La Baule
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Understand
Climate
Tourism information
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phone: +33 2 40 24 34 44address: 8, place de la Victoire, BP 161, 44500 La Baule-Escoublac
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phone: +33 2 40 61 33 33address: 3 boulevard de la République, BP 11, 44380 Pornichet
Get in
By plane
La Baule-Escoublac have a small airport great for private pilots, but with no scheduled flights. The largest commercial airport in the area is Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE).-
La Baule-Escoublac Airport
address: Allée de l'aéropostale, 44500 La BauleHave no scheduled flight.
By car
La Baule is about one hour drive from Nantes.By train
La Baule-Escoublac train station is accessible directly by high-speed train from Paris (Montparnasse station) in three hours. You can also reach it directly from the Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport in about four hours. From Nantes, traveling with the regional train (TER) is slightly longer but cheaper, and no reservation is needed. As of 2018, trips from Nantes takes 1 hour and €15.30 by TER; or 52 min for around €20 by TGV. La Baule is 3 hours from Paris-Montparnasse for €35-60 by TGV. Except for Paris TGV, visitors coming from other cities will have to change in Nantes.
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address: Place Rhin et Danube, 44500 La BauleTER Pays de la Loire line 1 (Nantes-Saint-Nazaire-Le Croisic), TER 200 Interloire line 5 (Orleans-Tours-Nantes-Le Croisic), TGV Atlantique (from Paris-Montparnasse).
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Gare de La Baule-Les Pins
address: Place Antoine de la Perrière, 44500 La BauleThis station don't sale ticket. -
address: Place Aristide Briand, 44380 Pornichet
See
The beach is long, and has fine, white sand, and very little waves. The best time to go there is July and August, when the water temperature gets to or more. The rest of the year, it is much colder.
Do
When you want to go swimming near "plage Benoit" (west of the casino), you should check the tide schedule because when it is low, you can walk for half an hour and only get knee-deep in the water. Towards the centre and eastern side of the bay the beach is steeper, allowing swimming at low tide but producing more shore break.
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phone: +33 2 40 11 48 28address: 24, esplanade Lucien Barrière
Buy
The main shopping street, in the middle of La Baule, is the Avenue du Général de Gaulle.
Eat
Crêpes restaurant (crêperies) are numerous and cheap. Seafood is also a good choice: mussels, prawns, crab...
Drink
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Le Bidule
phone: +33 2 40 61 03 54address: 122, Avenue de Mazy, 44380 PornichetThe Bidule has been a must-go for a drink before dinner for the last 40 years.