Would you Rent Car From CDG to Loire Round Trip?

I need advise. We are going to France for two weeks May 15-30. First week in Paris with two other couples in Apartment in 6th arr. Second in Loire alone. Sharing car for hire to and from CDG to apartment. Thinking best to rent car at CDG to set off to see sites on way to Loire. Maybe stop at Chartres a night. Plan on making lodging arrangements soon. Flight back to usa leaves CDG at 1PM on a Sat. Will be ok to drive back to CDG on Sat AM? Or would you take Train to say Tours and rent car from there???

Could we do this and still see Chartres? Thanks

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I recommend you rent a car in Tours. However, you need to know the times the car rental agency is open in Tours.

BTW, make sure you get a GPS to help find your way.

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Have a quick look at a map... CDG is outside of Paris to the north east. The Loire is 2 hours or so to the south west. Picking up a car at CDG if you are already in Paris makes no sense.

The train to Tours is likely your best bet as Pixfield has suggested.

Rob

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Good Point!

So, would you take the train from say Montparnasse to Tours and rent the car from Tours and return car at Tours and train to CDG, or rent the car from Montparnasse and return car to CDG? Many Thanks

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We took the TGV train to St.-Pierre-des-Corps, which is right next to Tours. A fun, relaxing one-hour train ride.

The Avis car rental agency was right in the terminal building and rented us a car for a day.

We requested a GPS in the car, but they didn%26#39;t have one. Fortunately we had our own small portable one, and it saved us finding the train station at the end of the day. I would definitely invest in one. They are great fun any way.

I also used mappy.fr for directions and they worked perfectly.

Enjoy!

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Or you could pick up a car in Paris and drive to Chartes before heading to the Loire.

You can pick up a car at a place convenient to where you%26#39;re staying...driving IN Paris isn%26#39;t much fun but driving OUT of Paris is not hard at all.

The suggestion about a GPS is spot on... take your own. They%26#39;re invaluable. If you don%26#39;t have one you can get them for well under $200 these days plus European maps.

Rob

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