Travel to the Pyrenees
By plane, train or car... follow our advice and the links below
Book a discount flight into our local airports of Pau or Lourdes, or take the TGV high speed train to Lourdes, combine it with our accommodation offer at the best local rates for a great value holiday...
We collect from Lourdes railway station (30 minutes), Lourdes airport (50 minutes) and Pau airport (75 minutes), see rates below.
FLYING
Book your own discount flight into our local airports of Lourdes or Pau -
CityJet www.cityjet.com
Ryanair www.ryanair.com
Air France www.airfrance.com
| CITYJET |
| London City - Pau Saturdays, Mondays, Thursdays |
| RYANAIR |
| Stansted – Lourdes Summer Tuesdays, Saturdays |
Stansted - Lourdes Winter Tuesdays, Saturdays |
| AIR FRANCE VIA PARIS from most UK airports |
| Daily to Lourdes and Pau |
Transfers each way to/from Bareges or Luz €20 Lourdes, €30 Pau, minimum charge is 2 pax.
It's never been easier to get to the Pyrenees, more flights...
Our nearest airports with direct flights from the UK are Lourdes and Pau.
London City to Pau www.cityjet.com
Stansted to Lourdes www.ryanair.com
Gatwick and Bristol –Toulouse www.easyjet.com
Heathrow–Toulouse www.ba.com
Gatwick–Biarritz www.easyjet.com
DRIVING
Driving times from ports:
Bilbao 3hrs; Santander 4hrs; St Malo 10hrs; Cherbourg/Le Havre/Caen 11hrs; Calais/ Boulogne 12hrs.
We can provide route guides. A crossing into Northern Spain (Bilbao/ Santander) gives a very easy drive to us. Otherwise a crossing to one of the more westerly Channel ports saves time, best driving route via Bordeaux, the A64 autoroute passes close to Lourdes.
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 37 EUROS! There is also a nightly sleeper "couchette" from Paris Austerlitz. There is a bus connection from Lourdes station to Luz and Bareges. 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 at www.sncf.co.uk or with www.raileurope.co.uk 08785-848-848.
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 www.avis.co.uk and Europcar www.europcar.com have offices at Lourdes railway station and will leave keys for collection outside of opening hours.