Getting Here

Travelling to Château L’Age Baston

Getting to the Château couldn’t be easier. Fly, drive or take the train and be there in time for dinner. Château L’Age Baston is in the department of Charente, in southwest France. It is just outside the small town of La Rochefoucauld and 15 miles east of the City of Angoulême. Guests travel by car direct to Château L’Age Baston; others come by train to Angoulême (Eurostar & TGV). or fly to Limoges or Bordeaux Airports. We offer free transfers from all these arrival points but please check below for supported schedules prior to booking your travel.

Transfer time to Château L’Age Baston from Angoulême Station is approximately 20 minutes; from Limoges Airport it usually takes about an hour. Bordeaux Airport to L’Age Baston takes 1 hr 30 minutes.

If you would like L’Age Baston Ltd to meet you from your flight or train, please tell us your travel details as soon as you can so that we can schedule your collection.

By Air

Flying is a popular way of getting to L’Age Baston and we provide a free transfer service from Limoges and Bordeaux Airports for certain flights. Please note that we usually only pick up from each airport once a day.  Therefore you may have be a short wait at the airport for the other guests on a later flight.  In this situation we will usually meet you and go for a coffee while we wait for the others to arrive.

At the time of writing our supported flights are:

Please note: In the current situation it is not possible for us to give you reliable carrier and flight information. Please enquire from your travel agent or carrier of choice.

There maybe other guests with different arrival or departure times going to or from the same airport as you. If this happens, it maybe that the latest arrival time or departure time, applies to everyone.

L’Age Baston will try to make sure you know about your collection and return as soon as we have all the information. We will do our best to make sure there is always someone to meet you from your plane even if we are unable to leave the airport immediately.

If you are considering taking a flight please contact Alexandra first +447954368569 or alexandra@lagebaston.com to make sure that we are able to provide you with a transfer before you book.

International Visitors

Most of our inter-continental guests fly to Paris and then take a TGV train to Angoulême Station.  This takes 2hr 15 minutes and then we can collect you from there. There are also several long distance flights into Bordeaux airport: https://www.bordeaux.aeroport.fr/en/info/destinations-departing-bordeaux.

By Train

Taking the train is a lovely way to get to L’Age Baston as you can sit back and relax and watch the French countryside unroll.

Train time from London St Pancras to Angoulême varies depending whether you come through Paris, Marne la Vallee or Lille. If you go via Paris, please bare in mind that you have to change stations and cross Paris on the Metro with your luggage or take a taxi.

Going via Lille or Marne la Vallee usually only involves a platform change (but please do check!).  If you go via Paris, please bare in mind that you have to change stations and cross Paris on the Metro with your luggage or take a taxi.

We can pick you up and provide a free transfer back to L’Age Baston.

Please note that Eurostar & TGV reservations can ONLY be made up to three months in advance of your departure date. We would therefore advise that you make a note in your diary of the date 3 months before departure and book then to get the best deal.

Eurostar and TGV trains via Lille or Paris to Angoulême can be booked at:

By Car

Driving : L’Age Baston is approximately 7 hours from Calais and 5 hours from Caen. Guests travelling by car can plan their route via the AA’s Route Planner: https://www.theaa.com/route-planner/index.jsp or via Michelins’ route planner. https://www.viamichelin.co.uk. If you enter your departure postcode and destination postcode (16110), the route planner will schedule your journey for you. You can also choose to set a ‘via’ points if you wish to stop somewhere en route.  The best time for you to arrive at L’Age Baston is mid-afternoon.

The address of Château L’Age Baston is:

Château L’Age Baston
St Projet St Constant
16110
France

Tel: +447954368569

Channel crossings can be booked at:

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