Airports:-

Poitiers Airport: is within 1 hour drive
Nantes Airport: is within 1 hour 30 mins drive
Tours Airport: is within 1 hour 30 mins drive
La Rochelle Airport: is approximately 1 hour 45 mins drive

The budget airlines Ryanair and Easyjet fly to the above airports

By Sea:
Eurotunnel: Folkestone to Calais

Ferry Crossings:
Dover to Calais with P & O

Portsmouth to St Malo and Caen with Britanny Ferries
Poole and Portsmouth to Cherbourg with Britanny Ferries

Portsmouth to Le Havre and Newhaven to Dieppe with LD Lines

By Road:

St. Malo Port: 275km/172m approximately 3 hrs 30 mins drive
Le Havre Port: 435km/270m approximately 5 hrs drive
Caen Port: 350km/215m approximately 4 hrs drive
Cherbourg Port: 438km/272m approximately 5 hrs drive
Calais Port: 612km/380m approximately 6 hrs drive

By Train:
Eurostar to Paris then TGV to St Pierre Du Corps linking with SNCF to Bressuire