Travel to the Pyrenees
By plane, train or car … follow our advice and the links below
Your options to travel to the Pyrenees – Book a discount flight into our local airports of Lourdes (only 50 minutes from Bareges) with Ryanair, into Toulouse with BA or Easyjet, or take the TGV high speed train to Lourdes, combine it with our accommodation offer at the very best local rates for a great value holiday …
There is a subsidised bus/taxi service from Lourdes airport to Bareges for the Ryanair and Air France flights, only 20 euros per person, contact us for details.
We can arrange transfers with local taxi firms from Lourdes railway station (30 minutes), Lourdes airport (50 minutes) and Pau airport (75 minutes) and Toulouse.
Flying
Book your own discount flight to our local airports of Lourdes, Biarritz or Toulouse.
Ryanair
Summer : Stansted – Lourdes Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays
Winter : Stansted – Lourdes Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
Air France via Paris from most UK airports daily to Lourdes and Pau
Stansted to Lourdes Ryanair
Gatwick and Bristol to Toulouse EasyJet
Heathrow – Toulouse British Airways
Gatwick–Biarritz EasyJet (summer)
Driving
Driving times from ports:
Bilbao 3hrs;
Santander 4hrs;
St Malo 10hrs;
Cherbourg/Le Havre/Caen 11hrs;
Calais/ Boulogne 12hrs.
We will provide driving instructions to get to us. A crossing into northern Spain (Bilbao/ Santander) is a very easy drive.
Otherwise a crossing to one of the more westerly Channel ports saves time. The best driving route from there is via Bordeaux – the A64 autoroute passes close to Lourdes.
If crossing via Calais we recommend the A20 autoroute across the middle of France.
Train
Everybody loves the train!
Take the Eurostar train through the Tunnel to Paris from where the TGV Atlantique serves Lourdes five times daily from Montparnasse station with fantastic deals if booked two months in advance.
Rail Europe will send an email reminder when booking for a particular date opens. Paris to Lourdes first class for as little as €37!
There is also a nightly sleeper “couchette” from Paris Austerlitz.
There is a bus connection from Lourdes station to Luz and Barèges.
London–Lourdes from £125 return. French Railways (SNCF) offer excellent value “railrover” and family railcards.
Highly recommended by all who come this way.
Book online with SNCF or call 0844 848 5848
Car hire
Book your car in advance on the web with any of the main car hire operators (Hertz, Avis, Budget, Europcar etc.) to benefit with up to 50% savings on the rates available in France –from £125 per week.
The major car hire companies have offices at Pau and Lourdes airports.
Avis and Europcar have offices at Lourdes railway station and will leave keys for collection outside of opening hours.