Visiting Futuroscope in 1 or 2 days: tips and advice!
The park is one of the most popular in France, and with good reason! Since it opened in 1987, Futuroscope has been constantly innovating and pushing back the boundaries of the extraordinary!
It’s a completely mad gamble, designed to revitalise a rural département including the town of Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, and it’s been an incredible success, with over 50 million visitors since its inauguration!
So make sure you prepare well for your visit to this city of the future, because you won’t be the only ones making the trip for a weekend or more! This is something you’ll see as soon as you enter the park, and visiting Futuroscope in 1 day is something you need to prepare for.
Anticipating your visit to Futuroscope
This may seem obvious to you if you’re the forward-thinking type, but given the long queues at the entrance desks, many people buy their tickets once they’re there.
When you know your dates, book your tickets directly online on the Futuroscope park website! This will give you a better overview of the different options on offer and allow you to get in without having to queue. You can also book an open date ticket for an extra €10.
How long does it take to visit the park?
- 1 DAY: If you only have one day to devote to visiting Futuroscope, don’t panic, you’ve already got plenty of time to make the most of it. In one day, you can do your favourite attractions (especially if you follow all our advice!) and maybe even repeat one or two of them.
- 2 DAYS: If you have young children and want to visit the park at a more leisurely pace, taking your time to eat, shop and so on. In other words, you don’t want to rush around (after all, it’s the holidays), then opt for a visit spread over 2 days and 1 night. Especially as the evening show is quite late.
- 3 DAYS: Spending 3 days and 2 nights at the Futuroscope will really be reserved for absolute fans, the rest of you will certainly find that it’s getting to be a lot!
Which ticket should I choose to visit Futuroscope?
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Once you’re on the site, you can choose from the various offers available using a search engine in which you enter your dates, the number of people and the number of nights you want. You can choose to buy just the tickets if you want to visit the Futuroscope in 1 day, or to buy a combination of tickets and hotel.
The price of the ticket varies according to the day you select, and will tell you which night show is available that evening.
Once this stage has been validated, you will be offered two passes with different prices that give you certain advantages:
- PREMIUM + PASS: from €40 / Pass / day
The Premium Pass + gives you priority access to 5 attractions of your choice + 10% discount in partner shops (with the exception of souvenir photos). - GOLD PASS: from €99 / Pass / day
The Gold Pass gives you unlimited priority access to all Futuroscope attractions and 1 priority access to 3 Futuropolis activities + free park car park and 15% discount in partner shops (excluding souvenir photos).
You can then add restaurant bookings, either at “La Table d’Arthur” buffet, close to the Arthur, l’aventure 4D attraction, or at the “SpaceLoop Restaurant” where your food arrives in front of you at full speed as you glide along on a rollercoaster to enjoy new experiences. Halfway between a sushi train and a roller coaster! Gourmet Tickets are also available and valid in all the park’s restaurants.
Other options are also available, such as the addition of the “Zero Gravity” experience, for a free-fall experience or a behind-the-scenes tour of the park, 45 minutes before it opens!
Which hotels to stay in at Futuroscope?
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The park offers a choice of 11 hotels where you can spend the night. The easiest way is to book your accommodation when you pick up your tickets, but you can also do so later by choosing the “I already have my tickets” option.
There is only one hotel actually on site, with a connecting walkway. This is the Futuroscope apartment hotel. It’s the most practical, but books up quickly.
The others are a little further away, but can be reached on foot in around 10 minutes in secure pedestrian zones. You’ll find all the major hotel chains here.
New for 2022: the Station Cosmo hotel **** offers you the experience of sleeping in a real space station!
New for July 2023: The Village Écolodgee welcomes you just a stone’s throw from Futuroscope in a protected natural setting, in huts on the water’s edge! After the day’s shows, watch Mother Nature live from your terrace!
How do I get to Futuroscope and where can I park?
1. By car :
- Access: On the A10 motorway take exit 28 “Futuroscope”. Access is 2 minutes later on avenue René Monory.
- Parking: Pay parking: €9 per day (from 8am to 8am the following day) or €4 per evening (from 4.30pm to 8am the following day).
- Electric cars: Recharging points are available in the car park. Free service. (Slow charge – 7KWh and T2s and E/F sockets).
- Camping cars: An area is reserved for you (tourist tax €1.10/vehicle). Not accessible to caravans. Emptying facilities available.
2. By train :
- Access: from Futuroscope station, a footbridge will take you directly to the site.
- From Poitiers: You can take a TER train to Futuroscope station.
- Luggage: You can take the luggage transfer option from the station to your hotel to enjoy the park directly.
3. By bus or taxi :
- Public transport: The Vitalis network will take you to the Futuroscope from Poitiers station (lines 1 and 2).
- Taxi: You can take a taxi or Uber from Poitiers, with a journey time of around 20 minutes.
4. By plane :
- Poitiers-Biard airport is a 15-minute drive from the Futuroscope park.
- Take a taxi to the park.
Be smart
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Travel out of season
Generally speaking, being flexible pays off! If you can, don’t hesitate to plan your visit outside school holidays and, if possible, during the week! You’ll have the Futuroscope almost to yourself!
What’s more, the park regularly offers promotions to attract visitors all year round, with attractive rates in low season!
The coupe fil pass gives you access to all the attractions without waiting (extra charge of €40 to €400 at the top end of the market).
Think about applications
Yes, today’s world is full of applications that support us on a daily basis. There are two that will really come in handy at Futuroscope!
1. LINEBERTY :
Your new best friend is called Lineberty. She’ll put you virtually in a queue and warn you when it’s your turn to go through while you’re visiting the Futuroscope. A special access is set up, where you will enter almost directly.
It’s valid in many shops in France and on certain Futuroscope attractions! These include: La Vienne Dynamique, L’Extraordinaire Voyage, Sébastien Loeb Racing Xperience and La Machine à Voyager dans le Temps. See you on Lineberty!
2. THE FUTUROSCOPE APP :
The park also has its own app! It calculates waiting times for the various attractions and lets you see a map of the park, find toilets, picnic tables and restaurants, for example, or calculate the route to your next attraction.
Take life in the wrong direction
When you’re going to a highly touristy place, it’s best not to do what everyone else is doing. Here are a few tips for escaping the crowds.
- Get up early!
- Arrive at the secondary entrance at the back of the park (the TGV footbridge from the station) for direct access to the park.
- Start with the attractions at the back and work your way around.
- Plan your route through the park in advance (it’s big!).
- Eat late and take advantage of the shorter queues between midday and two o’clock.
- Exit through the main entrance.
What are the best attractions at Futuroscope?
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You can now consult the online brochure for the current year and discover the many attractions on offer so you can choose the ones you absolutely don’t want to miss!
1. Tornado Hunters
This is the big new attraction for 2022! Embark on an incredible immersive experience! Set on a tilting platform that rises, falls, turns and tilts, you’ll be chasing tornadoes in the heart of Europe’s biggest circular screen! Guaranteed to be a thrill not to be missed after a hearty breakfast!
2. Aiming for Mars
This is the park’s only rollercoaster! Designed specifically for Futuroscope, this unique attraction propels you to conquer space, confront electromagnetic fields and solar flares! Voted “Best New Roller Coaster” by the European Star Awards 2020. Minimum height 1.10 m
3. The Extraordinary Journey
If you dream of travelling around the world, this is the attraction for you! With your feet in the air, you’ll fly over the five continents and discover the most beautiful places on the planet! Children: minimum height 1.05 m
Voted “Best European Attraction” – Parksmania Awards 2017
4. Dynamic Vienna
Guided by a tree straight out of a fairytale, and seated in armchairs that move, you’ll visit the region and discover all the wonders it has to offer.
5. The Time Machine
This crazy attraction lets you go back in time and learn about the history of our world, accompanied by the Rabbids! Voted “World’s Best Attraction” – THEA Award 2014
6. Arthur, a 4D adventure
A great classic in the park, this attraction based on the universe imagined by Luc Besson is always a success. Follow the ladybird into the heart of the wonderful world of the Minimoys and discover nature as you’ve never seen it before! World’s Best Attraction” – THEA Award 2011
7. Dancing with the robots
You’ll enjoy the thrills and spills of dancing on the dancefloor over 7 metres high!
What other activities are on offer in the park?
Futuroscope isn’t just about the big star attractions. There are of course shows, discovery trails, Imax films, games for children, Cyber Avenue and a bar perched 35 metres high (for adults)!
Full list of Futuroscope attractions, games and shows:
- Tornado Hunter
- The Key of Dreams
- Étincelle: The Curse of the Black Opal
- Mission Splatter
- Objective Mars
- Futuropolis
- In the eyes of Thomas Pesquet
- Sébastien Loeb Racing Xperience
- The Extraordinary Journey
- Ice Age, the 4D experience
- Aquaféérie La Forge aux Étoiles
- The world of the invisible
- The Law of the Strongest
- Illusio, a magical destiny
- The Time Machine with the Rabbids
- Future Expo
- Astra fun Xperiences
- Mysteries of the Kube
- Dancing with the Robots
- Arthur, the 4D adventure
- Dynamic Vienna
- Dynamic!
- Aérobar
- Cosmic shocks
- Eyes Wide Shut
- Drone Academy
- Gyrotour
- Children’s World
- Les Machines de Léonard
- Graines de Pilotes
- Les Apprentis Pompiers
- Sauvetage Academy
- Cities 2050 Photo Exhibition
- The Energy Garden
- Kinékid
- Gravity Tower
- The Pendulum
- The Centrifuge
- The Turbo Splash
- The River under construction
- The rocket Ascenso
- Futuropolis Airport
- The Wings of Vinci
- Les As du Ciel
- The Vélodrôle
- The Water Garden
- Les Bateaux Rigolos
Here you have all the information you need to visit Futuroscope in 1 day or more, and invaluable advice that will save you time when you visit one of France’s most popular parks.
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