Hideaway in France - gîtes in the Pyrénées near Carcassonne

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How to get here by air

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More and more people are finding that with cheap flights from the budget airlines driving prices down on all European routes, it can be cheaper and easier to fly to the Pyrenees and the South of France.

There are now at least 30 different routes from the UK landing in our area, and the table below gives a view of the flights available. The actual details change weekly, and although we try to update our table at least once a year, we use Flightmapping.com for up to date information. Click on one of the cities listed below, and the link will take you to Flightmapping's list of the flights into that airport from the UK.

The majority of our guests fly into Toulouse or Carcassonne as these are the closest to us, but to help your planning, we are:

Direct Flights

Last updated Feb 2010
Direct flights from London airports
From To Airline
London City Barcelona International British Airways
Gatwick Toulouse British Airways,
Easyjet
Barcelona (Girona) Ryanair
Barcelona International British Airways,
Easyjet
Heathrow Toulouse British Airways,
Barcelona International British Airways,
Iberia airlines
Luton Barcelona International Easyjet
Barcelona (Girona) Ryanair
Stanstead Carcassonne,
Montpellier,
Perpignan
Ryanair
Barcelona (Girona) Ryanair
Barcelona International Easyjet

Direct flights from other UK airports
From To Airline
Belfast Toulouse Jet2
Barcelona International Easyjet,
Birmingham Perpignan,
Barcelona (Girona)
Ryanair
Barcelona International BMI Baby
Bournemouth Carcassonne Ryanair
Barcelona (Girona) Ryanair
Bristol Toulouse Easyjet
Perpignan Ryanair
Montpellier Ryanair
Barcelona (Girona) Ryanair
Barcelona International Easyjet
Cardiff Barcelona International BMI Baby
Cork Carcassonne Ryanair
Barcelona International Aer Lingus
Doncaster Barcelona (Girona) Ryanair
Dublin Carcassonne Ryanair
Toulouse Aer Lingus,
Barcelona (Girona) Ryanair
Barcelona International Aer Lingus
Durham Barcelona (Girona) Ryanair
East Midlands (Nottingham) Barcelona (Girona),
Carcassonne
Ryanair
Edinburgh Carcassonne Ryanair
Glasgow (Prestwick) Barcelona (Girona) FlyGlobeSpan
Leeds / Bradford Toulouse,
Barcelona International
Jet2
Barcelona (Girona) Ryanair
Liverpool Barcelona (Girona),
Carcassonne
Ryanair
Barcelona International Easyjet
Manchester Toulouse BMI Baby
Perpignan BMI Baby
Barcelona (Girona) Ryanair
Barcelona International BMI Baby,
Monarch (Scheduled)
Newcastle Barcelona (Girona) Ryanair
Barcelona International Easyjet
Shannon Barcelona (Girona),
Carcassonne
Ryanair
Southampton Perpignan Flybe - Apr to Sep

Scheduled Connecting Flights

Several of our guests have used connecting flights to travel from (say) Edinburgh to Toulouse where there is no direct flight available. These flights can be arranged with different airlines, but there is the risk that if the first flight is delayed, there is no requirement for the second airline to hold or reschedule your ticket.

Conversely, the bigger airlines (BA, Air France etc.) will allow you to book Edinburgh-Toulouse, with a transfer in Paris, often as low as £45 per person (each-way, excluding fees and taxes). For us, the big advantage with this is that the flights are scheduled and if the first is delayed, the airline has a duty of care.

Scheduled connecting flights
From To Via Airline
Most UK airports Toulouse London British Airways
Heathrow Toulouse Paris Air France
Gatwick Toulouse Nantes Air France
London City Toulouse Paris Air France
Aberdeen Toulouse Paris Air France
Birmingham Toulouse Paris Air France
Dublin Toulouse Paris Air France
Edinburgh Toulouse Paris Air France
Manchester Toulouse Paris Air France
Newcastle Toulouse Paris Air France
Southampton Toulouse Paris Air France

Fly-drive car hire brokers

CompareCarRentals.co.uk is an online cost comparison website that will enable you to arrange fly-drive car hire irrespective of which airline or airport you use!

The cars are provided by the major operators (Hertz, Alamo, Avis etc), so your contract will actually be with someone like Hertz - the advantage you have is being able to compare the different rates all on one page.

Over the past few years, many of our clients have used this service and all of the feedback we have had has been good.

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