Carcassonne Travel Forum

Do you know how to get from the Carcassonne Salvaza airport to Toulouse? I found from the airport to the city centre by bus and then maybe by train? Or are there any buses going from Carcassonne to Toulouse?
I was trying to book my ticket at the website of TGV trains but itīs typing me all the time some error :-/ Itīs possible to get from Carcassonne to Toulouse in different way?
Thank You very much for any answer!!!

Yes, just take the airport bus into Carcassonne (very quick and timed to meet incoming flights), get off at the station and take the next train to Toulouse. Trains are frequent.

You do not need to buy your ticket online in advance. Just get it at the station.

You can find train times in English easily on:

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

or in French:

http://www.voyages-sncf.com/leisure/fr/launch/home/

It is only 95 kilometres from Carcassonne to Toulouse. I would surely not take an airplane, as you would just waste your time getting to the airport, be there well before the flight, then get to the city from the airport in Toulouse...

It takes just one hour by TGV, and about 1:15 h by regional trains.

There are also bus connections, but I do not know the fastest ones. I have only found trips that take 2.5 hours. I cannot imagine this is all they have.

If you have a lot of time you can travel by boat on the Canal du Midi ;-)))

Thank you very much!!! I will come to Carcassonne airport, thatīs why i was asking about the transportation from there...but i found the buses to the city. I thought itīs better to book some ticket online from Carcassonne to Toulouse by bus/train. Donīt you know how much they cost if i buy the train ticket right before departure?

13.60 Euro is the normal price.

You can check this out on the sncf website given above.

You really don't need to book online beforehand. Trains are frequent.

Thanks for all the answers!!!
Have a nice rest of the day! :-)

I must point out that in provincial France the idea of 'frequent trains' means perhaps one train every hour, whereas in much of Northern Europe 'frequent' means a train every 15 to 20 minutes!

You do not, in fact you cannot, book a ticket for the majority of trains. As has been said they are local TER trains. The timetable is very complicated but on most days the last TER train from Carcassonne to Toulouse is at 1833. Most of the later trains on most of the days are TGV or TEOZ (ie reservation required) but you won't have any trouble getting a ticket even at the last moment for those.

Trains on this line are very few on Sundays.

In the UK 'frequent' would mean hourly, so that is why I used the word. :-)

One last question...itīs possible to get to Carcassonne form Toulouse between 21:00-7:00? Havenīt found any connection by train :-( Itīs possible by bus?

I can find connections after 2100 to Toulouse-Matabiau (the main station in Toulouse) on

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

Perhaps you have been looking for connections to another Toulouse station?

There are trains at 21:55, 22:36 and 23:40.

Unfortunately I need to go FROM Toulouse to Carcassonne (I found those connections from Carcassonne to Toulouse) and the last train is at 21h aprox. and then after 6a.m. :-/ Was trying to find some bus connection but I canīt find any...Do you know about some buses going from Toulouse to Carcassonne???

I would try to contact the tourist office in Toulouse. Unfortunately most tourist websites in France have no transportation info for connections outside the city's/town's boundary. They seem to think that everybody travels by car or at least by train. Some list bus companies - but if you check them out you can spend hours without finding what you need. So do not even try this.

Here is the contact info for Toulouse:

Website: http://www.toulouse-tourisme.com/accueil/index_fr.php

Email: infos@ot-toulouse.fr