Getting there
As a long-distance traveler, your goal is to reach Tours, the nearest big city.
From abroad, we recommend you take a train or a flight to Paris and then take a train to Tours. Tours is very well connected by train with its two stations: Gare de Tours and Saint-Pierre-des-Corps.
To get from Tours to Cussay you would have to rent a car. We are also working on a shuttle solution.
Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)
Direct train service from the airport to Tours (Saint-Pierre-des-Corps station).
Paris Orly (ORY)
From the airport, you can take public transit to reach the Massy TGV train station. It is also possible to reach Paris Austerlitz and Paris Montparnasse.
Check the possible connections: Paris public transit
Tours Val de Loire (TUF)
Tours has its own small airport with flights to London, Amsterdam, Porto, and some national airports. Do check if a connection is possible.
from Gare de l'Est
Trains coming from Germany arrive in Gare de l'Est.
From there, take the following connections:
• M4 to Paris Montparnasse (ca. 35 min)
• M5 to Paris Austerlitz (ca. 20 min)
from Gare du Nord
Trains coming from the UK, Belgium and the Netherlands arrive in Gare du Nord.
From there, take the following connections:
• M4 to Paris Montparnasse (ca. 40 min)
• M5 to Paris Austerlitz (ca. 25 min)
from Paris Montparnasse
Direct high-speed (TGV) connections to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps and Tours
(ca. 1h)
from Paris Austerlitz
Direct Intercity connections to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps and Tours. Close to the MNHN.
(ca. 2h)
from Massy TGV
This is the easiest station reach from Orly airport.
Direct TGV service to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
(ca. 50 min)
Paris public transit - 2 ways:
1. Download the île de France Mobilités app to buy and validate your ticket via phone (faster/flexible)!
2. Buy a rechargeable NAVIGO pass at the train station.
Trains in France:
Inland tickets can be bought on SNCF.
The earlier the cheeper.
Connection map: Paris - Tours - Cussay
Cussay is:
- 45 min from Tours
- 1 h from Poitiers
We can transport 2 groups up to 8 people each at a time
We will avoid tours with only 1/2 people – therefore,
please partner up with people to create shuttle groups as follows below:
Sign up for a shuttle via this link:
– check is someone is arriving at the same time as you and team up
– otherwise share your arrival/departure time so others can team up with you
If you arrive by car and want to offer a riride:
– share in the whatsapp group OR
– let us know and well add it to the shuttle schedule later