Travel planning
For 2006 Ryanair are
opening up new routes to Carcassonne.
Liverpool to Carcassonne has been operational from February.
Nottingham East Midlands to Carcassonne has been operational from the 8th March,
4 flights per week on Sun, Mon, Weds and Friday
By road
Driving from a channel port to Le Somail is not as daunting as
it sounds.
With an overnight stop in central France (many motels are available at around
€25 per
room), it can be a very pleasant journey of two 5 to 6 hour legs.
Check Norfolk Line, Sea France, or Hoverspeed for cheap channel crossings, or
try Ferry
Savers or Ferry
Offers.
We also recommend
- Minervois Cruisers' base is located in the attractive hamlet of Le Somail, 8 miles (13
kilometres) northwest of Narbonne.
- From Carcassonne, take the N113 eastwards, towards Narbonne, but turn left after a few
kilometres into Tr่bes, and follow the D610 towards Beziers via Puicheric and Homps,
where it becomes the D11 and then the D5. At a roundabout after Pouzols, turn
right onto the D607 towards Narbonne; Le Somail is on your left immediately after the
road crosses the canal.
- From most other directions, take the Narbonne Sud exit from the A9 autoroute, and
follow the N213 clockwise around Narbonne until turning left onto the D607 (direction St
Pons). Proceed through Marcorignan and St Marcel; Le Somail is on your right just before
the canal bridge.
- In the centre of Le Somail you will see the famous stone bridge
over the canal, with the chapel on its western end. Our office is behind the large stone
building on the eastern end of the bridge.
- If renting a car, please bear in mind
though that if you travel outside the country of rental, you may be
liable for the cost of any loss to a car driven into a non permitted
country. including the cost of repatriating the car if necessary. We
recommend you carefully check with your chosen rental company before
booking your rental car
By rail
Check with Rail
Europe or SNCF
for special fares from London to Narbonne.
With one change this takes only about 8 hours, and is usually priced at around ฃ130
return. If travelling from Spain you may wish to try RENFE.
By air
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Carcassonne
- Our nearest airport is Carcassonne, served by Ryanair
from London Stansted and Charleroi, Belgium. Taxis from Carcassonne cost about
82 one-way, except before 07:00 and after 19:00, and all day
Sunday, when the charge is
126.
There is also the option of an 8-passenger minibus for a charge of about
110 (134 night-time & Sunday).
Perpignan
- Ryanair also fly from London Stansted,
Charleroi (Brussels) and Frankfurt
(Germany) to Perpignan, which is
almost as close to our base. Also, from 2004, Flybe
has been operating flights to and from Perpignan. Taxis are around
139 on Saturdays, and 201 on Sundays (or between 19:00 and
07:00 on other days). A Minibus, taking 8 passengers, is around
154 on Saturdays, and 208 on Sundays (or between 19:00 and
07:00 on other days)
Toulouse
- British European from Birmingham is an ideally timed flight.
Taxis cost 227 - 310 so you will find a hire car from holiday
autos much more convenient & cheaper (around 150 for an
economy 4 door). The drive takes 1 hour 45 minutes. British
Airways, Air France and BMI Baby also fly into Toulouse. Taxis are around
241 on Saturdays, and 328 on Sundays (or between 19:00 and
07:00 on other days). A Minibus, taking 8 passengers, is around
274 on Saturdays, and 328 on Sundays (or between 19:00 and
07:00 on other days)
N๎mes
- If you're on a budget and/or keen to see more of the Midi,
consider flying Ryanair
from Stansted to N๎mes. These fares are often cheaper, and the airport bus
connects directly with N๎mes railway station, from where trains run frequently to
Narbonne, about 8 miles from our base. Taxis from Nimes are around
274 on Saturdays, and 366 on Sundays (or between 19:00 and
07:00 on other days). A Minibus, taking 8 passengers, is around
284 on Saturdays, and 366 on Sundays (or between 19:00 and
07:00 on other days).
Taxis from Narbonne are around
28 on Saturdays, and 34 on Sundays (or between 19:00 and 07:00
on other days). A Minibus, taking 8 passengers, is around 45 on
Saturdays, and 56 on Sundays (or between 19:00 and
07:00 on other days)
Montpellier
- Another airport in the general area is
Montpellier
(British Airways, Air France, Ryanair,
etc). Easy connection
by bus and train to Narbonne, or again, consider the car hire option. Taxis are around
201 on Saturdays, and 271 on Sundays (or between 19:00 and
07:00 on other days). A Minibus, taking 8 passengers, is around
238 on Saturdays, and 274 on Sundays (or between 19:00 and
07:00 on other days)
Spain
- Another holiday option would incorporate a charter flight to Gerona in NE Spain, or a budget airline flight to Barcelona
.
-
Barcelona can be reached by Easy
Jet from Luton, Gatwick, Liverpool, Amsterdam and
Geneva, by Go
from East Midlands, Stansted and Bristol, and by BMI
Baby from East Midlands.
At Barcelona a Mercedes 160 may be hired from Easy
Rentacar at a cost usually less (for 8 days)
than the return taxi fare from Carcassonne airport to our base. It's only a
2.5 hour drive from Barcelona to our base. Please bear in mind
though that if you travel outside the country of rental, you
will be liable for the cost of any loss to a car driven into a
non permitted country. including the cost of repatriating the
car if necessary. We recommend you carefully check with Easy
Rentacar car before booking your rental car
Bed & Breakfast
-
Should you require bed and breakfast
before / after your holiday, we suggest "Les
Volets Bleus" (The Blue Shutters). Close to Our base, they
also operate an air conditioned minibus service to / from the
Airports/ station:
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