Train Loire à Vélo makes it even easier to travel along La Loire à Vélo!

The Train Loire à Vélo offers cyclists free bike transportation between Orléans, Tours, Nantes and Le Croisic.

More space for bikes during the summer

Each train can carry 50 to 83 bicycles:

33 free bike spaces are available per train. They are distributed throughout the train and are easily accessible from the platform.
Each train set also offers 17 bike spaces in a dedicated area with an assistant to help board and unload bicycles. Follow the « Train Loire à Vélo » signage on the platform. If your bike is not a standard bike, you should go straight to this area to avoid disrupting passenger traffic on the rest of the train.

Conditions to access on board the Train Loire à Vélo

Buy a valid transport ticket
Covid Certificate not mandatory on TER networks
Arrive early to have time to get to the platform
Remove the bags from your bike to avoid obstructing other passengers and the boarding of other bikes
Cargo bikes not accepted; tandems and trailers accepted in the dedicated room, trailers must be folded

Consult the infographic to kwon more.

Train-served cities

This train serves the cities of Orléans, Blois, Saint Pierre-des-Corps, Tours, Saumur, Angers, Ancenis, Nantes, Saint-Nazaire, La Baule, Pornichet, Le Croisic.

Dates of service

All year round: up to 33 bike places
11 July – 11 September 2022: between 50 and 83 bicycle spaces, including 17 bicycle spaces with boarding assistance
From 14 September to 30 September: 33 bike places minimum
Up to 3 daily roundtrips from Monday to Friday between Orléans and Nantes
2 round-trips during weekends between Orléans and Le Croisic