How to get to Solesmes

Click on the image for a detailed road map. (20 seconds to laod)

Situated in the western part of France, about 250 kilometers from Paris, the abbey of Solesmes stands above the valley of the Sarthe river, three kilometers from the city of Sablé sur Sarthe, midway between Le Mans and Angers.

• Autoroute A11, Paris-Nantes, exit at Sablé, between Le Mans and Angers.
  
  
• Autoroute A81, Paris-Rennes, exit at Brûlon, between Le Mans and Laval.

by car

• SNCF from Paris,Montparnasse Railway Station SNCF (French Rail)(Gare Montparnasse stop on the Paris Métro) - TGV or conventional train to Le Mans, local train (separate ticket) Le Mans to Sablé sur Sarthe. Walk or taxi to Solesmes.
• SNCF From London (Waterloo Station), TGV direct to Le Mans (stopping at Lille and Charles de Gaulle Airport but bypassing the city of Paris), local train (separate ticket) Le Mans to Sablé-sur-Sarthe. Walk or taxi to Solesmes.

by train

(from Sablé)

• Besnier:: 02 43 92 06 36
• Bouvet:: 02 43 95 05 43
• Taxi Sabolien:: 02 43 95 43 35

(from Sablé)

• 3 kilometers walking along the river Sarthe.

by foot