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Quick, I need some fresh air!

Any first-time visitor of the Aisne département always comes back having lived a magical experience.

When you leave the motorway and find yourself in the open countryside or in the middle of the great forest of Retz, prepare yourself for a real breath of oxig’Aisne!


Getting there by car

From England and the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
Take the A26 from Calais to Saint-Quentin or Laon.
Or take the RN2 to Vervins, Marle and Laon.

From Belgium
Take the RN2, the main road between Brussels and Paris.

From Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle airport
Take the RN2 (towards Soissons).
Take the A4 (towards Reims).
Take the A1 (towards Lille).


    Recommended website(s): www.evasion-aisne.com/...  : Visiting the Aisne département

www.mappy.co.uk/  : Preparing your trip

By train

From Gare-du-Nord station in Paris
The Paris/Laon line serves Villers-Cotterêts, Soissons, Anizy-Pinon and Laon.
The Paris/Saint-Quentin line serves Chauny, Tergnier and Saint-Quentin.

From the Haute-Picardie TGV station
A coach shuttle service operates to Saint-Quentin.


    Recommended website(s): www.raileurope.co.uk/  : Timetable of trains from London

www.ter-sncf.com/...  : Timetable of trains in Picardy

By plane

The Aisne département is served by nearby Beauvais airport, with low-cost flights to all major European capitals.

    Recommended website(s): www.aeroportbeauvais.com/...  : List of scheduled flights from Beauvais airport

www.aisneco.com/...  : Map of the main roads, TGV stations and airports serving Picardy

Once in Aisne

Public transport
There are regular bus lines serving all towns in Aisne.
For information and timetables, contact CITA (Centre d’Information des Transports de l’Aisne – the transportation information centre in Aisne) on +44 [0]810 75 00 00 (calls are charged at local rates in France).



CG de l'Aisne