By Car
Paris to Blois: 183 km
Paris to Bourges: 227 km
Paris to Chartres: 89 km
Paris to Châteauroux: 253 km
Paris to Orléans: 117 km
Paris to Tours: 235 km
Further information on getting to the Loire Valley by car is available here (External link) .
By Train
Paris to Tours: 1hour 10minutes on the high-speed TGV (External link) train.
Inter-city Corail (External link) trains (French only) connect Paris to the Loire Valley’s other towns.
Paris to Chartres: 1 hour 5 minutes
Paris to Orléans: 1 hour
Paris to Blois: 1 hour 35 minutes
Paris to Bourges: 1 hour 50 minutes
Paris to Châteauroux: 2 hours 10 minutes
By Plane
Flights are available from New York’s JFK airport to Tours Airport (External link) via London.