Getting Here

Transport Links

Nearest Airport: Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport 79 km

Nearest Ferry Port: St Malo 497km

Nearest Railway Station: Chalais 23 km

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BY CAR

There are excellent motorway links from all major ports: St Malo (5hrs), Caen (5hrs), Le Havre (5:00hrs), Cherbourg (5:30hrs), Dieppe (6hrs), Roscoff (6:00hrs) and Calais (7:00hrs). There are various ferry companies serving the ports, or the Eurotunnel service runs from Folkestone to Calais. There is a good www.directferries.co.uk/ferries_from_england_to_france which lists all the various routes from the UK to France. 

We also recommend checking out the following website, which contains everything you need to know about driving in France: www.drive-france.com

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Guests of Chez Maurit can save 20% off their Brittany Ferry crossing - more details here https://www.holidayfrancedirect.co.uk/discounted-travel/index.html If you book our gite through Brittany Ferries' accommodation website www.holidayfrancedirect.co.uk, you will pay an additional booking fee but be eligible for 20% off a ferry crossing with them, which may work out cheaper overall for you. Just search for property ref. and follow their booking instructions.

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Useful websites:
www.poferries.com
www.dfdsseaways.eu
www.eurotunnel.com
www.brittany-ferries.co.uk

BY PLANE

Our nearest airports are Bergerac (1 hr), Bordeaux (1.5 hrs), Limoges (1.5 hrs) and Poitiers (2 hrs). The following airlines fly to these airports from locations across the UK. Not all routes operate all year round and routes can change, so please check direct with the airlines for the most up-to-date information.

From Birmingham:
FlyBe to Bergerac

From Bristol:
RyanAir to Limoges and Bergerac
EasyJet to Bordeaux

From East Midlands:
RyanAir to Limoges and Bergerac

From Edinburgh:
RyanAir to Poitier and Bordeaux
FlyBe to Bergerac

From Exeter:
FlyBe to Bergerac

From Glasgow:
EasyJet to Bordeaux

From Leeds Bradford:
Jet2 to Bergerac

From Liverpool:
RyanAir to Bergerac
EasyJet to Bordeaux

From London:
RyanAir to Bergerac, Poitiers, Limoges and Bordeaux
EasyJet to Bordeaux
British Airways to Bergerac, Bordeaux and Limoges

From Manchester:
FlyBe to Bergerac

From Southampton:
FlyBe to Bergerac

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Useful websites:
www.jet2.com
www.flybe.com
www.british-airways.com
www.ryanair.com
www.easyjet.com

BY TRAIN

Take the Eurostar from London St Pancras, Ebbsfleet or Ashford to Calais and then Paris, and then the TGV to Angoulême or Montmoreau.  This takes about 5 to 7 hours and can be made as a single booking.

Useful websites:
www.voyages-sncf.com
www.eurostar.com

CAR HIRE

We live in rural France - local public transport is extremely limited and consequently we advise that a car is ESSENTIAL. You can book your car hire in advance from the airports and train stations – we recommend family run Buggs Car Hire at Bergerac or Limoges Airports, or try Avis, Enterprise, Europcar, Hertz etc. from other locations.  

Useful websites:

www.buggscarhire.com
www.rentalcars.com
www.enterprise.co.uk
www.hertz.co.uk
www.avis.co.uk
www.europcar.co.uk