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How do I get to Angers ?

Just 90 minutes from Paris, with 117 cities within a day’s round trip, Angers is a crossroads at the heart of the Greater West.
The most sustainable way to get to Angers is by public transport. Here are a number of ways to get to Angers, including environmentally-friendly travel.

Getting to Angers by train

TGV services are very frequent, departing from or stopping off at Angers Saint-Laud SNCF station.
Here are the main destinations and train journey times:

35 minutes from Nantes
60 minutes from the Atlantic coast
less than 90 minutes from Paris-Montparnasse
2h20 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (direct TGV)
4h from Lyon
3h30 from Lille
4h from Bordeaux
4h10 from Brussels (Thalys / TGV)
London (Eurostar) less than half a day away

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By plane

Angers is easily accessible by plane, thanks to the nearby airports:

Nantes Atlantique airport 40 min by TGV – airport shuttle to Nantes station
Paris CDG airport 2h20 by direct TGV – 84 min from Paris Montparnasse
Angers Loire Airport 15 min from Angers by airport cab

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Cycling to Angers

Are you stopping off in Angers on one of the three major cycling itineraries this summer – La Loire à vélo, la Vélo Francette or la Vallée du Loir à vélo? You can take advantage of the Tourist Office ‘s Bike Concierge service to leave your bike in a secure box and visit Angers on foot at your leisure.
If you’re coming to or leaving Angers by train, we strongly advise you to reserve a bicycle space on TER or Intercités trains, if not compulsory. Click here to consult the SNCF’s recommendations for traveling by bike (in french).

Make your journey easier with the Géovélo application. Note your departure and arrival points, and Géovélo will find the most suitable route for you (direct, safe, tourist, etc.), adapted to your type of bike (VTC, VAE, cargo bike, etc.).

Getting to Angers by bus

A large number of long-distance buses provide cheap travel between Angers and the major cities of France and Europe. Find and compare your journeys with www.busradar.com

Come to Angers by car with car-sharing

If you’re travelling by road, Angers can be reached via the A11, A85 and A87 freeways. Here are the journey times by car from the major towns around Angers:
Nantes-Angers: 45 min
Rennes-Angers: 1h45
Paris-Angers: 2h30
Bordeaux-Angers: 3h40

Find your carpool route:
Are you a driver? Suggest your tourist route and benefit from preferential rates at partner sites (Château de Brissac, Parc Anjou Aventure, Château de Villandry, Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud).
Are you a passenger? Book one of our routes to get to the tourist sites you want to visit at lower cost!

Opt for carpooling

The best way of getting around Angers once you're here?

By bus, tramway, cab, bicycle, foot or scooter… getting around and visiting Angers without a car couldn’t be easier in this human-sized city!

Cycling in Angers

If you’d like to visit Angers and the surrounding area by bike, take advantage of the 215 km of cycle lanes. You can also rent a bike easily if you don’t have one on site.

Calculate your cycling itinerary on Geovelo, you’ll be able to estimate your journey time, choose the best paths and get guided online on the mobile application.

Public transport and park-and-ride facilities

Free of charge and with no time limit, the P+R park-and-ride facilities let you avoid traffic jams in Angers city center by combining modes of transport to leave your car outside and take the streetcar or bus. More information on the Irigo website by clicking here.
Thanks to the Open paiement system, payment for bus-tram single tickets can be made by credit card directly on the bus or streetcar.

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