Getting to Tours from Paris–step by step

GettingtoToursfromParis–stepbystep
ArrivalbyPlaneatParis-CharlesdeGaulleAirport–TraintoTours
Paris-CharlesdeGaulleAirportmap
1)Paris-CharlesdeGaulleAirport-TOURS
Atrainstation(GareTGVSNCF)islocatedinsidetheairportbetweenterminal2Cand2E(redcircleonthemapabove).
Allowatleasttwohoursofsparetimebetweenyourflightarrivalandtraindeparturetime.
You'll need to make a reservation in order to take your train to Tours. You can book your train ticket on the SNCF website
(http://en.voyages-sncf.com/en/)from"ParisRoissyCharlesdeGaulleAirport(TGVstation-CDG2-25kmfromParis-FR)"
to"Tourscentre(FR)"
The journey from Charles de Gaulle Airport to Tours by train takes between 1h50 to over 2 hours. Train changes are possible at
MarneLaVallée,MassyPalaiseauandStPierredesCorps.
YouwillhavetochangetrainsatleastonceatSaint-Pierre-Des-Corps,whereashuttletrainwilltakeyoutoTours.Donothesitateto
askSNCFstaffmembersforhelp,theyarealwayspresentontheplatformandwearapurpleuniforms.
2)Paris-CharlesdeGaulleAirport–centralParis-TOURS
From Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport take the Air France Bus (Cars Air France) line 4 to Paris-Gare Montparnasse (Paris
Montparnassetrainstation).
Allowatleast2hoursofjourneytimefromParisCharlesdeGaulleAirporttoParisGareMontparnasse.
Then take the train from Paris-Gare Montparnasse to Tours. For your reservation on the SNCF website (http://en.voyagessncf.com/en/)you'llgofrom"PARISMONTPARNASSE1ET2(75)"to"Tourscentre(FR)".
ThejourneyfromParisGareMontparnassetoToursbytraintakes1h30min.TrainchangesarepossibleatStPierredesCorps.
YoumayhavetochangetrainsatSaint-Pierre-Des-Corps,whereashuttletrainwilltakeyoutoTours.DonothesitatetoaskSNCF
staffmembers,theyarealwayspresentontheplatformandwearapurpleuniforms.
AirFranceBusroutesfromCDG(CharlesDeGaulle)AirportandOrlyAirporttoCentralParis
ARRIVALatthetrainstationinTours
AtyourarrivalinTours,weadviseyoutogodirectlytoyourhotelforcheckinandtoleaveyourluggage.
WewillbehappytowelcomeyouattheVinciCongressCentre,rightinfrontofthetrainstationmainexit.
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ArrivalbyPlaneatParis-OrlyAirport–TraintoTours
FromOrlyAirporttaketheAirFranceBus(CarsAirFrance)line1toParis-GareMontparnasse(ParisMontparnassetrainstation).
Allowatleast1h30ofjourneytimefromParisOrlytoParisGareMontparnasse.
Then take the train from Paris-Gare Montparnasse to Tours. For your reservation on the SNCF website (http://en.voyagessncf.com/en/)you'llgofrom"PARISMONTPARNASSE1ET2(75)"to"Tourscentre(FR)".
ThejourneyfromParisGareMontparnassetoToursbytraintakes1h30min.TrainchangesarepossibleatStPierredesCorps.
YouwillhavetochangetrainsatleastonceatSaint-Pierre-Des-Corps,whereashuttletrainwilltakeyoutoTours.Donothesitateto
askSNCFstaffmembersforhelp,theyarealwayspresentontheplatformandwearapurpleuniforms.
AirFranceBusroutesfromCDG(CharlesDeGaulle)AirportandOrlyAirporttoCentralParis
ARRIVALatthetrainstationinTours
AtyourarrivalinTours,weadviseyoutogodirectlytoyourhotelforcheckinandtoleaveyourluggage.
WewillbehappytowelcomeyouattheVinciCongressCentre,rightinfrontofthetrainstationmainexit.
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ArrivalbyPlaneatParis-CharlesdeGaulleAirport–BUStoTours
FromParis-CharlesdeGaulleAirporttaketheAirFranceBus(CarsAirFrance)line2toParis-PorteMaillot.
AtPorteMaillottaketheFlixbustoTours.Youneedtomakeareservationonthiswebsite(https://www.flixbus.com/)from"Paris
(BusStop"PorteMaillot")"to"Tours".
ArrivalbyPlaneatOrlyAirport–BUStoTours
FromParis-OrlyAirporttaketheAirFranceBus(CarsAirFrance)line1toEtoile-Champs-Elysées.Taketheunderground(métro)
line 1 to Porte Maillot. At Porte Maillot take the Flixbus to Tours. You need to make a reservation on this website
(https://www.flixbus.com/)from"Paris(BusStop"PorteMaillot")"to"Tours".
BusStationatPorteMaillot.ThemétrostationismarkedwithanM.
TheFlixbusstationisindicatedatthetopofthemap.
ARRIVALattheBUSstationinTours
At your arrivalatthe Flixbusstation inToursyou can either walk down "rue EdouardVaillant" or takebus line3ain
directionof"laPléiade"upto"garedeTours".YouwillarriveinfrontofTourstrainstationoppositetheVincicongress
centre.
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