# Day trip to Chenonceau and Amboise from Paris by train: the gallery over the Cher, inn lunch and Leonardo's tomb

TGV to Tours and TER to Chenonceaux, the château over the Cher first thing, a gourmet lunch at the foot of the château and the afternoon at the royal château of Amboise, where Leonardo is buried.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/centre-val-de-loire/loire-valley/itineraries/chenonceau-and-amboise-by-train · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 07:30 · Salida: 1 h by train (TGV from Paris Montparnasse to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps (Tours))
  - 30 min by train (TER to Chenonceaux · the station is 400 m from the ticket office)
- 09:30 · Château de Chenonceau (€19, €24 with audio guide · buy only at chenonceau.com · 2 h 30) · Château de Chenonceau, From €19 per person
  - 10 min on foot
- 12:30 · Auberge du Bon Laboureur (Thursday to Monday · Découverte menu €72, vegetable €58 · book) · Auberge du Bon Laboureur, €€€€
  - 15 min by taxi, 15,5 km
- 15:00 · Royal Château d'Amboise (pre-booked taxi · €17.30 with HistoPad · in November it opens from 14:00 to 17:00) · Château royal d'Amboise, From €17 per person
- 17:15 · Vuelta: 10 min on foot (to Amboise station)
  - 15 min by train (train to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps; check the day's timetable)
  - 1 h by train (TGV to Paris Montparnasse)

Two of the essential châteaux in a day from Paris, without a car apart from a short taxi. In the morning, Chenonceau, which has its own station four hundred metres away. At midday, a lunch of the kind that justifies the trip at a former coaching inn in the village. In the afternoon, Amboise, whose station is ten minutes' walk from the château and returns you to the TGV line.

## The day, hour by hour

7:30 · TGV to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps. From Montparnasse, about an hour. There you change to the TER to Chenonceaux, about 25 minutes. Chenonceaux station is about 400 metres from the ticket office.

9:30 · Chenonceau. Open every day; in November, from 9:30. €19 with a leaflet, €24 with an audioguide, €15 for ages 7 to 18. Start with the gallery over the Cher before the groups arrive and finish in the gardens of Diane and Catherine. Buy the ticket only on chenonceau.com.

12:30 · Lunch at the Auberge du Bon Laboureur. A few minutes' walk away, in the village. It is a gourmet restaurant: Découverte menu at €72, vegetable menu at €58. Open Thursday to Monday; book.

15:00 · Royal château of Amboise. About 20 minutes by taxi; book it beforehand, because in a small village there is not always one free. In November the château reopens at 14:00 and closes at 17:00. €17.30 with HistoPad. The chapel of Saint-Hubert, with Leonardo's tomb, and the terrace over the Loire are the essentials.

17:15 · Return. Ten minutes' walk to Amboise station, train to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps and TGV to Montparnasse.

## Is it for me?

If you want the two best-known châteaux after Chambord and a good table on the same day, yes. It is a long day and expensive because of lunch; if you prefer something simpler, eat at Le Choiseul, in Amboise, which is open every day, and do Amboise before lunch.

## Cómo llegar

### Without a car
TGV from Montparnasse to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps and TER to Chenonceaux. Between Chenonceaux and Amboise, taxi. From Amboise, train to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps and TGV, or a direct train to Austerlitz.

### By car
About 214 km from Paris to Chenonceau along the A10, about two hours according to the château. Between Chenonceau and Amboise, about 20 minutes.

## Consejos

### Book the table and the taxi the day before
They are the two things you cannot improvise.

### Do not go on Tuesday or Wednesday
The restaurant is closed those days; swap it for Le Choiseul.

### Mind the Amboise break
In low season it closes from 12:30 to 14:00.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Can you see Chenonceau and Amboise in a day from Paris?
Yes, by train: TGV to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, TER to Chenonceaux, taxi to Amboise and return from its station.

### How much does it cost?
The two tickets come to €36.30 and lunch €58 to €126, plus the train and taxi.

### Which days are best?
Thursday to Monday, when the Auberge du Bon Laboureur is open.