There are 11 ways to get from Oxford to Chinon by train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus via Paris
best- Take the train from Oxford to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Pierre Des Corpstrain Tgv
- Take the bus from St Pierre Des Corps to Chinonbus
8h 39m€266–435Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Queens Lane to Green Line Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Tours - Édouard Vaillant Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tours to Chinonbus
18h 33m€69–113Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Oxford to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Chinoncar
8h 31m€275–338Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Oxford to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane LHR - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to St Pierre Des Corpstrain
- Take the bus from St Pierre Des Corps to Chinonbus
9h 25m€184–475Train, bus
- Take the train from Oxford to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Austerlitz to Tourstrain Ter
- Take the bus from Tours to Chinonbus
10h 17m€271–440Bus via Tours
- Take the bus from Queens Lane to Green Line Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Toursbus 723 / ...
- Take the bus from Tours to Chinonbus
19h 31m€74–113Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Oxford to Poolecar
- Take the carferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Chinoncar
11h 23m€124–532Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, bus
- Take the train from Oxford to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane LTN - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to St Pierre Des Corpstrain
- Take the bus from St Pierre Des Corps to Chinonbus
10h 3m€169–372Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, bus
- Take the train from Oxford to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane LGW - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to St Pierre Des Corpstrain
- Take the bus from St Pierre Des Corps to Chinonbus
11h 6m€130–300Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Oxford to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane STN - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to St Pierre Des Corpstrain
- Take the bus from St Pierre Des Corps to Chinonbus
10h 57m€131–385Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, bus
- Take the train from Oxford to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane LGW - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to St Pierre Des Corpstrain
- Take the bus from St Pierre Des Corps to Chinonbus
11h 51m€151–330
Oxford to Chinon by train, subway, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Oxford to Chinon is to bus which costs €65 - €120 and takes 18h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Oxford to Chinon is to drive and Eurotunnel which takes 8h 31m and costs €270 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Oxford to Chinon. However, there are services departing from Queens Lane and arriving at Chinon via London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy, Peupliers and Tours. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 33m.
The distance between Oxford and Chinon is 831 km.
The best way to get from Oxford to Chinon without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 8h 39m and costs €260 - €440.
It takes approximately 8h 39m to get from Oxford to Chinon, including transfers.
Oxford to Chinon bus services, operated by Stagecoach Oxfordshire, depart from Queens Lane station.
Oxford to Chinon bus services, operated by Stagecoach Oxfordshire, arrive at Green Line Coach Station.
Chinon is 1h ahead of Oxford. It is currently 7:03 PM in Oxford and 8:03 PM in Chinon.
There are 707+ hotels available in Chinon.
What companies run services between Oxford, England and Chinon, France?
You can take a bus from Queens Lane to Chinon via Green Line Coach Station, London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Quai de Bercy, Tours - Édouard Vaillant Bus Station, Peupliers, Gare de Tours 3, and Tours in around 18h 33m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Saturday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €25–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Oxford to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Oxford to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Oxford to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Oxford to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Oxford to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Oxford to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Oxford to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €180–290
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €180–290
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Austerlitz to Tours
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Oxford to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Oxford to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Cross Country
Bus from St Pierre Des Corps to Chinon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- SNCF Bus
Bus from Tours to Chinon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- SNCF Bus
Bus from St Pierre Des Corps to Chinon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- SNCF Bus
Bus from Tours to Chinon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- SNCF Bus
Bus from Tours to Chinon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- SNCF Bus
Bus from St Pierre Des Corps to Chinon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- SNCF Bus
Bus from St Pierre Des Corps to Chinon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- SNCF Bus
Bus from St Pierre Des Corps to Chinon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- SNCF Bus
Bus from St Pierre Des Corps to Chinon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- SNCF Bus
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach Oxfordshire
Bus from Queens Lane to Green Line Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- Stagecoach Oxfordshire
Bus from Queens Lane to Green Line Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- Stagecoach Oxfordshire
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Tours - Édouard Vaillant Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Tours
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €31–390
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €55–100
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–390
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