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, combine it with our accommodation offer at the best local rates for a great value holiday...
We organise transfers from Lourdes railway station (30 minutes), Lourdes airport (50 minutes) and Pau airport (75 minutes) for these flights on Saturdays, for other days please consult us.
FLYING
Book your own discount flight into Lourdes or Pau -
Ryanair www.ryanair.com
Bmibaby www.bmibaby.com
RYANAIR |
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| Stansted – Pau Summer Saturdays | |
| Departs Stansted | 06.20 |
| Arrives Pau | 09.15 |
| Return | |
| Departs Pau | 09.40 |
| Arrives Stansted | 10.30 |
Stansted – Pau Winter (Saturdays, Tuesdays, Thursdays) |
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| Departs Stansted | 09.50 |
| Arrives Pau | 12.45 |
| Return | |
| Departs Pau |
13.10 |
| Arrives Stansted | 14.00 |
| Bristol – Pau Saturdays Summer | |
| Departs Bristol | 19.20 |
| Arrives Pau | 22.20 |
| Return | |
| Departs Pau | 22.45 |
| Arrives Bristol | 23.35 |
Stansted - Lourdes Winter Sundays & Wednesdays |
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| Departs Stansted | 10.10 |
| Arrives Lourdes | 13.05 |
| Return | |
| Departs Lourdes | 13.30 |
| Arrives Stansted | 14.25 |
| BMIBABY | |
| Manchester - Lourdes Summer only | |
| Mondays & Fridays | |
| Departs Manchester | 10.20 |
| Arrives Lourdes | 13.25 |
| Return | |
| Departs Lourdes | 14.35 |
| Arrives Manchester | 15.45 |
Transfers each way to/from Bareges or Luz €20 Lourdes, €30 Pau.
It's never been easier to get to the Pyrenees, more flights...
15 discount flights a day from the UK to our corner of SW France!
Our nearest airports with direct flights from the UK are Lourdes and Pau.
Stansted to Pau, Bristol to Pau, Birmingham to Biarritz with www.ryanair.com
Manchester flights to Lourdes April–October Mancunia Travel (0161-834 4030)
Bristol and Birmingham to Toulouse with www.flybe.com
Gatwick–Toulouse www.easyjet.com
Heathrow–Toulouse www.ba.com
Gatwick–Biarritz www.easyjet.com
Manchester - Lourdes www.bmibaby.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. 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, book two months ahead to benefit from early booking discounts. French Railways (SNCF) also offer excellent value "railrover" and family railcards. Highly recommended by all who come this way. Book online at www.sncf.co.uk or with Rail Europe 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 100% savings on the rates available in France- from £125 per week. Most major car hire companies have an office at Pau airport. Avis have an office at Lourdes railway station www.avis.co.uk and will leave keys for collection at the station ticket office outside of their opening hours.