.tours.aeroport.fr
RYANAIR : www.ryanair.com

2 - By air : through Paris CDG

The Loire Valley's TGV rail station, Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, is 1h40 from Paris- Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport, with a direct train departing from the airport terminal (2 to 5 minutes walking distance between the arrival gate and the train's terminal)

Aéroport de Paris: www.adp.fr

3 - By train : from central Paris in less than 1h00

Tours' TGV rail station, St Pierre Des Corps, runs 16 return trips each day, taking you from Montparnasse Paris to the Loire Valley in less than 1hr.

This provides a superb opportunity for you to travel by train from another city in Europe .

You can also very easly combine a tour to the Loire Valley with a stay in Paris.