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I am travelling to Carcasonne in August 2003 we are looking at flights and rail travel any hint or tips on how to book? Plus during our Stay I need to travel to Tamaris hints on driving there would be useful.
If you are looking to fly into Carcassonne itself, RyanAir operate flights directly from London Stansted to Carcassonne airport. If you get your booking sorted out now, a lot of these flights are going for about sixty to seventy pounds (one way) so you should be able to book yourself return flights for about 120-130 each. Ryanair prices (especially for peak season tickets) tend to climb in proportion to demand though... so the longer you leave it, the less likely these prices are to still be available. You can book RyanAir tickets at www.ryanair.com Otherwise, if you prefer to fly from Heathrow or Gatwick, Carcassonne is a short train journey from Toulouse and you should be able to find numerous airlines (BA and Air France at the very least) flying from Heathrow to Toulouse. Britisih Airlines are currently selling August tickets from Gatwick to Toulouse for as low as 25 each way, so if you don't mind a slightly longer journey on the other end (from Toulouse to Carcassonne), you could get a return flight for as little as 50 pounds. You can book British Airways tickets at www.britishairways.com The train from Toulouse Matabiau station to Carcassonne takes fifty minutes and there are trains every hour or so. It costs about 10 Euros. Travelling by train to Carcassonne from Waterloo would require an early start take a lot longer (the entire day, I suspect) and would cost a lot more. You would have to go from Waterloo to Paris, change in Paris, take the TGV to Toulouse and then change again for Carcassonne. I wouldn't recommend this. Given that you're in Windsor, I think that the cheapest and simplest option by far would, I imagine, be the BA flight from Gatwick to Toulouse, followed by the train to Carcassonne. Driving from Carcassonne to Tamaris, the quickest route should take you from Carcassonne to the coast, then north-east, past Nimes, bypassing Marseilles and then on to Tamaris-sur-Mer. For detailed driving instructions see: http://mappoint.msn.com/(ubnluq452rl5xr45cjbfqmvw)/directions.aspx?&StartName=Carcassonne%2c+Languedoc-Roussillon%2c+France&StartLocation=43.21180%2c2.35853&EndName=Tamaris-sur-Mer%2c+Var%2c+Provence-Alpes-C%c3%b4te+d'Azur%2c+France&EndLocation=43.08110%2c5.89958&DataSetLangID=EUR,409&RouteType=Quickest&RouteUnit=Miles (You'll have to cut and paste this entire code into your internet browser address bar - without gaps). You'll see a map at the top and if you scroll down, you'll get the driving instructions.
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thanks for this it confirms the options we have consdiered good to know we are on the right track!! Camilla
