Directions to The Abbey

SNCF

From Paris - Charles de Gaulle Airport by road:

Once you leave Charles de Gaulle airport, take the D902/Avenue Charles de Gaulle south and take the ramp that goes toward PARIS
1.5 miles
Merge onto the A3 toward BORDEAUX/NANTES/BOBIGNY/PARIS-EST/CTRE COMMERCIAL RAL
11.0 miles
Take the exit to the LEFT to merge onto the Boulevard Périphérique
4.4 miles
Merge onto A6 B toward LYON/NANTES/BORDEAUX/AÉROPORT ORLY/RUNGIS/ÉVRY
6.0 miles
Merge onto A10 toward PALAISEAU/ÉTAMPES/BORDEAUX-NANTES/ANTONY-Z.A./MASSY/ LONGJUMEAU (Portions toll)
100.7 miles
Take exit number 17 toward BLOIS/VENDÔME and merge onto N252 (Portions toll). Pass through 1 roundabout
1.3 miles
Enter next roundabout and take 3rd exit onto BOULEVARD DES CITÉS UN
1.0 miles
Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto N152/BOULEVARD DES DÉPORTÉS
0.1 miles
Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto D174
2.7 miles
Enter next roundabout and take 2nd exit onto D956
2.4 miles
Turn RIGHT onto D77
2.7 miles
Turn LEFT onto D61
0.2 miles
Turn SLIGHT RIGHT
1.0 miles
Turn RIGHT
1.6 miles
Turn LEFT onto D7
0.5 miles
Turn RIGHT
1.9 miles
Stay straight to go onto RUE DE LA MALLE POSTE
< 0.1 miles
Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto D52/RUE DU GRAIN D’OR
0.1 miles
Turn LEFT onto D764 until you reach The Abbey in the center of Pontlevoy
3.8 miles
   
Total..............................................................................................143 miles

From Paris - Charles de Gaulle Airport by train:

Option 1

  1. Go to www.sncf.com in advance to reserve your tickets. Purchase a one-way “aller simple” ticket (You can receive a discount if you are under 25 years old. Check the appropriate box).
  2. After you arrive at the Charles de Gaulle airport, go to the information desk and ask which bus to take to get to the RER/SNCF train station.
  3. Take the TGV train from the airport (name: Airport CDG 2 TGV) to St Pierre des Corps. The TGV has assigned seats; examine your ticket to see where you are sitting.
  4. From St Pierre des Corps take the train to Montrichard. This is a regional train where you can sit anywhere you want in 2nd class.
  5. Once you arrive at Montrichard, you will be greeted by members of The Eur-Am Center staff. You will be loaded into one of the company vehicles and driven to The Abbey.

Option 2

  1. If there is not a TGV available, go to the Gare Montparnasse or Gare d’Austerlitz in central Paris.
  2. Take the bus, RER & metro, or taxi to one of these stations. If you choose one of these options there is no need to book train reservations in advance, it is fine to purchase train tickets in the station.
  • By Bus - The cost of bus fare is about 12 €. Between 5:50am and 11:00pm there are buses with either Air France or Roissybus. It takes about 40 to 50 minutes to get into Paris.
  • By RER & metro - The cost of RER is about 10 €. Trains run every 15 minutes and the journey takes about 35 minutes. Line B RER runs from CDG airport at Terminal 2 to Gare du Nord metro station. In this metro station take line 4 to Montparnasse Bienvenue; this is the stop of Gare Montparnasse. Or take the RER to Chatelet-les-Halles metro stop, and then take line 4 to Odean, and then take line 10 to Gare d’Austerlitz. The cost of a metro ticket is 1.20 €.
  • By taxi - The cost of a taxi is about 45 €. It takes about 45 minutes from CDG to either of the train stations.
  1. At the Gare Montparnasse or Gare Paris Austerlitz, do the following:
  • From Gare Montparnasse take the TGV train to St Pierre des Corps. From St Pierre des Corps take the train to Montrichard.
  • From Gare Paris Austerlitz take the TGV train to St Pierre des Corps. From St Pierre des Corps take the train to Montrichard. Or if there are no trains to St Pierre des Corps take a train to Blois.
  1. Once you arrive at Montrichard or Blois, you will be greeted by members of The Eur-Am Center staff. You will be loaded into one of the company vehicles and driven to The Abbey.
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