Train Loire à Vélo makes it even easier to travel along La Loire à Vélo!

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The Loire à Vélo Train offers cycle tourists easy boarding of their bike during certain times of the day between Orléans, Tours, Nantes and Le Croisic.

More space for bikes during the summer

The Loire à Vélo train is:

In low season: between 9 and 33 free-access bicycle spaces. They are distributed throughout the train. You can access these spaces if you are traveling with a standard bicycle subject to space being available on board.
In mid season: 33 minimum free-access bicycle spaces, weekends and public holidays in pre-summer and every day in post-summer. They are distributed throughout the train. You can access these spaces if you are traveling with a standard bicycle subject to space being available on board.
In high season: in addition to the 33 free-access bicycle spaces, the installation of a dedicated room with 17 bicycle spaces is set up with an agent to help load and unload bicycles. Its location is indicated by Train Loire à Vélo signage on the train display panels and is marked on the platform by the presence of a banner. If you are traveling with an atypical bicycle (tandem, trailers, etc.), you should go to this area as a priority.
Please note, the Loire Bike Train operates at certain times of the day. See the timetable below. The other trains on the Orléans <> Nantes/Le Croisic line accept standard bicycles, the number of which varies depending on the type of rolling stock.

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Dates of service

Remember to reserve your bike space
Depending on the period and your journey, reservation is compulsory and costs €1, in addition to your train ticket. This gives you the guarantee of having a place available for your bike. I book here!

Note for 2024 that:

  • The Loire à Vélo Train does not require reservations before June 8 (start of high season)
  • The lower room dedicated to bicycles with boarding assistance by SNCF staff is systematically subject to compulsory reservation and payment at €1 per bicycle every day during its opening period (high season)
  • In Pays de la Loire, reservations only concern occasional travelers and not subscribers to the ALEOP network.

Conditions to access on board the Train Loire à Vélo

  • Buy a valid transport ticket
  • Covid Certificate not mandatory on TER networks
  • Arrive early to have time to get to the platform
  • Remove the bags from your bike to avoid obstructing other passengers and the boarding of other bikes
  • Cargo bikes not accepted; tandems and trailers accepted in the dedicated room, trailers must be folded

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Train-served cities

This train serves the cities of Orléans, Blois, Saint Pierre-des-Corps, Tours, Saumur, Angers, Ancenis, Nantes, Saint-Nazaire, La Baule, Pornichet, Le Croisic.

Timetable

The Train Loire à Vélo operates at certain times of the day:

  • 3 round trips per day from Monday to Friday between Orléans and Nantes
  • 2 round trips per day on weekends between Orléans and Le Croisic

Timetables for the 2024 service

This Train Loire à Vélo service is set up and fully financed by the Centre-Val de Loire and Pays de la Loire Regions.

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