Where are we?

We are 33 km (20 miles) South West of Saumur and 100 km (63 miles) North of Poitiers. Distances and approximate travel times from ports and airports are:

For more details about routes, use one of the internet map services (e.g. www.mappy.fr or www.maporama.com).

Click here to see a map of our location. (Note: this will connect you to the Maporama web site and is not under our control. You may need to adjust the "zoom" setting to see where Passavant is in relation to nearby towns.

Ferries

The most direct route from the UK by cross-channel ferry is probably via Ouistraham (Caen) using Brittany Ferries. However, Le Havre (LDLines) and St Malo (Brittany Ferries and Condor Ferries). In the Summer Brittany Ferries run a fast service to Caen and Condor to St Malo (from Poole).

Plane

Cheap flights into airports around as are on the increase. If you live within easy reach of Stanstead airport, then you are spoilt for choice: you can fly from there to Tours, Poitiers and Limoges by Ryanair. You can also fly from Southampton (Flybe)or Liverpool (EasyJet) to Limoges, from several locations (Gatwick, possibly Birmingham) to Nantes (Air France and GB Airways) and from almost anywhere to Paris.

Paris is 326 km (202 miles) away and takes about 4 hours by car (although a really good TGV service links both Tours and Angers).

Train

Passavant is easy to get to by train when using either Euro-Tunnel or planes. The French rail system is superb, cheap and almost always runs to time. If you travel via Paris you can get the TGV from either Charles de Gaulles airport or Montparnasse.

Car Hire

If you travel by plane and/or train, you will probably need to hire a car. There are plenty of hire companies at all the main airports and train stations. It may pay to shop around beforehand on the internet: prices can vary enormously.

If you do hire beforehand, remember to factor in any travel time by train, debarkation time for planes and potential delays. Most hire sites (outside Paris) close about 6pm but they may make arangements for you to pick up a car after hours, if you ask.

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