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BY ROAD: From Calais

Shortly after you join the motorway direction Paris you will see the signpost for the Paris Péage. There are two tolls roads in total. Take this road and as you near Paris and Charles de Gaulle airport look for the blue signs for Bordeaux. Follow the Bordeaux péage route all the way until you see Bordeaux and Orleans at which point start to follow the Orleans signs. You will then see Vierzon, Chateauroux and Limoges signs. Take the city centre route to Chateauroux but before the town head in the direction of La Chatre and Guéret. From Chateauroux it is approximately 45 minutes to La Chatre and a further 50 minutes to Guéret.

The first péage does have a booth for right hand drive cars and you can use your credit card to pay. The total for the two tolls will be approximately 30 euros.

Depending on the traffic around Paris the journey will take approximately 6 hours from Calais.



 

BY RAIL

Eurostar from Waterloo to Paris. Change stations either by Paris underground or taxi and from Austerlitz station the train takes 2 hours to Chateauroux where you can hire a car or carry on to La Souterraine or Guéret.

www.raileurope.co.uk

www.sncf.com



 

BY AIR

Fly daily from London Stansted to Limoges and Poitiers.

www.ryanair.com

www.aeroportlimoges.com



 

CAR HIRE

A number of companies offer car hire from Limoges airport including:

Avis www.avis.fr

Europcar www.europcar.fr

Hertz www.hertz.com

 

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