Access / How to get to the Fortress

Forteresse de Chinon
2 Rue du Château
37500 Chinon
France

Near the fortress: free parking for cars, buses, campers and bicycles.

By car

  • 40 min from Tours.
  • 25 minutes from the castle of Azay-le-Rideau and the gardens of Villandry.
  • By the A85, exit N°9 Chinon. Then D751.
  • 2h30 from Paris. By the A10 and then by the A85.

By train

The Fortress is a 20 minute walk from the Chinon train station and 5 minutes by car (taxi, cab).

With Rémi, by coach, by trainhttps://www.chinon-vienne-loire.fr/vie-quotidienne/mobilite-et-transports/transports-en-bus-sitravel-2/, you save even more!
Benefit from a reduced price on presentation of your ticket (TER Centre ticket stamped on the day of the visit).

 By bus

  • Bus, from Chinon station to the Cemetery (5 min. walk from the Fortress).