The chateau is located in Vernantes, France, due south of Le Mans, just north of the small city of Saumur, and almost perfectly halfway between Angers and Tours. One route down from Paris takes you past Orleans and Tours and the other past Le Mans and Angers. All worth a stop if you have time!

We have loved driving to this region from Paris and seeing the beautiful countryside during our visits, always stopping along the way for the best vending machine coffee you'll ever have :) You may also take the train from Paris to Saumur and we can arrange the chateau shuttle for you. If you're really ambitious, we've seen helicopters land on the grounds too!

By Car: The drive from Paris is usually 3.5 hours depending on traffic. If you leave from Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) during rush hour, plan for an additional hour. It's slow moving like a normal rush hour but nothing like the chaotic weaving and stop and go traffic we're used to in the US! Car rental at CDG is very easy and runs around $30-$100 per day. Gas is around $7 per gallon/$2.50 per litre, but cars in Europe are quite fuel efficient. [Note: For our 3 day trip to the chateau in October, the car rental was a small automatic SUV that cost $150 for the full rental, tolls were $55, and gas roundtrip was $87 for a grand total of $292.] The chateau has more than ample parking, but we also encourage you to carpool and help the environment and your wallets a bit :)

We would recommend coming by car only if you're coming directly from CDG since driving and parking in downtown Paris is a nightmare. What we have done in the past is arrive at CDG, taxi to the city (around $70 one way - flat fare) and spend a couple of nights before going back to the airport to pick up a car and head south. You could do the same on the back end of your trip, bringing the car back to the airport from the chateau and then heading into Paris for a night or two before flying home.

By Train: If you prefer not to drive, you can take a high-speed train from Paris Montparnasse Station to Saumur. This is a great option if you plan to enjoy Paris before coming to the chateau and don't want to have to go back to the airport to rent a car. You will need to switch trains in Angers or Tours (to the normal train from the high speed) and it takes about 2.5 hours. Tickets are anywhere from $100-$175 round trip with trains running through Tours being the cheaper option. Tours is also a fantastic city to explore! You could take the train from Paris, spend a night in Tours, and then head to Saumur from there. Once you arrive in Saumur, we can arrange transportation for you from the train station to the chateau - approximately 20 minutes. Book your train on Rail Europe.

We'll send out a google form a few months ahead of the wedding to get everyone's travel plans and will help sort logistics for anyone who wants to carpool or use the chateau shuttle service from the train.

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