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Flying to the Vendee | Fly-drive options | Car Hire in the Vendee |
Flying is a practical alternative to taking the ferry accross the channel. It can offer a good value solution for couples and smaller families by using the low cost budget airlines. You can arrive at either Nantes or La Rochelle airports and be within an hour's drive of most of the Vendee. Poitiers airport is a little further, about one and a half to two hours.
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Car hire in the Vendee
Car hire is available for pick-up at the airports in this region, Nantes, La Rochelle and Poitiers. Click the link opposite for great deals on holiday car rental. Take care to specify the pick-up and drop-off times to correspond with your flights as some car hire companies can be a little inflexible in this respect at the smaller airports. Child seats can usually be provided, but make sure on this point. |
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Flights to the Vendee
Budget low-cost companies tend to change their flight programs regularly and in relation to the seasons so you need to check what the situation will be for your holiday dates.
See below left for links to the airline companies.
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Beware of "extras" when comparing flight prices
Take care to check the "extras" when working out and comparing flight prices. Budget companies often have a fair list of fees to add on to the basic ticket price. Bear in mind that you will be severly restricted on baggage allowance, that this is usually strictly enforced and that you will pay heavily for excess weight.
Planning your trip
You can use the usual Michelin or Mappy websites for planning your trip to the Vendee and getting to your holiday cottage, or rely on your GPS/Sat-Nav when in France, but beware of errors and omissions. Postcodes in France relate to a large area, often several villages or a vast area around a town so you can't just use the postcode to pinpoint a holiday property on a map website or with a Sat-Nav. Some hamlets or small groups of houses ("lieu-dit" in French) may not even be listed. We recommend that once your are in the general area you make use of the detailed arrival instructions that will be provided with your holiday accommodation paperwork, as these will be based on real local knowledge. |
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Travel tips for getting to the Vendee by air, by plane. Flights to France. Airports in the Vendee region, west coast of France. Budget airlines flying the the Vendee. Nantes, La Rochelle, Poitiers.
Coming soon on this site:
Comprehensive tourist information for holidays in Vendee. Things to do in the Vendee. Places to visit in the Vendee. Holiday activities.
Find your ideal holiday accommodation - self-catering holiday homes, gites, cottages and villas. Bed and breakfast for a night or a longer stay. Search for holiday rentals by theme - lots of space, games for the children, low-carbon rentals, villas on the coast, bird watching nearby, multiple accommodation for large family gatherings, golf courses nearby, riverside fishing, etc.
Hints for getting the best out of your Vendee holiday. Restaurant recommendations. Wine recommendations.
Travel tips for getting to the Vendee, by car and ferry, by plane, by train.
Local events in the Vendee. Nearby visits - La Rochelle, Nantes, Loire Valley, Cognac, Poitiers-Futuroscope, Green Genice, Puy du Fou.
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