Getting to Roanne

This page tells you how to get to Roanne & the chateau from  central  Paris, Paris airports, Lyon, & Geneva and what to do when you arrive in Roanne. Make Giant Bounds in your French speaking ability. Set in C.18th Chateau de Matel, Ecole des Trois Ponts specialises in French Language Courses and relaxed French Cookery Courses for adults looking for a lovely setting and good food & wine in a convivial, relaxed atmosphere. A small establishment with 20 guests max.

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From London by air :

1) London Heathrow Airport or Manchester airport to Lyon-St Exupery airport  (formerly Lyon Satolas)

2) Ryan Air : from London Stansted airport to St Etienne -Boutheon airport NOT SO PRACTICAL

Takes 1.5 hours, flight at 7am or  at 5.10pm. RyanAir, tel: UK 0541 569 569. Hotel/B&B near Stansted reservations, tel: UK 01279 662929. + Sky train every 30 min from 5am to 11pm from Liverpool St Station, East London to Stansted (*about £10.40 single/45min). From St Etienne to Roanne: Europcar hirecar (50 min) OR airport taxi/train (if you arrive at 9.30pm you have to stay in St Etienne for the night or rent a car or take the taxi as you are too late for the last train. One solution is to arrive Saturday night and stay 1 night in St Etienne). Pre-booked taxi, contact us (105 Euros/50 min) For more http://www.ryanair.com

From London by Train :                                                                 Back to top

Eurostar: leaves London Waterloo station at 8.40am, arrives Lille 11.50am/ change in Lille at 1.12pm, arrive Lyon Part-Dieu station at 4.12pm, change in Lyon Part-Dieu train station at  4.19pm (16.19), arrive in Roanne at 5.37pm

From London by Car :

516 Miles - 830 Km London to M20 to Channel Tunnel for Paris, follow direction Lyon-Autoroute du Soleil, follow A77 then N7 to Lapalisse and Roanne. See also Michelin for more details

From Geneva by Train :

Geneva to Lyon Part-Dieu or Lyon Perrache train station                                                              Back to top

Geneva to Roanne by Car

Geneva to Lyon : follow signs to Lyon

When you pass St Exupéry Airport (8 miles), follow Paris Peripherique Nord then Paris (green sign) N 383  Peripherique toll Paris-Roanne green sign, after 3rd tunnel stick tight to the right, follow A6 Paris-Roanne, then N6 Villefranche-Roanne then D73 Clermont-Ferrand Roanne (73km) then N7 to Roanne See also  Michelin for more details

From Paris Roissy Airport by Air                                                           Back to top

A few airlines fly from Roissy to Lyon, check the prices when buying your flight ticket, sometimes the connecting flight Roissy-Lyon is almost free.

From Paris Roissy Airport to Lyon then Roanne by Train

If you are are leaving from Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport by direct TGV train to Lyon Part-Dieu or Perrache station.  

Take free shuttle bus from Charles de Gaulle Terminal I (aérogare 1) to Terminal II (aérogare 2) & go to Charles de Gaulle Aérogare II TGV & RER train stations. TGV train goes direct to  Lyon Part-Dieu train station (or to Lyon- Perrache station). Trip takes 2 to 2 ½ hours.

From Lyon, take the regional train to Roanne. Train times from Charles de Gaulle airport by TGV to Lyon: 6.59am, 10.05am, 11.25am, 1.13pm, 5.05pm, 6.46pm, 20.48pm. 

(Also occasional direct TGV trains from Paris-Massy train station near Orly airport to Lyon).

Train from Lyon Part-Dieu station : You can check the timetable on http://www.sncf.com/indexe.htm as public holidays have timetables and Saturdays timetables are different to the rest of the week.

The cost of the ticket Lyon-Roanne is about 12 € 50 for a single ticket  or 25 € for a return ticket. Trip takes 1 hour15 to 1 ½ hours. When you arrive in Roanne station, take taxi to the chateau. Price is about 12 €. If there are no taxis at the station when you arrive, call us on 04 77 71 53 00.

From Roissy Airport to Central Paris                                                      Back to top

1)      take a taxi.

2)      take the Roissy bus RATP No 351 (Roissy to Paris from 6am to 11 pm), shuttle bus from the airport to Place de l’Opéra (rue Scribe, Paris 8ème). Departure every 15 minutes from aérogares 2, T9 or 1. Price for the ticket is about 6€10c. Trip takes 45 to 60 minutes.

3)      take the Air France shuttle bus from the airport to Place de l’Etoile (avenue Carnot). Leaves from terminal 1 porte 34 / terminal 2 hall C porte 2, hall B porte 2, hall F porte 007 every 15 minutes. Price for the ticket is about 9€91. Trip takes 30 minutes.

4)       Take the “Roissy Rail” bus to Roissy Station and then take RER B to Paris. Different stops possible : Gare du Nord, Châtelet les Halles, St Michel or Denfert Rochereau.

5)      Bus-train connection (the cheapest way but cumbersome with heavy luggage). From Aéroport Roissy-Charles de Gaulle (Paris international airport) take Free airport shuttle bus that leaves from Aerogare 1 arrival level 28, Aérogare 2A gate 5, Aérogare 2B gate 6 or Aerogare 2D gate 6. At Roissy train station, take the RER B3 train line to central Paris then take Metro to Paris-Gare de Lyon station:

Price is about 6€86 (metro included). Leaves every 15 minutes from 5am to 12 midnight, trip takes 30 to 40 minutes.

From Central Paris to Roanne by Train                                                  Back to top

From Paris to Roanne by train you have three possibilites :

a) take TGV TRAIN from Central Paris via Lyon Part-Dieu or Lyon-Perrache stations to Roanne :

 Either take TGV train from Paris-Gare de Lyon station (in central Paris) to Lyon Part-Dieu train station at: 10am, 12MD, 2pm, 3pm, 5pm, 7pm (Paris to Lyon takes 2 hours).

Train from Lyon part-Dieu station : You can check time tables on http://www.sncf.com/indexe.htm as timetables vary on Public holidays/Sundays and on Saturdays.

Total time from Paris to Roanne: 4 hours  - When you arrive in Roanne station take a taxi to the chateau.  Price is about 12 €. If there are no taxis at the station when you arrive, please call us on  04 77 71 53 00.

b) Train from Paris to Roanne via St Germain des Fossés leaves at: 12.31MD, 6.57pm. * Fast easy change of trains at St Germain des Fossés for Roanne. Total time Paris-Roanne: 4 hours   (cheaper and more scenic route than on the TGV train)

c) TGV train from Paris to Roanne via Le Creusot-Montchanin TGV station leaves Paris at: 7.30am, 6pm. (Fast change after one and a half hours at Le Creusot for the TGV bus for Roanne. Follow signs out of the station for TGV bus. Buy the TGV bus ticket WITH the TGV train ticket IN Paris).Total time Paris-Roanne: 3 hours.  

From Roissy Airport to Roanne by Car                                                      Back to top

410 Km / 255 Miles; 4 hours 30mn

Follow highway A3/E15 till Bagnolet, Porte de Bagnolet follow Paris turn left to Porte de Montreuil then Boulevard Peripherique 7km/4 Miles turn right to Lyon. follow Cachan at the sign Aeroport Orly follow A6/E15 Autoroute du Soleil. 
A6 vers Bordeaux, Nantes, Lyon for 1.5km, A10 towards Nantes, Bordeaux, Palaiseau, Massy, Etampes for 113km; (Orléans) A71 for 111km direction Orléans, Bourges, Limoges, Clermont-Ferrand; (Bourges) A71 for 108km Exit at Sortie 11 (Moulin, Montmarault..), D46 for 36km (Montmarault), N7 for 68km (Varennes-sur-Allier) to Roanne

See also Michelin for more details. 

From Central Paris to Roanne by Car                                                      Back to top

From Paris to Roanne: Takes 4 hours 15mn; 385 Km / 239 Miles.
(If you are coming by car, print out the map of  Roanne.)

From Paris take Porte d'Orleans (N20 for 7kms), N186 for 1km to La Croix-de Berny; Fresnes on A86 for 1km direction Créteil, Aéroport d'Orly; A6 vers Bordeaux, Nantes, Lyon for 1.5km, A10 towards Nantes, Bordeaux, Palaiseau, Massy, Etampes for 113km; (Orleans) A71 for 111km direction Orléans, Bourges, Limoges, Clermont-Ferrand; (Bourges) A71 for 108km Exit at Sortie 11 (Moulin, Montmarault..), D46 for 36km (Montmarault), N7 for 68km (Varennes-sur-Allier) to Roanne

From Lyon Airport to Roanne by Bus-Train                                              Back to top

Take the St Exupery airport Shuttle bus to Lyon Part-Dieu (or Lyon Perrache) station. www.satobus.com. (every 20 minutes from 5am to 11pm. Price is 8 € for a single ticket and 14€25c for a return ticket)  

Train from Lyon part-Dieu station : You can check time tables on http://www.sncf.com/indexe.htm as times are different on Public holidays, certain dates & on Saturdays.

The cost of the ticket is about 12 € 50 for a single ticket  or 25 € for a return ticket. Trip takes 1 hour15 to 1 ½ hours. 
When you arrive in Roanne station, take  taxi to the chateau. Price is about 12 €. If there are no taxis at the station when you arrive, call us on 04 77 71 53 00.

From Lyon Airport to Roanne by taxi                                                      Back to top

Take pre-booked taxi from airport to the chateau - we can organise a direct taxi pick-up from the airport or from Lyon City to the chateau . Please contact us for the taxi reservation in addvance. The cost of the taxi is about 130€. Trip takes about 1 hour 30 minutes.

 From Lyon airport to Roanne by Car

You can rent an automatic car with Avis at the airport but we recommend that if you can drive a manual car then it’s easier to pick the car up in Roanne.  

120 km from airport to Château de Mâtel in Roanne 

To get from from Lyon-St Exupery airport to Roanne by car : follow signs for Lyon on A43, then follow blue signs for Lyon on A43

Take “péripherique sud - téo “ following signs for Saint Etienne-Marseille. Continue the follow green signs for Saint Etienne-Marseille.  Then follow the yellow signs for Paris-Gerland.

Then follow A6 Paris-Roanne.  Stick to right lane as you go under the overpass as you will vere right and   keep following signs for Paris-Roanne. Follow green signs for Roanne on N7.

* From LYON City follow A6 direction Villefranche/Paris/Roanne, then N7 to Roanne.  Takes 1hour15minutes

See also Michelin for more details.                                                                      Back to top

From somewhere in France or Europe by train :

For France, go to http://www.sncf.com/indexe.htm and follow information schedule and then Timetable
For Europe, go to http://www.raileurope.com/us/

From somewhere in France orby Car :

Go to Michelin

To Roanne by Car

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