Loire Valley Tours from Paris
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Loire Valley tours from Paris take you about 200 km south and back in one long day, so you see two or three châteaux without renting a car or changing trains. You meet on Avenue de Wagram or at your hotel, and you sleep in Paris that night.
Tours from Paris to the Loire Valley
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★★★★★ 4.8 (679 reviews · 12 hours)
Château tickets includedFrom ParisMax 8 guests
Eight travellers at most, tickets to Chambord, Chenonceau and Amboise, a wine tasting and free time in Amboise. You meet at La Flamme, 6 Avenue de Wagram, 15 minutes before the start, and you are back the same night.
From $288 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
★★★★★ 4.8 (275 reviews · 12 hours)
Château tickets includedFrom Paris
Three château tickets in the fare: 90 minutes each at Chenonceau and Amboise and a little longer at Chambord. A guide introduces each château outside, you explore inside on your own, and a tasting comes with the lunch break.
From $282 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
★★★★★ 4.9 (68 reviews · 10 to 13 hours)
Admission not listedFrom ParisHotel pick-up
Door to door from your Paris hotel: Chambord and Chenonceau with an audio guide, then a tasting at Plou et Fils. Choose the lunch option for a three-course meal; the day runs 10 to 13 hours.
From $328 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
★★★★★ 4.9 (25 reviews · 11 hours)
Admission not listedFrom ParisMax 15 guestsHotel pick-up
Hotel pickup in Paris for two hours at the Château Royal d'Amboise and 90 minutes at Chenonceau, with an audio guide inside. The minivan seats up to 15, and a tasting ends the day before the drive home.
From $328 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
★★★★★ 4.8 (38 reviews · 13 hours)
Admission not listedFrom ParisYour group onlyHotel pick-up
Your own art-historian guide and private vehicle from your Paris hotel, for up to seven. Thirteen hours: an hour at Amboise, a drive past Clos Lucé, two hours at Chenonceau and one at Chambord.
From $899 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
★★★★★ 5.0 (9 reviews · 2 days)
Château tickets includedFrom ParisYour group only
The slow way: a TGV to Vendôme-Villiers with the ticket in the fare, a night in the valley and every château ticket paid. Two private days for Chambord, Clos Lucé, Chenonceau and Chaumont, from age 14.
From $2,352 per person
Free cancellation up to 7 days in advance.
Three châteaux in one day, eight seats
Tickets to Chambord, Chenonceau and Amboise, a wine tasting and free time in Amboise, from La Flamme on Avenue de Wagram.
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What a Loire Valley tour from Paris is
It is a long day out and back. Château de Chenonceau puts itself 214 km from Paris, about two
hours by motorway, and Paris traffic adds to that at both ends. So plan on four to five hours in a
vehicle, and on two or three châteaux in the hours between.
The days come in three shapes. A small group meets on Avenue de Wagram, near the Arc de
Triomphe, and drives down together. A minivan collects you at your hotel and brings you back to
the door. Or you go private: a car and an art historian for your party alone, or two days with a
TGV ticket and a night in the valley. Shared days cost $282 to $328 a person.
Why choose a tour from Paris
You keep your Paris hotel
No packing, no second hotel and no luggage in a château cloakroom. You leave in the morning and
sleep in the same bed that night.
Three château tickets can come with the fare
The Wine and Castles day and the small-group castles day both list admission to Chambord,
Chenonceau and Amboise. You do not buy, time or print anything.
Some collect you at the door
The audio-guide days and the VIP day pick you up at your hotel, which saves the Metro ride
before an early start.
Nobody in your party drives the motorway
Driving yourself means four hours of motorway, parking at each château and a designated driver
at the tasting. On a tour, you can have the second glass.
Tours from Paris vs starting in Tours or Amboise
The same châteaux, reached two ways. The difference is where your hours go.
| Tour from Paris | Tour from Tours or Amboise |
|---|
| Door to door | 10 to 13 hours | 8 to 9 and a half hours, after your train |
| Time on the road | About four to five hours | The drives between châteaux only |
| Time inside each château | About 1 to 2 hours | About 1 and a half to 2 hours |
| Getting to the start | Avenue de Wagram, or pickup at your hotel | TGV to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, about an hour |
| Shared fare | $282 to $328 a person | $234 to $281 a person |
| Best for | One free day in Paris | A night or more in the valley |
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If you have a single day, the tour from Paris is the one that fits it. If you can give the
valley a night, Loire Valley châteaux tours from Tours or Amboise
spend less time on the motorway, and the historic towns helps you
choose where to sleep.
What you get, and what you don't
- Transport: a minivan or van there and back on every day, and fuel, parking and
tolls on the Wine and Castles day. The train trip includes your TGV ticket.
- Admission: named on the Wine and Castles day, the small-group castles day and
the train trip. On the hotel-pickup days the visits come with an audio guide; confirm what the
fare covers when you book.
- A guide: a driver-guide on the small groups, an audio guide inside on the
hotel-pickup days, a guide outside each château on the castles day, and an art historian on the
VIP day.
- Wine: a tasting on every shared day, at Plou et Fils on the hotel-pickup
days.
- Food: not included on the Wine and Castles day or the VIP day. The hotel-pickup
days sell a three-course lunch as an option, and the train trip includes every meal.
Rather be collected at your hotel?
Door-to-door pickup in Paris, Chambord and Chenonceau with an audio guide, and a tasting at Plou et Fils before the drive home.
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Planning a tour from Paris
- Price band. $282 to $328 a person shared, $899 for the VIP day and
$2,352 for the two days by train.
- Start early. The Avenue de Wagram day asks you to arrive 15 minutes before it
leaves, so choose a hotel near a Metro line to the Arc de Triomphe.
- Eat before you go. Where lunch is not in the fare, you stop to buy it. Bring a
snack for the drive.
- Book ahead. The small groups cap at eight. Every day from Paris refunds in full
up to 24 hours ahead; the train trip needs seven days.
- Know your Chambord price. Chambord charges €21 to nationals and residents of
the European Economic Area and €31 to everyone else, so check which applies to you before you buy
your own ticket.
- Check the season. Chambord closes at 18:00 from late March to late October and
at 17:00 in winter. The châteaux, prices and hours has every date.
Who should choose something else
- If long drives make you unwell. Take the TGV to Tours instead, about an hour,
and join a day from the tourist office. Getting to the Loire
Valley sets out the trains.
- If you want wine more than châteaux. The Loire Valley
wine tours leave from Tours and spend the whole day in the cellars.
- If you are travelling with small children. Twelve hours, most of them in a van, is a
lot for a five-year-old. A night in Amboise and a short Segway ride, from 12, or a balloon flight,
from 6, suit a family better.
- If Chartres is the aim. The cathedral is on the road from Paris, not in the
valley. The private visit sits with the Loire Valley private
tours.
Frequently asked questions
Can you do a Loire Valley tour from Paris in a day?
Yes. The day tours from Paris run 10 to 13 hours, with about two and a half hours on the road each way, and fit in two or three châteaux. If that sounds long, the 2-day trip by train is the slower alternative.
What time do the tours from Paris leave?
The small-group day from Avenue de Wagram asks you to arrive 15 minutes before its early morning start. The hotel-pickup days give your pickup time when you book, and every day trip returns to Paris in the evening.
Which tours include château tickets?
The small-group days from Paris that visit Chambord, Chenonceau and Amboise, the Chambord and Chenonceau day from Tours or Amboise that lists both entrance fees, the Azay-le-Rideau and Villandry day, the private Chenonceau and Chambord day and the 2-day train trip all say so in their inclusions. Read the inclusions on the rest before you buy tickets twice.
Do tours pick you up from your hotel?
Some do: the Paris minivan days with audio-guided château visits, the VIP private day from Paris, the private wine tours from Amboise, Tours and Chinon, and the balloon ride near Amboise within 15 km. The small-group days from Tours meet at the tourist office.
Should I bring food on a day from Paris?
Bring a snack. On the days that do not list lunch you stop to buy it, and on the day with the lunch option you choose it when you book.
Is there a tour with an overnight stay?
Yes. The 2-day private tour from Paris includes a night's accommodation, breakfast, dinner, two lunches and the train tickets, with skip-the-line tickets to every monument it visits.
Can I cancel a tour booking?
Nearly every tour refunds in full if you cancel at least 24 hours before the start. The exception is the 2-day tour from Paris by train, which needs seven days' notice.