La Baule, Guérande & Le Croisic: a weekend trip from Paris by train

Train: 2 h 55 by train
Arrival station: La Baule-Escoublac

See it on the map, with this weekend’s prices and weather

9 km of beach, the medieval salt town and the wild coast.

La Baule bay and its 9 km of sand, 1900s villas in the pines — then, by bike, the salt marshes and the complete ramparts of Guérande, and Le Croisic's wild coast (Océarium, fish auction). Direct TGV to La Baule-Escoublac and Le Croisic: all car-free.

Who is it for

Couples : Romantique : 9 km de plage, villas 1900 et marais salants à deux.
Friends : Entre potes : plage, vélo et fruits de mer, rythme iodé parfait.
Families : Parfait dès 3 ans : l’une des plus belles plages familiales de France.
Solo : Solo vélo et océan : Vélocéan, Guérande et côte sauvage du Croisic.

Things to do

Vélocéan — round the peninsula
The coastal cycle route links La Baule, Le Pouliguen, Batz-sur-Mer and Le Croisic (~20 km).
Le Croisic wild coast
Headland coast path, morning fish auction and the Océarium — train to Le Croisic.
Guérande & the salt marshes
Intact 15th-century ramparts, and the salt pans by bike — salt straight from the producer.
La Baule bay & 1900s villas
One of Europe's longest urban beaches, sand yachting and the listed villa quarter.