Getting Here
Transport Links
Nearest Airports:
Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport 79 km / 49m
Bordeaux Airport 120km /75m
Limoges International Airport 135km / 84m
Nearest Ferry Port:
St Malo 497km
Nearest Railway Station: Chalais 23 km
By Car
There are excellent motorway links from all major ports: St Malo (5hrs), Caen (5hrs), Le Havre (5hrs), Cherbourg (5:30hrs), Dieppe (6hrs), Roscoff (6hrs) and Calais (7hrs). 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
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
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