Tours: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Tours is a city of 141,621 people in France (Centre-Val de Loire), 52 m (171 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF), 5 km (3 mi) from the centre. It has 1 railway station on record, including Tours railway station.
Key facts
Daylight in Tours runs from about 8 h 31 min a day in late December to 16 h 1 min in late June (computed for 47.39° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Tours is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF), 5 km (3 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 7,887 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Poitiers-Biard Airport (PIS, 95 km).
Flights to Tours: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Tours railway station. Trains to Tours
Buses to Tours · Driving and car hire
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours | 68,537 | 2025 |
| muséum d'histoire naturelle de Tours | 42,095 | 2017 |
| Musée du compagnonnage | 36,426 | 2019 |
| Hôtel Goüin de Tours | 12,990 | 2005 |
| Musée des vins de Touraine | 1,794 | 2011 |
| Departmental archives of Indre-et-Loire | 693 | 2022 |
The busiest is Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours at 68,537 visitors in 2025. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Tours
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Paris, 203 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Lyon, 366 km
- Nantes, 171 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Marne La Vallée, 215 km — buses · tours
- Brighton, 387 km (United Kingdom)
- Bordeaux, 301 km — trains · buses · car rental
- Lille, 399 km
- Paris 15 Vaugirard, 200 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Rennes, 195 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Reims, 322 km
Twin towns and sister cities: Brașov, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Segovia, Parma, Luoyang, Takamatsu, Minneapolis, Szombathely, Settat, Marrakech, Ragusa, Springfield, Trois-Rives, Trois-Rivières.
Common questions
Which airport serves Tours?
Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF), 5 km (3 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Tours?
About 141,621 people live in Tours, across 35 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Tours in?
Europe/Paris, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Tours?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Tours?
Paris (203 km), Lyon (366 km), Nantes (171 km), Marne La Vallée (215 km), Brighton (387 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.