Getting Here

Here is some useful information about getting to Retreat au Chateau from France, the UK and other countries. We are well served by airports and carriers, including low budget airline Ryan Air who fly from Bristol and Stanstead to Pau Pyrenees. Arriving by train is also a good option using the TGV and Eurolink through the Eurotunnel from London. Hire cars are readily available in Pau, Tarbes and Lourdes if you do not drive down through France to reach us, and a car will allow you to get up into the mountains and explore the region.

Getting Here from the UK

The easiest point of arrival is Pau airport with low cost flights available from Stanstead and Bristol with budget airline Ryan Air. EasyJet and BMIBaby also fly to the area. We can arrange transport from the airport for you – very easy and trouble-free. It is also possible to fly to Toulouse Airport or Lourdes/Tarbes Airport, to drive down through France by car, or to catch the superfast TGV train from Paris with links from London via the Eurotunnel. Retreat au Chateau is a perfect destination for a leisurely journey down through France. Please phone us for more details.

Pau Pyrenees Airport

Pau airport is 30km away. We can collect you from your Ryan Air flight from Stanstead or Bristol and you will be settled into your holiday accommodation less than three hours after leaving the UK.

Pau Pyrénées airport
64230 Uzein - FRANCE
Phone: 00 33 5 59 33 33 00
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Internet: www.pau.aeroport.fr
Ryanair: www.ryanair.com

Lourdes/Tarbes Airport

This airport is probably the most convenient if you are arriving by private air transport. Ryan Air also operates low cost flights from Stanstead.

Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées airport
Phone: 00 33 5 62 32 92 22
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Internet: http://www.tarbes-lourdes.aeroport.fr
Ryanair: www.ryanair.com

Toulouse Airport

Located 5 miles (8km) northwest of Toulouse this airport is under 2 hours drive, but may be more convenient depending on where you are flying from. Take the motorway A64 towards Tarbes – Lourdes. In Toulouse airport you can rent a car by Ada, Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz, National/Citer or Sixt. Toulouse-Blagnac airport. Alternatively you can travel from Toulouse Station to Tarbes by train.

Transfer to the city: A shuttle bus leaves regularly for Toulouse. Taxis are also available; Toulouse is a 15-minute drive and the fare should be around €20.

Facilities: There are bars, shops and a restaurant in the terminal. Other facilities include banks, bureaux de change, Internet access, travel agencies and a business centre. Disabled facilities are good, passengers with special needs should ideally contact their airline in advance.

London Gatwick – Toulouse with Easy Jet (daily) – from £65/p return
Bristol – Toulouse with Easy Jet (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays) – from £ 44 (55€) return.

BP 90103 - 31703 Blagnac Cedex – FRANCE

Phone: 00 33 825 380 000
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Web: http://www.toulouse.aeroport.fr
EasyJet: www.easyjet.com

By Train

Travel options to France have increased dramatically in the last decade or so with the opening of the Channel Tunnel and the onslaught of budget flight options to France, not only to Paris but to many of the main provincial cities as well. This puts previously out-of-reach places like the Cote d’Azur firmly in line with the more traditional top weekend destinations. The transport system within France is also excellent, trains and buses cover much of this large country at very reasonable prices and the TGV trains mean you can get from Paris to Marseille in around three hours.

By Car

Car Hire (Pau)

Avis
Tel: +33 (0)5 59 33 27 13
Fax: +33 (0)5 59 12 80 01

Budget
+33 (0)5 59 33 77 45
+33 (0)5 59 33 11 33

Europcar
+33 (0)5 59 33 24 31
+33 (0)5 59 33 25 16

Hertz (Often offering the best prices)
+33 (0)5 59 33 16 38
+33 (0)5 59 33 72 69

National/Citer
+33 (0) 5 59 33 25 00
+33 (0) 5 59 33 33 71

Sixt
+33 (0)5 59 33 11 13

Useful Info

French Time: GMT +1 (GMT +2 between last Sunday in March and last Sunday in October).

Embassy Contacts

Maison de la France (Tourist Information Agency), Paris: +33 (0)1 4296 1023 or www.paris-touristoffice.com
French Embassy, Washington DC, United States: +1 202 944 6000
French Embassy, London, United Kingdom: +44 (0)20 7073 1000
French Embassy, Ottawa, Canada: +1 613 789 1795
French Embassy, Canberra, Australia: +61 (0)2 6216 0100
French Embassy, Cape Town, South Africa: +27 (0)21 422 1338
French Embassy, Dublin, Ireland: +353 (0)1 277 5000
French Embassy, Wellington, New Zealand: +64 (0)4 384 2555
US Embassy, Paris: +33 (0)1 4312 2222
British Embassy, Paris: +33 (0)1 4451 3100
Canadian Embassy, Paris: +33 (0)1 4443 2900
Australian Embassy, Paris: +33 (0)1 4059 3300/2
Embassy of South Africa, Paris: +33 (0)1 5359 2323
Irish Embassy, Paris: +33 (0)1 4417 6700
New Zealand Embassy, Paris: +33 (0)1 4501 4343
Emergencies: 112

Useful Websites

Heres a website that provides useful information in a Guide To France

Franceguide.com is the official French Tourist Office website in English.

EasyJet: www.easyjet.com
Ryanair: www.ryanair.com