| HOW TO GET HERE |
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| Fly- Airports
La Rochelle 1 hrs drive Poitiers 1hr20 drive Bordeaux 1hr30 drive Limoges 2hr15 drive Nantes 2hrs drive Bergerac 3hrs drive London Stanstead Ryanair to La Rochelle, Poitiers, Limoges London Gatwick Easyjet to La Rochelle London Luton Easyjet to Bordeaux Manchester Flybe to La Rochelle, Limoges BMI Baby to Bordeaux Flybe Liverpool Ryanair to Limoges East Midlands Ryanair to Bordeaux Birmingham Flybe to La Rochelle BMI Baby to Bordeaux Bristol Easyjet to La Rochelle, Bordeaux Southampton Flybe to La Rochelle, Bordeaux, Limoges Newcastle Flybe to limoges Dublin Ryanair to La Rochelle |
| Ferry - Drive St Malo 4hr30 drive 395km 14.20 euros tolls Cherbourg 6hrs drive 560km 14.20 euros tolls Caen 5hrs drive 467km 30.70 euros tolls Le Harvre 5hr30 drive 548km 47.90 euros tolls Roscoff 6hrs drive 531km 14.20 euros tolls Calais 7hr30 drive 730km 50.00 euros tolls |
| Car Hire
All the major car hire companies will supply hire cars at the local airports providing they are prebooked (these smaller airports don't have 24hr offices, if any office) Budget, Easy car, Argus, Hertz and Holiday Autos are well known companies but they all do deals at different times so try an independant comparison site such as www.travelsupermarket.com to get the best deal of the day. Train Eurostar will take you from London to Paris direct or indirectly to Bordeaux and Angouleme where you can hire a car or take the eurostar channel tunnel train to Calais. SNCF is the excellent French train system. Our nearest tgv stations are Angouleme, Poitiers or Surgeres. You can then get connections to St Jean d'Angely, however please remember a car is essential as our cottages are located in the countryside where there are no taxis or public transport. You will need to arrange car hire before arriving. Car Train Take your own car on the train with you. |
| ROUTE FINDER - www.autoroutes.fr gives toll prices, estimated petrol consumption, distances and detaled routes inc pictures of the signposts to look out for |
| Visit www.skyscanner.net for comprehensive details of all airports, who flies where and when |