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Orléans
Getting Here
Trains from Paris (Gare d'Austerlitz) leave for Orléans every hour or so; the 85-mi trip (€18.60) takes between 1 hour, 5 minutes and 1 hour, 25 minutes with a change in suburban Les Aubrais sometimes necessary. Trains run every couple of hours from Orléans to Tours (75 mins, €18) via Blois (25-40 mins, €10.30). Three trains daily continue to Angers (1 hr, 50 mins; €30.40).
Visitor Information
Orléans Tourist Office. 2 Place de l'Etape, Orléans, 45000. 02-38-24-05-05. www.tourisme-orleans.com.
Travel Deals in The Loire Valley
- $1961* & up -- Premium Economy: Paris in Summer, R/T w/Tax Air France
- $1304 & up -- 4-Night Paris Tour in Fall w/Air, Car Great Value Vacations
- $799+: 7-Nt Mediterranean Cruises w/Free Balcony Upgrades MSC Cruises
- 15% Off -- Car Rentals throughout Europe Alamo Rent A Car
* Some taxes, fees additional