Directions
How to get to
Vaux Rouillac from the UK
Vaux Rouillac from the UK
By Car:
Eurotunnel from Folkestone to Calais (about £200 return) https://www.eurotunnel.com/uk/
From Calais to Vaux-Rouillac using Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/845yAkA4efDLigzr7
About 9-10 hours drive from Calais. If you would like to stop off along the way, please contact us as we can highly recommend some locations / hotels on route.
Things to be aware of when driving in France:
· Cars drive on the right.
· Most motorways are toll roads which can cost between €15 – €40 each, (well worth the cost as they are excellently maintained and save a lot of time). You can pay the toll with euro coins and a selection of cards. It's recommended to bring cash as not all foreign credit cards are accepted at the toll booths.
· Toll costs between Calais and Vaux Rouillac are estimated at: €61.80 each way.
· Fuel costs (petrol) for the same journey are estimated at: €86.36 each way https://www.sanef.com/en/my-journey/price-of-my-journey
Car Ferry from Portsmouth to St Malo:
From about £200 return for the ferry (plus £55 - £100 for an overnight cabin if needed): https://www.brittany-ferries.co.uk/
Other ports with ferries from Portsmouth:
Caen (5 hrs drive to Vaux Rouillac): https://goo.gl/maps/NdhStdVEMHUdpLhq6
Cherbourg (6 hrs drive to Vaux Rouillac): https://goo.gl/maps/dRx3cFdoaDqFzir16
Roscoff 6 hrs drive to Vaux Rouillac): https://goo.gl/maps/xeCALT81H6QButVn6
Le Havre 6 hrs drive to Vaux Rouillac): https://goo.gl/maps/UEUUpVBAjBd99GZE8
By Air:
Paris Charles du Gaul Airport
1 hour flight, from £30 - £40 each way https://www.easyjet.com/en
From Charles de Gaul Airport, take the 'RER B' train to 'Massy – Palaiseau' station (1 hour), then the TGV train to Angoulême (2 hours). Book train tickets with Ouigo from €10 each way https://en.oui.sncf/en/ouigo
We can collect you from Angoulême train station, which is about 20 mins from the house. Please let us know your estimated time of arrival and keep us updated along the way.
or
Bordeaux Airport
1 ½ - 2 hours flight time, £30 - £80 each way, depending on dates. https://www.easyjet.com/en
Bordeaux is about 2 hours drive from the house (should you wish to rent a car there is plenty of off street parking at the house), or 35 mins by train on the TGV to Angoulême. Bordeaux airport to Bordeaux TGV train station is about 20 mins in a taxi. Book train tickets with Ouigo for about €15 – 25 https://en.oui.sncf/en/ouigo
We can collect you from Angoulême train station, which is about 20 mins from the house. Please let us know your estimated time of arrival and keep us updated along the way.
By Train: https://www.thetrainline.com/en-us/train-times/london-to-angouleme (worth checking tickets here but you might get a better deal buying trains separately from Eurostar and Ouigo – see below).
Eurostar London to Paris Gar du Nord
2 hrs 25 mins
From £40 return, depending on date.
https://www.eurostar.com/uk-en/train/france/london-to-paris
If you wish, spend some time in Paris, you can go shopping and have some lunch, before heading to Montparnasse train station:
By Taxi: €28,75 estimated taxi fare from Gare du Nord to Gare Montparnasse using Paris, France taxi rates.
https://www.taxifarefinder.com/main.php?city=Paris-France&from=Gare+du+Nord&to=Gare+Montparnasse
or
By Metro (about €2, allow about 50 mins): https://showmethejourney.com/blog/gare-du-nord-to-montparnasse-by-metro
§ Walk off the Eurostar platform, turn left, and follow the signs for Metro line M4.
§ Take metro line M4 direct to Montparnasse Bienvenue (follow signs 'M4 direction Mairie de Montrouge').
§ In contrast to other Paris mainline stations, where the metro platforms are more or less directly underneath the mainline platforms, at Montparnasse it's a 700 metre (750 yard) underground walk from the metro station to the mainline TGV platforms through broad well-lit well-signed subways, with moving walkways for the long bits, and several short flights of steps here and there. Allow plenty of time for the transfer, and if you're not good with steps or longish walks with luggage (even with the moving walkways), consider taking a taxi from the Gare du Nord to the Gare Montparnasse.
Paris Montparnasse to Angoulême
2 hrs 15 mins
€16-64 depending on date and class of carriage
Book in advance with Ouigo for best rates: https://en.oui.sncf/en/ouigo
We can collect you from Angoulême Train Station, which is about 20 mins from the house. Please let us know your estimated time of arrival and keep us updated along the way.