There are 10 ways to get from Stuttgart to Loire Valley by train (TGV), bus, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Pierre Des Corpstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Saumurtrain Ter
8h 10m€178–345Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Leonberg Bus Station to Paris Gare de Bercy Seinebus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Tours - Édouard Vaillant Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Tours to Port Boulettrain Ter
15h 16m€93–160Drive 833.7 km
- Drive from Stuttgart to Loire Valleycar 833.7 km
9h 1m€134–193Fly Stuttgart Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane STR - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Saumurtrain
9h 13m€151–371Train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to St Pierre Des Corpstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Tours to Port Boulettrain Ter
8h 52m€182–319Bus
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Toursbus 1923
- Take the bus from Tours to Saumur Nord -Vivybus 724
17h 13m€119–178Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane SXB - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Saumurtrain
7h 26m€140–401Fly Stuttgart Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane STR - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Angers St Laudtrain
- Take the train from Angers St Laud to Saumurtrain
11h 42m€253–531Train, train to Basel, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane BSL - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Saumurtrain
9h 59m€158–520Train to Frankfurt, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane FRA - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to St Pierre Des Corpstrain
- Take the train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Saumurtrain
9h 1m€179–436
Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Loire Valley is to bus and train which costs €90 - €160 and takes 15h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Loire Valley is to train and fly which takes 7h 26m and costs €140 - €410.
No, there is no direct bus from Stuttgart to Loire Valley. However, there are services departing from Hauptbf and arriving at Saumur Nord -Vivy via Universität, Stuttgart Airport Busterminal and Tours. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from Stuttgart to Loire Valley. However, there are services departing from Stuttgart Hbf and arriving at Saumur via Gare de l'Est, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 and Saint-Pierre-des-Corps. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 10m.
The distance between Stuttgart and Loire Valley is 893 km. The road distance is 833.7 km.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Loire Valley without a car is to train via Paris which takes 8h 10m and costs €170 - €350.
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from Stuttgart to Loire Valley, including transfers.
Stuttgart to Loire Valley bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal station.
Stuttgart to Loire Valley train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Stuttgart Hbf station.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Loire Valley is to train via Paris which takes 8h 10m and costs €170 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €180 and takes 17h 13m.
What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Loire Valley, France?
You can take a train from Stuttgart Hbf to Loire Valley via Paris Est, Gare de l'Est, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, and Saumur in around 8h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hauptbf to Loire Valley via Universität, Stuttgart Airport Busterminal, Tours, and Saumur Nord -Vivy in around 17h 13m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–490
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Angers St Laud to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- 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
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Tours to Port Boulet
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Tours to Port Boulet
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Angers St Laud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Angers St Laud to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- 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 Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €19–27
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–55
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Leonberg Bus Station to Paris Gare de Bercy Seine
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- RegioJet
- 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 Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Tours
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tours to Saumur Nord -Vivy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Stuttgart to Loire Valley bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Tours station.
Stuttgart to Loire Valley train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Est station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stuttgart to Loire Valley is 834 km. It takes approximately 9h 1m to drive from Stuttgart to Loire Valley.
There are 845+ hotels available in Loire Valley.














































