Cognac, France 
How to get to the Poitou-Charentes (Cognac) region.
By air:
Regular services:
Poitiers – London (Ryanair);
La Rochelle – London (Ryanair);
Poitiers, La Rochelle and Angouleme airports have connections with the Clermont-Ferrand hub which allows links with the major French towns (Dijon, Mulhouse, Strasbourg, Marseilles, Toulon, Nice, etc.)
By train:
The high-speed Atlantic TGV links Paris Montparnasse station with:
Poitiers (lhr 30 mins)
Angouléme (2 hrs 15 mins)
Niort (2 hrs 12 mins)
La Rochelle (2 hrs 51 mins.
Four direct daily return services with Lille Europe and European fast trains from the North such as Thalys (Belgium, Netherlands) and Eurostar (London) to Poitiers and Angouléme.
Return services to Paris from the southern town of Bordeaux or direct from Angouléme and Poitiers.
By car:
From Paris, take direction Orleans - Bordeaux motorway A 10 (toll highway) or Nationale Road 10 (same directions). Three hours drive to Poitiers and 4 hrs 30 minutes to Angouléme, Cognac, La Rochelle. (see map)
Region Highlights - Gastronomy, Sports and Leisure, Art & Culture, and Directions to Poitou-Charentes.
For additional information, visit the Cognac Country website.
