Travel

Getting to Les Donnington at Montemboeuf is nether difficult nor costly, whether by air, road or rail.
If you're coming to us by car stop off, take a detour and enjoy the sights, make it part of your holiday.

The various methods of travel are:

FERRY / ROAD

A short and inexpensive ferry crossing to our cottage is via Speedferries (Dover- Boulogne) but there are plenty of alternatives – see also P and O ferries and Brittany ferries.

If you prefer a longer ferry crossing and a shorter car journey, take a ferry crossing to Caen or St Malo.



DISTANCES BY ROAD FROM FERRY PORTS

Port Km Time
Boulogne 730 K 6hr 49mins
Caen 505 K 5hr 3mins
Calais 763 K 7hr 13mins
St Malo 556 K 5hr 57mins


AIR

RYANAIR flies to Angouleme, Poitiers, Limoges, Bordeaux and La Rochelle

EASYJET to Bordeaux, La Rochelle, Paris

FLYBE to Limoges, Bordeaux, La Rochelle, and Paris.

BMIBaby to Bordeaux

JET2 to La Rochelle


CAR HIRE
You can pre-book and pick up a hire car from any of the major companies at all the airports or train stations. Car hire is also available in Angouleme.

If you fly with Ryanair Hertz offer discount rates



DISTANCES BY ROAD FROM AIRPORTS

Airport Km Time
Angouleme 42 K 41mins
Bergerac 141 K 2hr 23mins
La Rochelle 192 K 2hr 15mins
Limoges 70 K 1hr 10mins
Paris 416 K 4hr 26mins
Poitiers 146 K 1hr 47mins


RAIL

The cottage can be reached by Eurostar and Rail Europe- SNCF tgv. Aim for Angouleme with routes via Paris or Lille.

London to Angouleme via Lille is easier as it is a short platform hop onto a new train at Lille, whilst London to Angouleme via Paris requires a change of station.

Angouleme is on the SNCF tgv main line from Paris to Spain and there is a daily tgv link to Paris. The journey is rapid and comfortable and takes around 2 hours.



LINKS

Use the links below for further information.

FERRY LINKS


LOW COST FLIGHT LINKS



CAR HIRE LINKS


RAIL LINKS