Travel info

Access by Plane

• Tours international airport : you can fly directly to Tours from the following airports: London Stansted, Dublin, Porto, Figari and Marseille. From Tour airport, you can then reach the city by tram or taxi.
• From Paris Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport, you can either use a direct High speed train to Tours (about 1h45), or reach Paris Montparnasse train station Transport Map from Roissy to Montparnasse train station
• From Orly Airport, you can reach Paris Montparnasse train station Transport Map from Orly Airport to Montparnasse train station, or Massy-TGV Train Station by taxi.

Acces by Train

Tours is located on the Paris-Bordeaux line. The city central station is connected to Saint Pierre des Corps high speed train station by a shuttle (5 minutes). Our city can be reached from two train stations in Paris:

• Montparnasse-Bienvenue station (TGV, High Speed Train connection 1h)
• Austerlitz station (Intercity Train connection 2h).

and from two train stations in /close to Paris airports

• Roissy - Charles-de-Gaulle airport : TGV - CDG 2 station, located in terminal 2. It take about 1h45 to reach Tours by TGV
• Orly airport : Massy-TGV station : you would need to take a taxi to reach the station from the airport ; it would then take about 45 minutes to reach Tours

  Train Ticket information

Acces by car

Use the A10 motorway, exit Tours Centre #21

Tours City Transportation

Bus and Tram are the most convenient way to travel within Tours city.

In addition to public transportation, cabs are readily available throughout the city.Taxi Tours Taxi Val de Loire Touraine Taxi

Climate

Tours enjoys a temperate climate. The annual mean temperature is 20°C (68°F).

Time zone

France is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Currency

The currency of France is the Euro (€). Recently, the exchange rate is around 0.9 € for 1 US $.

Electricity

All French buildings use an electric outlet of 220 volts 50 Hz.