Tarbes Lourdes Pyrenees International Airport
is the closest.
GDS code: LDE
It is about 10km away, (10 min from the town centre), then you can take a
taxi right to the hotel. The taxi is approximately 25 euros during the day and
30 euros at night and weekends, depending on the amount of luggage.
(This price was for 2013 ....you can just check with the taxi service
for current prices: www.taxi-lourdes.com )
It was fully rebuilt in 1999, and is connected to the biggest European platforms
by around 50 airlines. As France’s fifth biggest charter airport, it welcomes
over 500 000 passengers per year from all over the world, mainly Italy, Ireland,
the United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Malta and Switzerland.
Information and booking:
AEROPORT TARBES-LOURDES-PYRÉNÉES
B.P. 3 - 65270 JUILLAN
Tél. : +33 (0)5 62 32 92 22
Fax. : +33 (0)5 62 32 93 71
Toulouse- Blagnac Airport
is 180km away,
You can catch a cab/bus to the train station from the airport
and hop on a train in Toulouse which will bring you
right into Lourdes!
(It's only about an hour and a half ride from Lourdes,)
and has flights from many other major European cities!
OR explore this beautiful town for a couple of hours!
www.toulouse-tourisme.com has some great suggestions!
Then, once at Lourdes train station,
you can catch a cab for the short ride to the hotel!
Pau-Pyrenees Airport
The scenic town of Pau is just a 26 minute train ride away from Lourdes!
Looks like the ticket to Pau is about $12.00! (2014 prices)
If you have some extra time take a couple of hours
and see the sights around town!...
You can take a tour of
King Henry IV's castle every hour!
Check for train times at the tourist center!
A taxi will cost aproximately 70 euros during the day
and 95 euros at night and on weekends,
depending on the amount of luggage...
Pau-Pyrénées Airport is located 7 km north of Pau
and only 45 km from Lourdes. In 2002, Pau-Pyrénées opened a new,
more comfortable, spacious terminal that offers all the facilities
of a modern infrastructure.
The funicular takes you from
the train station
to the upper part of town!
You can walk along the
“Boulevard of the Pyrenees”
which offers some beautiful views
of the mountain range
and has some quaint gardens!
Here's some of the daily flights they offer:
6 flights to Paris Orly
3 flights to Paris Roissy-CDG
3 flights to Lyon with direct,
simplified connecting flights to international destinations.
And also:
3 flights a week to London City with CITY JET
3 flights a week to Dublin with CITY JET, 2 flights via London
2 flights a week to Amsterdam with CITY JET
6 flights a week to Marseille with TWINJET
Bordeaux Airport
There are some good rates out there if you fly into Bordeaux!
- it seems to be cheaper than Pau - but is further away - the train ride is a couple of hours - but then again - Bordeaux is a world class destination!
You may want to take a couple of hours to see the sights!
Biarritz Airport
is 200 km away
www.biarritz.aeroport.fr
Here are a couple of other inexpensive airlines in Europe to have a look at!...
www.Easyjet.com
www.Cheapoair.com,
www.Cheapair.com
