Carcassonne Travel Forum

Hi there,

I was wondering if you had travelled by public transport at all while you were in Carcasonne. I do not want to drive and was hoping to use either rail or bus to explore towns of the surrounding area.

Any ideas or info
thanks

Yes, I always travel by public transport when abroad and I did so in Carcassonne.

Carcassonne (the lower part) has a railway station which will let you travel to Toulouse, Narbonne (which I visited) or anywhere else you fancy.

Look at www.sncf.com

or http://www.voyages-sncf.com/billet-train/horaires for timetables and fares. If you just want train times and details, then

http://www.bahn.de/international/view/en/index.shtml

is really easy to use.

The tourist info site has lots of info on local transport (under 'practical information'):

http://www.carcassonne.org/carcassonne_EN.nsf/vuetitre/docpgeIntroVisiter

It links to Raileurope for train info (no idea why), but Raileurope is ticketing agency rather than a train operator.

Carcassonne is a fascinating place....I'm sure you will enjoy your visit. My Carcassonne and Narbonne pages have more info.

The tourist office should also be able to give details of bus tours to places that are not well served by public transport. Last time I was there I wanted to visit Minerve and took a bus tour.

Thanks so much for all the info,some really good practical infor for my trip. I really appreciate it

Thanks for all the info and advice, great to know that public transport is good adn easy to access. Looking forward to my trip more now that I'm armed with such good info