Travel

Orléans, the capital of the Loire Valley, is famous for two reasons: Joan of Arc and the 'Châteaux‘ (castles) in the area. Discover many other reasons to visit this rather small city -113,000 inhabitants- located in the heart of France, just an hour from Paris. The Loire Valley is an outstanding cultural landscape of great beauty, containing historic towns and villages, great architectural monuments and cultivated lands formed by many centuries of interaction between their population and the physical environment, primarily the river Loire itself.

How to Get to Orléans

Orléans can be reached easily by train (approximately 1 hour travel time) from the Austerlitz railway station in Paris.

Paris can be reached easily by plane, train or car from all major European cities.There are two airports in Paris :

• The Charles De Gaulle or Roissy airport is located in the north east of Paris
• The Orly airport is located in the south of Paris

Public transportation are available to join the Austerlitz Railway station.

There are two railway stations in Orléans.

• The Orléans les Aubrais railway station is located at about 4 kms from the center of Orléans city.
• The Orléans Centre railway station is located is located just north of the historic heart of the city.

Tramways and trains connect both stations.

Please find information about public transportation in Orléans on the link

https://www.tao-mobilites.fr/index.php?