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General Travel Information Table

RegionsTravel
Closest AirportsFlight time from London / south east UKApproximate number of flights per week from UK*Duration of airport transfer
ChampagneParis CDG1 hourVery high80-100 minutes or 40 minutes by rail
Paris Orly1 hourHigh90-110 minutes
Paris Beauvais1 hourLow2 hours
BordeauxBordeaux1 1/2 hoursMedium (summer) Low winter availability from regional airports20-45 minutes
Bergerac1 1/2 hoursMedium (summer) Low (winter)1 hour
BurgundyLyon Saint Expury1 1/2 hoursMedium1 3/4 hours
Geneva1 1/2 hoursMedium1 3/4 hours
The Loire ValleyTours1 hourLow15 minutes
Paris Orly1 hourHigh2 hours
Paris CDG1 hourVery high2 1/2 hours or 1 1/2 hours by rail
The Northern RhoneLyon Saint Expury1 1/2 hoursMedium45 minutes
The Southern RhoneAvignon1 3/4 hoursLow15 minutes
Marseille1 3/4 hoursMedium50 – 60 minutes
Nimes1 3/4 hoursLow40 minutes
AlsaceBasel-Mulhouse1 1/2 hoursMedium30-40 minutes
Strasbourg1 1/2 hoursMedium40-60 minutes
Ribera del DueroValldolid2 1/2 hoursLow30 minutes
Madrid2 1/2 hours2 hours
RiojaBilbao,2 1/2 hoursVery high90 minutes
Madrid2 1/2 hours4 hours
TuscanyFlorence2 1/2 hoursLow20 – 40 minutes
Pisa2 1/2 hoursHigh1 hour
PiedmontTurin2 1/4 hoursLow15 minutes
Milan2 1/4 hoursHigh1 3/4 to 2 hours
PortoOporto2 1/2 hoursHigh15 minutes

*Very high/high- Large number of flights from regional airports all year round and multiple flights per day from hub airport

Medium- Daily flights mainly from hub airports

Low- Very limited, mainly from hub airports. Not flights every day.

RegionsTravel
Self-drivePortDriving timeDuration of rail travel from LondonStation
ChampagneYesCalais2 1/2 hours4-4hrs 30Reims / Champagne Ardenne
BordeauxYesSaint Malo / Caen5 1/2 hours6 hrs – 6 hrs 30Bordeaux / Libourne
Caen5 1/2 hours
BurgundyYesCalais6 hours4 hrs 30 – 5 hrs 30Dijon / Beaune
The Loire ValleyYesSaint Malo3 hours4 hrs 30 – 5 hrs 30Tours
Caen3 1/2 hours
Calais5 1/2 hours
The Northern RhoneNo5 hrs – 5 3/4 hrsLyon / Vienne
The Southern RhoneNo5 3/4 – 6 3/4 hrsAvignon
AlsaceYesCalais6 1/2 hours7 hoursColmar
Zeebrugge
Ribera del DueroYesSantander / Bilbao2 3/4 hours
RiojaYesSantander / Bilbao1 1/2 hours
TuscanyNo
PiedmontNo
PortoNo