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How to get to Toulouse

Getting to Toulouse:
 By Air      By Train    By Car  

By Air :

The Toulouse-Blagnac International Airport is located 9 km northwest of the Toulouse city centre. It is served by 23 regular airlines, including 6 low-fare airlines. The Toulouse-Blagnac airport network comprises 14 domestic links and 24 international links. Direct flights are possible from major European cities (Amsterdam, Bristol, Brussels, Dublin, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hamburg, Lisboa, London, Madrid, Milano, Mulhouse-Basel, München, Paris, Roma, Sevilla...) and from Northern Africa (Alger, Casablanca, Marrakech, Tunis...). Direct flights from French cities are of course available (Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Nice, Strasbourg, Lille, Rennes, Clermont-Ferrand, Nantes, Metz, Brest...).

If your hometown is not served by a direct flight, you will find many connections via European hubs (Paris CDG, Amsterdam Schipol, Frankfurt, München, London...).

The main airlines are Air France-KLM, Lufthansa, British Airways, Easy Jet... Note that there are flights from Paris Orly to Toulouse every 30 minutes with Air France, and there are about 7 flights per day from Paris CDG to Toulouse. Paris CDG is mainly dedicated to international flights, Paris Orly is mainly dedicated to domestic flights. The connexion between Paris CDG and Paris Orly is possible by train (suburban train called RER B to Antony station then Orlyval. For more information: http://www.ratp.fr/) or by Air France coaches.

Toulouse is 1 hour from Paris by plane.

Please do not hesitate to contact Toulouse-Blagnac international airport for further information or assistance devcom@toulouse.aeroport.fr

From Toulouse-Blagnac airport to the Toulouse city centre

Bus
Blagnac airport is connected to the centre of the city by several buses per day, leaving every 20 minutes. The bus can drop you near the Matabiau train station or near the Allées Jean Jaures where you will be able to take the metro. It takes approximatively 20-30 minutes to get to both stops in the city center.
Single fare : 4 euros
Return fare: 6 euros
Web page : http://www.toulouse.aeroport.fr/US/pageEdito.asp,UIDcNode,78FC748B,UIDcRoot,812C44C3,IDPAGE,598.rwi.html
Contact :Tel : +33(0) 825 380 000 (0,15€ TTC/mn)

Taxis
If you don’t want to use public transport, you will be able to take a taxi at the airport.

By train :

Toulouse has a good rail network connecting it to major cities in France, which in turn connect it to international destinations in Europe. High-speed TGV trains connect Toulouse to London, Paris, Lille and other major cities of France and Europe. You can travel by Eurostar from London to Paris or Lille, and then switch to the French SNCF network to reach Toulouse. Toulouse is 5 hours from Paris by train.
Website for booking train tickets : http://www.voyages-sncf.com/leisure/fr/launch/home/

From the Matabiau train station, you can walk to any place in the city centre or take a taxi.
You can also take the metro from the Marengo SNCF station and go one or two stops to the city centre and to the Université Toulouse Le Mirail.
Ticket for single journey : 1 euro 30
Ticket for 10 journeys : 11 euros


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By Car


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The address is : Université de Toulouse II - Le Mirail 5 allées Antonio Machado 31058 TOULOUSE Cedex 9

If you want to drive to Toulouse, you an find directions on the Mappy road guide.(lien vers www.mappy.fr)

Writing: LS
Creation date: 10 April 2008
Update: 10 April 2008