Talmont-Saint-Hilaire is in the "department" of La
Vendée
on the west coast of France approximately one hour south of Nantes and
close to Les Sables d'Olonne. Talmont-Saint-Hilaire
is to the East of Les Sables
d'Olonne. Most convenient ports are St. Malo, Caen and Cherbourg,
respectively approximately 3, 5 and 5.5 hours driving time to
Talmont-Saint-Hilaire.
The nearest airport is Nantes with daily flights by
Ryanair from Stansted, East Midlands and Dublin airports. In addition there are Ryanair flights
from Stansted to La Rochelle and Flybe flights from Southampton to La
Rochelle. Here are the links:
Here are some convenient links to the main ferry companies serving the region from the UK and Ireland:
Click here for the English version: Welcome
to Air France
Click here for the French Version: Page
d'accueil Air France
For complete information on flights into Nantes go to: Nantes - Aéroport
For links to train services from the UK go to the
site
for: Eurostar
This route is useful for members of a family wishing to join or leave a
party separately as they can travel to Les Sables d'Olonne all the way
by train from Waterloo via Lille and Nantes.
The link to Eurotunnel for the shuttle through the tunnel is: Eurotunnel
For those wishing to come by air and to then hire a car, here are links to the main car hire firms:
We will send out more detailed directions to the house (and local maps) with the keys.
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