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To get around, choose low-carbon mobility

When it comes to getting around, remember to walk, cycle or use any other environmentally-friendly means of transport. There are many benefits: less pollution, more physical activity, better physical health, improved quality of life, improved transport conditions and so on.

The various campuses in the University of Tours are accessible by tram, bus, bicycle, car, train, etc. When travelling, it's best to use soft mobility: public transport, cycling or car sharing.


BUS ET TRAMWAY

The Student Pass is valid up to 25 years old. This pass gives you unlimited access to the entire bus and tram network for 1 year.
https://www.filbleu.fr/tarifs-demarches-et-achat-en-ligne/titres-et-tarifs/pass-etudiant-annuel

You can also benefit from a monthly pass based on your family income:

GETTING AROUND ON A BICYCLE: 185 reasons to cycle!


Bicycle hire with Velociti!

  • Mechanical and folding bicycles: for under -26s, Fil Bleu subscribers and students, the rate is €5/month for a renewable period of 3, 5 or 9 months. Routine maintenance is included in the rental contract. If you are not a Fil Bleu subscriber, the rate is €8/month. A guarantee (not cashed by SEPA direct debit authorisation) of €300 will be requested.
  • Electrically-assisted bicycles: they are rented with battery, lock and charging cable at a single rate of €42 per month, including maintenance, for a renewable period of 3 months, provided there is no waiting list. A guarantee (not cashed by SEPA direct debit authorisation) of €1,000 will be requested.

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Secure bicycle stations:

there are 15 secure bicycle stations along the tramway line and bus stops, where you can park your bicycle and make the most of the Fil Bleu network.

  • Free for Fil Bleu subscribers with a Fil Bleu card loaded with a valid Monthly Pass
  • €15/year for non Fil Bleu subscribers with the Bicycle Station Pass
  • Accessible 24 hours a day by validating the nominative contactless card at the Bicycle Station entrance

Where can they be found?

Tours Val de Loire Bicycle & Hiking Reception

View further information on cycling in the Tours Val de Loire Metropolitan Area

Travelling by train with your bicycle

You can travel with your bicycle during everyday commutes, weekends away, holidays, on your own or with others! With SNCF, you can travel with your bicycle on all trains, free of charge or by booking, on TGV INOUI, OUIGO, TER and INTERCITÉS. Click here for transport conditions

Please note - During the high season (29 April-1 October), the CVL Region is introducing a compulsory €1 booking fee to travel with your bicycle on certain TER Rémi lines on weekends and public holidays.

TRAIN & COACH

 

The Centre-Val de Loire Region is in charge of the interurban and school transport network, which bears a single name throughout the region Rémi - Réseau de mobilité interurbaine.

  • With the Rémi YEP'S Centre-Val de Loire card, available subject to conditions on the yeps.fr website, you can get Rémi train or coach tickets (subject to availability) to travel for free on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays and at half price during the week. If there are no more free tickets available, you can still benefit from a guaranteed 66% discount on your Rémi coach and train journeys on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

  • View all subscriptions for under-26s with the SNCF's Rémi Zen Jeune pass. Benefit from unlimited rail and coach travel on a chosen route in the Centre-Val de Loire region. Subscribe here:
    • Print it out or download it onto your smartphone
    • With the JVmalin card
  • Students and apprentices travelling by TER in the Centre-Val de Loire to and from neighbouring regions, including Ile de France can find out more about the daily Home-Study subscriptions in the region
    For TGV or Intercités subscriptions: click the following link to submit an application form: application form

CAR SHARING


With BlaBlaCar Daily, the Syndicat des Mobilités de Touraine pays users who use car sharing.

- The driver receives a bonus of 20 euros for the first journey, as well as up to 120 euros per month for regular car sharing (varying between 2 and 4 euros for journeys over 40 km, and 0.10 centimes per km between 0 and 40 km) and up to a limit of 6 journeys per day.

- For the passenger, transport is free for the first 20 journeys, followed by a small fee of 50 cents, whatever the distance travelled. If the driver cancels the return journey, the app allows you (in partnership with MAIF) to take a taxi home free of charge and with no advance payment.

Carpooling areas

4 carpooling areas have been set up in the Tours metropolitan area to facilitate carpooling:

  • Druye: aire du Panier
  • Saint-Etienne-de-Chigny: Pont de Bresme area
  • Notre-Dame d'Oé: aire d'Oésia
  • Tours: aire de Marmoutier

Did you know?

A €100 bonus is available for newly registered Blablacar Daily drivers.

Expenses incurred by employees commuting to and from work are now deductible business expenses (on presentation of receipts), provided you opt to deduct actual expenses.

Why switch to low-carbon mobility?

In 2021, the University of Tours received its first carbon report. Thanks to this, it was able to assess its main carbon emissions and start implementing appropriate solutions to reduce them. Unsurprisingly, travel is at the top of the list, accounting for 60.5% of all tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emitted by the university. Switching to low-carbon mobility, by favouring public transport (train, bus, tram) or pedestrian means of transport (walking, cycling, electric or non-electric scooters) wherever possible, means that we can all do our bit to reduce our carbon footprint. The aim of the website is to highlight all the facilities, transport options, digital tools and financial aids available to help you make the transition.