official ticket office
official ticket office

Access and openin times

How to Get to the Clos Lucé?

On foot from Amboise town centre
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On foot from the Royal Château
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On foot from the train station
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Access by Car and Coach:
  • From Paris, Orléans, Bordeaux: A10, exit 18 Château-Renault / Amboise
  • From Nantes, Tours, Bourges, Lyon: A85, exit 11 Bléré / Amboise
  • From Rouen, Le Mans: A28, exit 20 Tours

For coaches, please note: crossing the Maréchal Leclerc bridge is prohibited for vehicles over 7.5T. Tourist coaches must use the Debré bridge (upstream) to access or leave the town centre.

For all the latest traffic information, listen to Radio VINCI Autoroutes:

  • Free private coach park located on rue du Clos Lucé, a 300-metre walk from the visitor entrance.
  • Paid private car park located on rue du Clos Lucé, a 300-metre walk from the main entrance and opposite the secondary entrance (open from April to August depending on visitor numbers).
  • Other car parks available in Amboise: click here.
Electric vehicle charging points:
There are several charging points available near the Clos Lucé, notably in the car park of the Royal Château of Amboise (rue Victor Hugo), as well as in Amboise town centre and in the shopping areas on Avenue Léonard de Vinci (E.Leclerc, Powerdot), less than a 5-minute drive away.
Access by Train

When planning your visit to Amboise, check real-time schedules and book your ticket on the SNCF website. Two options from Paris: Amboise station – Austerlitz station, or TGV via Saint-Pierre-des-Corps station (Tours) – Montparnasse station.

Access by Bicycle

Two bicycle parking facilities and small secure lockers are available within the grounds.

Opening Hours

Open daily, except 25 December and 1 January

  • January: 10am – 6pm
  • February – June: 9am – 7pm
  • July – August: 9am – 8pm
  • September – October: 9am – 7pm
  • November – December: 9am – 6pm

The ticket office closes one hour before the site closes.

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