Getting to Saintes and Saintonge
Come to Saintes and Saintonge by train, coach or car. Consider carpooling via one of the carpool sites located around Saintes.
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By car
- A10 motorway, Exit 35
From Paris: 4½ hrs
From Nantes: 2½ hours
From Angoulême: 1½ hours
From La Rochelle: 50 minutes
From Bordeaux: 1¼ hours
From Toulouse: 3½ hours
By train
- Saintes Train Station – Place Pierre Sémard
Rail links: Paris-Saintes in 3½ hours with a connection in Angoulême, Bordeaux-Saintes in 1½ hours or La Rochelle-Saintes in 50 minutes
Tel: 3635 (€0.34/min) or +33 (0)8 25 00 33 00 (€0.15/min)
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By coach :
- Transports en Nouvelle-Aquitaine network: 3 regular lines serve Saintes to/form:
– Marennes (connection to Saint-Pierre-d’Oléron) > Line 8
– Rochefort > Line 13
– Royan > Line 12
- BlaBlaBus: Stop at the carpool site – 86 cours du Maréchal Leclerc
By plane :
- La Rochelle Airport: 55 minutes from Saintes
- Poitiers Biard Airport: 80 minutes from Saintes
- Bordeaux Mérignac Airport: 80 minutes from Saintes
- Angoulême-Cognac Airport: 65 minutes from Saintes