🇫🇷 Tours

Major

Faits essentiels

Pays	🇫🇷
Type	Major
Coordonnées	47,389781, 0,693703
Fuseau horaire	Europe/Paris
Correspondances	777
Code UIC	8757100

À propos de Tours

La gare de Tours est le principal nœud ferroviaire de la Vallée de la Loire et du département d'Indre-et-Loire, dans le centre de la France, desservie par les services TGV vers Paris Montparnasse ainsi que par des trains grandes lignes vers Bordeaux, Nantes et Lyon. Elle constitue une base idéale pour explorer les châteaux et les vignobles de la Vallée de la Loire, inscrite au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO.

Foire aux questions

Tours station is centrally located, just a few minutes' walk from Place Jean Jaures and the old town along Rue Nationale. The tram line stops directly outside the station, providing connections across the city. Note that Tours also has a separate TGV station, Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, for high-speed services.

TER Centre-Val de Loire regional trains serve Tours with connections to Blois, Amboise, Chinon, and Saumur. Some Intercites services also call here. For TGV services to Paris Montparnasse, most high-speed trains stop at Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, connected to Tours centre by a short shuttle train.

Luggage storage is available at Tours station. The station has been recently renovated and offers a ticket office, shops, and cafes. The ornate 19th-century facade with its twin domes is a notable feature of the building.

Tours is the gateway to the Loire Valley chateaux. Amboise and Chenonceau are easily reached by regional train. The old town of Tours itself has a beautiful half-timbered quarter around Place Plumereau, the Cathedral of Saint-Gatien, and excellent gastronomy.

Tours is widely considered the best rail base for Loire Valley chateau visits. Amboise is just 20 minutes by train, and Blois is 40 minutes away. Several chateaux including Villandry and Azay-le-Rideau are accessible by regional trains or bus connections from the station.

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