Lourdes Travel Forum

We will be taking two elderly couples, all of which are quite picky with food as they are either allergic to regular cooking oil, allergic to canned tomato and so forth. We googled some accommodation but the closest apartment and hopefully it really has a kitchen wherein you are able to do your cooking from scratch, the name of these apartment hotel is: Hotel Victoria Garden - Hotel Appart. and the location is 60 rue de la Grotto.

Has anyone ever stayed at these apartment hotel? Since these two elderly couples are using a wheel chair, could you tell us how far of a walk would it be to the entrance of the grotto?

Do you know if they are open during the month of November, 2009? As I heard Lourdes closes during winter. Many thanks to all,

I am travellingn with some elderly folks to Lourdes. Which is the nearest hotel to the sanctuary? Anyone know if CITEA ST JEAN or CITEA CAMINO is close enough to walk? Am thinking of Hotel Solitude or Saint Saveur, but they seem pretty old.

hi. we're going to lourdes from basel, switzerland via trains on sept. 21 changing trains in paris. do we chage trains in another station? what's the best means to the other station? if by metro how? we got baggage. is taxi costly? is it possible and safe to leave baggage at the station going to lourdes? we're steying in lourdes only for one day and come back to paris the next day. thanks.

How do you get to Venice or Rome from Lourdes (Paris), would it best to travel by train or by air?

What's the best way to travel from LOurdes to Barcelona? Any TGV or Eurail?

Is there a bus service from Barcelona to Lourdes?
Thinking of taking my mother there for Catholic pilgrimage in mid July 09
Or any altermative way to visit Lourdes for 2 days from Barcelona return,not too expensive
Will be very thankful for any suggestion
Orest

Hello Everyone!

I am reaching Lourds at around 12.30 PM. I am departing at 10 in the evening by a train back to Paris. I have around 8-10 hours to visit places in Lourds.
Do you know of any local guided tours in Lourds?
I have been searching on the web, but found only packages to Lourds from Paris etc. but no local full day tours in Lourds.

Please suggest.

Thanks,
coolchai

In may im going with my school to lourdes, we're staying at the alba hotel and are being given breakfast and the evening meals. so i was wondering how many euros would i need to take additionally as we are staying for a week, with 2 nights on a ferry.

thankyou

Hello, Can anyone advise me the price of the taxi from Pau airport to Lourdes? Would it be easy to book a taxi returning to Pau from Lourdes for early morning flights?

Are there much to travel around Lourdes worth hiring a car for? and the parking in Lordes?

thanks

My husband and I are planning a vacation to Europe this summer. Our primary destination is Lourdes & Paris, and surrounding area(if possible). We plan to leave the US on Jun 25, return on Jul 4, 2009.
We're Catholics, so we want to experience all we can have in Lourdes.
So, can anyone give us ideas about our itinerary?
Also, is it possible(or better) to have the fligt from US --> Barcelona and Paris --> US? Since Lourdes is closer to Barcelona than to Paris.

Thanks

We will be visiting Basel Switzerland in October and we would like to take public transportation or we could rent a car to go Lourdes, France over a period of one week.. with possible side trips. Train service in Switzerland from Basel to Geneva is all I found and I can't seem to find anything beyond towards Lourdes. I would appreciate If anybody could advise how to search on the internet for this travel plan. Thanks so much in advance.

i'e-the grotto,the baths etc,thanks

hi can anyone tell me if there is a bus that takes you from tarbes airport to lourdes and how much??thanks

can anyone please advise me, urgently, how i can get to lourdes from either Biaritz airport or Toulouse airport?

My husband wants to go to Lourdes when we visit Paris this Summer. We have to board our cruise on Thursday and this means we have to leave Paris for Venice on Wednesday. Every tour that I am looking up is 2-day tour leaving Wednesday and come back on Thursday. Is it possible for us to take a trip to Lourdes on our own at any giving day since our time/date is very limited? Will we survive to take a trip by ourselves as we are non-French speaking folks?:-) I would appreciate any information!

hi everyone,

we are looking for an accomodation (appartment, flat or house) for 4 (3 adults and one baby) around lourdes: week of 17/08/09 to 24/08/09 (less than 310 euros).
can someone help us?
thanks a lot

Hi,can anyone tell me if i can go to Artouste from Lourdes or to Pont D`Espagne .There are any coaches . thanks

Hi,

Does anyone know of a night train from Lourdes to Paris? Since the train journey is about 7 hours, I was wondering if I could do the journey at night and spend more of the day at the sanctuary.

The voyages-sncf website is in French and I don't quite understand it fully. The night train that it reports is to "Paris Austerlitz" on the "Lunea". The price is 74 euros. It also says "Loisir Spécial Web". Does that mean this is a web special deal?

For these trains or the TGV, is it better to book them on the internet or buy them at the station? Are there ticket machines at the stations where you can buy with a card, or does it involve waiting in long lines?

Thanks in advance.

Hi,

How far is the grotto from the train station? Is there a bus to the grotto,what do I say in french, If I say I want to grotto would they understand ?what else is there to view in Lourdes, I understand its the 150th year so is there a procession from one site to the other....I will be there the whole day & then proceed to Paris.

Hi,

I am planning to travel from Marseille to Lourdes, Can you advise how long would it take me to travel by bus or by train & where would I get the schedule for the bus & train.

Any website in English would be helpful.

Thanks in advance

Roverto

I am traveling with my parents who will need wheelchair assistance during our trip to Lourdes and Paris from Chicago. Are there places that will lease/rent out wheelchairs during the duration of our stay in Lourdes and Paris? We plan to stay in Lourdes for 3 days and about 1 1/2 weeks in Paris. They will also need wheelchair access in and around airport and train terminals as well. I just need to know if there are other options besides bringing their own wheelchairs. It will be a leisure trip as well and we plan to rent a vehicle so relying on public transportation will be very minimal.
I appreciate your advise.

Hi,

Would it be a mistake to go to Lourdes in January? I do expect wintry conditions, but are most of the hotels and restaurants open all year long? Do trains run to Biarritz and Carcassonne frequently enough to make a day trip reasonable/

Thanks for any help you can give me.

Cathy

I am going to Lourdes next May (getting prepared in time!!) I will be taking my 5 boys with me aged 8, 7, 6, 3 and 2 with me. My eldest is making his First Holy Communion there. I have an self catering apartment in the Hotel Solitude which is very close to the grotto. I am just wondering where is the nearest LIDL and is there a good transport service within Lourdes. And what all can I do with my children. Many thanks for any help in advance

How long is the travel time between Lourdes and Barcelona via train? Thanks.

Hi There

I'm taking my mother to Lourdes for 4 days next week but I've been told we really only need 1 or 2 days over there. Just wondering if there are any other good sites to visit in and around Lourdes to cover the other 2 days.
Thanks

Hello,

I've never been to Europe myself, but I'm researching for my uncle.
He wanted to leave The Hague to Lourdes on July 7, 2008 and back again to The Hague on July 11, 2008. And he's in his 60s.

1. What's a good way to go from The Hague to Lourdes which is not expensive. He has no preference between train or plane.

2. Any recommendations on places to stay in Lourdes? He is ok to stay at guesthouses or homestays or maybe hostels to save some money.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks!!!! :)

Hi to all! :o)

I am new here. How are you all doing? I read ALL the posts about my topic but did not find what I'm looking for so I'm going to ask again:

I also would like to travel from Barcelona to Lourdes by train or bus. I will be taking a small group of pilgrims from the Czech Republic and I need to find out the most inexpensive way to get from Barcelona to Lourdes and back (we are all students). I've searched many websites and even tried the spanish and german train sites (renfe and bahn.de) but to no avail.

I need to find the CHEAPEST solution to get there and back for a group of 5 people.

Can anyone help?

Thank you very much,

Jan from Denver/also Czech Republic :-)
cestovani@romantika.net

PS: Would anyone know once we're in Lourdes - can we set up a tent? Or are there cheap accomodations you can recommend? Thank you ever so much! I want to make the pilgrimage for my sick friend dying of cancer.

How much would it cost to travel to Paris by train and how long does it takes?And also I would like to know the train departure schedule?

WE WOULD LIKE TO VISIT A PART OF SPAIN WHILE IN LOURDES. CAN ANYONE
TELL ME THE NAME OF THE SPANISH TOWN OR WHATEVER IS THE PLACE THAT BORDERS
SPAIN AND LOURDES, FRANCE? HAS ANYONE TRIED GOING TO THE SPANISH BORDER FROM
LOURDES? THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY ADVICE.

We will be visiting Rome and would like to go to Lourdes as a side. We have 5 days. Do you have recommendations on the cheapest, safest way to travel (plane, boat, train, bus, half and half) and route? If possible would like to stop in Paris one of the directions. Is Nevers near and is it possible to visit from Lourdes and how would we get there? Is there a convent which has room and/or board, hotel reasonably priced? If train which choice, euro rail pass or point to point. Since our $ has shrunk quite a bit we need to do this the most cost effective way. Thank you for your suggestions.