There are 10 ways to get from Belfast to Loire Valley by plane, train, ferry, busferry, or bus
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Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)BHD - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Saumur
10h 33m€155–290Fly Belfast International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)BFS - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Saumur
9h 28m€123–271Train, ferry
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin ConnollyIc / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Take the train from Cherbourg to CaenTer
- Take the train from Caen to ToursK39
- Take the train from Tours to Port BouletTer
30h 19m€185–312Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Angers - Bus Station Esplanade
- Take the bus from Gare Routière et SNCF to Gare routière Balzac404 / ...
35h 4mBus to Dublin Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)DUB - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Saumur
8h 53mFly Belfast International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)BFS - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to St Pierre Des Corps
- Take the train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Saumur
9h 3m€140–364Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)BHD - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Angers St Laud
- Take the train from Angers St Laud to Saumur
10h 58m€211–481Fly Belfast International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)BFS - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Angers St Laud
- Take the train from Angers St Laud to Saumur
11h 33m€134–422Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Take the bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)DUB - ORY
- Take the train from Massy TGV to Saumur
9h 9mTrain, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin ConnollyIc / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Take the bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routiere
- Take the train from Rennes to Angers St LaudTer
- Take the train from Angers St Laud to SaumurTer
30h 51m
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Loire Valley is to fly and train which costs €120 - €280 and takes 9h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Loire Valley is to fly and train which takes 9h 3m and costs €140 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Belfast to Loire Valley. However, there are services departing from Belfast, Europa Buscentre and arriving at Centre 1 - Montsoreau via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Gare Routière et SNCF and Gare routière Pôle Balzac U - SAUMUR. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 4m.
The distance between Belfast and Loire Valley is 1041 km.
The best way to get from Belfast to Loire Valley without a car is to train and ferry which takes 30h 19m and costs €180 - €320.
It takes approximately 10h 33m to get from Belfast to Loire Valley, including transfers.
Belfast to Loire Valley bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
Belfast to Loire Valley bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
There are 757+ hotels available in Loire Valley.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Loire Valley, France?
There is no direct connection from Belfast to Loire Valley. However, you can take the line 600 bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, walk to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), walk to Aéroport, take the bus to Gare Sud, walk to Nantes, take the train to Saumur, then take the taxi to Loire Valley. Alternatively, you can take a train from Belfast Grand Central to Loire Valley via Dublin Connolly, George's Dock, The Point, Dublin Ferryport B+I, Cherbourg, Cherbourg, Caen, Tours, and Port Boulet in around 30h 19m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–160
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Paris Orly Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Nantes to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €22–35
- Rail 1st Class
- €30–50
Train from Caen to Tours
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- Rail 1st Class
- €65–100
Train from Tours to Port Boulet
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €7–12
- Rail 1st Class
- €12–17
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €45–70
- Rail 1st Class
- €70–110
Train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Rennes to Angers St Laud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €29–45
- Rail 1st Class
- €45–65
Train from Angers St Laud to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–10
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Massy TGV to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €45–70
- Rail 1st Class
- €70–100
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nantes to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Angers St Laud to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Massy TGV to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €15–22
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Caen to Tours
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Angers - Bus Station Esplanade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 02 41 22 72 95
- Website
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
Bus from Gare Routière et SNCF to Gare routière Balzac
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- contact@capcotentin.fr
- Website
- capcotentin.fr
Bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Cap Cotentin
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €210–1,000
- On Foot
- €70–85
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