Lourdes Travel Forum

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.

Am travelling with elderly mother to the see the Grotto and sanctuary. What is the best way to travel to Lourdes from Paris? IS Pau the best/closest airport to the grotto? Does anyone have a good hotel to recommend that is close to the Grotto?
Tks.

Is There Any Clubs or Late Bars in Lourdes or Is it all Religion There.
Going There For a Weekend, And Would Like Something to Do At Night As Well

Hi everyone, anybody can help me how to go from Lourdes to Bilbao by train? I'm planning to get Eurail pass for France-Spain. I tried to search the website, but I found that need at least 13 hours from Lourdes to Bilbao because need to change train & transit in some cities.
Is there any shortest way??
Thanks.

What is the best way for three of us to transfer from Pau airport to Lourdes Hotel La Solitude at 9.00 a.m.

Hi! I´m leaving to Lourdes in ten days and I will be there for the day. I will arrive to Pau airport , I will take a shuttle bus to Pau train station ,I will visit Lourdes Sanctuary and then I will take a train to Paris. I would like to know where I should leave my luggage to walk comfortably around the sanctuary... at the bus station, at the train station... Are there lockers somewhere to leave it?
Thank you,
Claudia

Hello VT's,
How much is the taxi fare from Lourdes train station to 99 Rue dela Grotte? Is it safe to travel around 11pm from airport to downtown?
Thanks for your help.

We will be in Barcelona from Nov 23 to Nov. 30. We are planning to make a side trip to Lourdes by Train. How many hours each way? How much is train fare?

Hello..does anyone here know the options on how we can get to lourdes from brussels?

also, when is the peak season(tourist overcrowding) there?

thanks in advance :)

There is an Air France flight from Orly to Lourdes, France. Is this the same Lourdes, France where the famous pilgrimage site is?

Is there also train from Lourdes to Barcelona or Madrid or Lisbon?

Should we fly from Prague to Paris, then take a train to Lourdes? Or take a flight from Prague to somewhere closer to Lourdes??


thanks for your suggestions

Hi,

I plan on visiting Lourdes (France) in May, departing from Barcelona (Spain), but I haven't yet found any 'fast/cheap' way to get there. Apparently, all flights to Lourdes come from any other destinations in France, which makes flights longer and more expensive.

What is the fastest/easiest way to visit Lourdes, without spending much time and money? Is there a flight going from Barcelona to Lourdes, with no stops? I will also visit Madrid, so if there is flight to Lourdes departing from Madrid, that would work for me too. :)

I really appreciate anything you could provide me with.
Thanks, Luis.

I will be in Lourdes in July. Does anyone know if one needs to make "reservations" to actually bathe in the water? How does this work? Will I be in line for hours? Please help me. It is imperative that I accomplish this.
Thank you for any help.I will be coming from Toulouse, but I don't get there until 4:30 pm. Is it best to strike out for Lourdes next day a.m.? Should I plan to stay 24 or 48 hrs. to accomplish this? Will it be terribly hot? What's the norm in July. Thank you for any part of this that you can answer.

You went in May, I'm traveling the 1st. week of July. I have bad lungs. Do you think I'll need a hotel w/ air conditioning? Was it hot when you were there?
I love the idea of an older quaint hotel but can't be airless. Please advise. Thank you for any help.

We would like to get views of anybody who has stayed the the HOTEL CHRISTINA in Lourdes. There have been reviews that says it is 400-500 meters from the sanctuaries- in a road called peyramale...is the road uphill going to the sanctuaries?
We are also considering another hotel named Saint Sauveur ( which is near the sanctuary) but our travel agent's quote for it is 40 US$ more/night than the Hotel Christina...i don't know if the price difference of 40$/night is worth it, condidering we'll be in Lourdes for 2 nights and our family will get 2 twin rooms, a total of 160$ US difference for the 2 nights...
I hope somebody replies and thanks.

I know u prob get asked this question a million and one times but i really hope u can give me an answer. How long of a walk is it from the train station in lourdes to the actual grotto, sanctuary itself!i plan on arriving there at 12 and going back to Toulouse at six...is that enough time to see the grounds or should i take a later train?????

I'am traveling to Italy the second week of this month and and I want to visit Lourdes in France, how far is it from Rome and how can I get there?

If we get a flight from Paris to Lourdes which will land in the Lourdes,Tarbes airport, can we get a taxi or shuttle easily to the IBIS Hotel, which is near the sanctuary?
How much would the taxi fare cost? We are a family of four travelling together with some luggages.
Hoping for your advise and info as soon as possible, before we make our bookings for the airplane.

please could you tell me how far pau airport is to lourdes and what transport there would be at airport to get to lourdes also a rough idea of price,

It seems that I cant get a flight into lourdes from Ireland in and around March, if any one knows different or even flights from England would be a help

Our family will be travelling by train from Lourdes to Nice with a change of train for about 12 minutes in Toulouse. If you have travelled this train, was it easy to find the train going to Nice? I am worried as the four of us will be bringing our suitcases with us as we'll be travelling from Nice up to Rome,etc.
If you have travelled this route can you give us a detailed description of what we'll do? So we'll be able to visualize beforehand what we'll do in the station of Toulouse.
If we won't be able to get the 1p.m. train to Nice from Toulouse, the next trip will arrive Nice about midnight.

hi! i am from the philippines. my mom wants to go to lourdes this november. what is the weather in lourdes in november? any tips for a first time traveller to this place? i need replies asap. thanks

Does any one know how many water spigots are at the Grotto? 14? 20? I need an exact count, merci.

Does any one know the name of the river that borders the Grotto?

Merci beaucoup and Lublu...

Hello / Hallo / Bonjour / Hi...

Can anyone tell me when and where I can get a bus from Lourdes to Gabas so I can begin walking the Haute Randonee Pyrenee route on Saturday 1st September?

Thanks,
Doug

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