Paris - 3 hours drive
Tours - 2 hours drive - Routes with Ryan air
Limoges – 2-1/2 hours drive – Routes with Ryan Air, Flybe & Air France
Poitiers – 3 hours drive – Routes with Ryan Air
Clermont- Ferrand – 2 hours - Routes with Air France
By Train
France has a comprehensive rail network and Bourges or Nevers are the
closest mainline stations to the Chateau. We are able to
arrange transport from Bourges for you on request, we make a small
charge for this service. It is also possible to hire a car
outside Bourges station or take a train to Nerondes which is 10 mins
drive from the Chateau.
Paris stations are Gare de Lyon for Nevers and Gare
d’Austerlitz for Bourges. It is possible to transfer from
the airport to either station using the Paris metro RER.
Train tickets in France may be booked ahead of arrival via the
SNCF
website.
By Car
Channel crossings: Dover
to Calais or Boulogne are the quickest crossings; Crossings to
Caen, Le Havre and Cherbourg take longer, but the drive to Charly
is slightly shorter. The journey from Calais is about 5-1/2
hours. Directions are available via the usual route planners.
Arriving from Bourges:
Take the N76 in the direction of Moulins from the ring road around
Bourges. After about 30KM, directly after passing through Blet on
the N76, take a left hand turn onto the D6 sign-posted for Charly
and Nerondes. The Chateau is the first building on the left can
be accessed through the gates on the left hand side of the road.
Arriving from the A77 (junction 28 at La Charitie-sur Loire ):
Head towards Bourges which takes you past the town of La Charitie
avoiding the centre, turn right over the River Loire at the traffic
lights. Continue on this road until you reach
Sancergues. Turn left from the main high street in
Sancergues, sign-posted D6 to Nerondes, the turn is on the corner
so be careful not to miss it. The D6 will take you all the way to
Charly passing through several small villages. To stay on the D6
when reaching Nerondes you will come to come to a T-junction after
passing the station. Turn right onto the high street at this
T-junction. Continue on the high street for a short distance
until past the Lion d’Or where you take the next left hand turn
back onto the D6. There is a statue of Jesus on the cross at the
turn. Continue on the D6 until you reach Charly. Pass
though the small village of Charly and over the crossroads at the
centre of the village. About 150 m past the crossroads on the
right hand side are the gates to the Chateau.
