True gateway to the Great West, Sarthe is easily accessible by road or train (TGV)!

By train

With links open to France and Europe, the TGV stations of Le Mans and Sablé-sur-Sarthe make Sarthe particularly accessible.

Thanks to its 17 daily TGV connections between Paris and Le Mans, Sarthe is only 54 minutes from Paris!

  • Paris – Le Mans : 54 minutes
  • Rennes/ Nantes – Le Mans : 1h15
  • Lyon – Le Mans : 3h
  • Lille – Le Mans : 2h40
  • Bruxelles – Le Mans : 3h
  • Londres – Le Mans : 4h

By the road

The motorway network (A11 and A81) connects Sarthe to Paris, Rennes, Angers and Nantes. With the A28, Tours, Bordeaux, Rouen, Calais and thus England and Spain are also directly accessible.

  • Paris : 2h by A11
  • Rennes : 1h15 by A81
  • Rouen : 2h by A28
  • Nantes : 1h30 by A11
  • Angers : 1h by A11
  • Tours : 1h by A28
  • Poitiers : 2h15 by A10 and A28
  • Alençon : 35 minutes by A28