Carcassonne Travel Forum

We need to get from Carcassone to Tossa de Mar in mid August (on a Saturday)and would like to know if this is possible by train (preferable) or bus.

So far it looks as though one might need to get a train from Narbonne to Girona and a bus from there but the information I have found is unclear.

If anyone can tell us what options are available and the travel time/costs involved, we would be most grateful.

Thanks for your assistance and happy travelling.

You can get quite close as there are direct trains from Narbonne to Barcelona through Girona. I did the journey to Barcelona myself last month. I can't help with the Spanish end though.

There are two daily trains from Narbonne to Girona and Barcelona leaving at 0822 (arrive Girona at 1040) and 1757 (arriving 2019)

There are trains from Carcassonne to Narbonne of course and you can view the timetables at http://www.ter-sncf.com/languedoc/index.asp

The Narbonne - Girona direct trains require reservations - the morning train I took was full certainly.

In theory you can book on line through www.voyages-sncf.com or maybe raileurope.com but I have never tried - I just went to the station a few days before and got myself a ticket. I imagine the trains might be busier in August.

In theory you can take a local French train from Narbonne across the border to Port Bou then a local Spanish train from there to Girona. I did this once in the reverse direction and as both sets of local trains are very few and far between and do not connect one with the other, you might end up with a 1hr 45 minute wait at the rather depressing border station, as I did. Cheap though!

For a low cost option but rather messier, you might want to look at www.frogbus.com who have started a direct bus service from Perpignan to Girona Airport. This runs several times a day and is a lot cheaper than the train. However there is a lot of messing about eg Carcassonne - Perpignan by train and then assorted buses at the other end.

Hope that helps.

Thank you very much for all your advice - we really appreciate it! It's so much clearer than all the other info out there we've seen.

Best wishes, Two Travellers.