Getting Here


We are located in the Tarn area of South West France, with excellent communication to major airports, road and rail links.
Getting to us by air
Toulouse (Blagnac, code TLS) is our closest airport (only 45 mins -1hr drive).
Many airlines operate from here, such as:
www.britishairways.com
www.airfrance.com
www.easyjet.com
www.flybe.com
www.klm.com
www.jet2.com
Rodez airport (1 hour 30 mins drive). Operators include:
www.ryanair.com
www.airfrance.com
Carcassonne airport (1 hour 30 mins drive). Operators include:
www.ryanair.com
Try also www.travelocity.com for International flights.
Car hire is readily available from all these airports with most leading agencies, though we would advise that this is cheaper if you book on the internet not at Toulouse airport.
For those travelling by air, free pick-up and drop-off can be arranged from and to Toulouse Blagnac airport between 1500hrs & 1700hrs on the days of arrival and departure.
For students arriving by train to Toulouse Matabiau station, they may tie in with the window and take a navette shuttle to the aiport, or if we are able we will try to come to the station en route, or they may take a quicker connection to Gaillac direct where we can collect most times.
For those arriving outside the window, it may be possible to pick-up & drop-off from and to Toulouse airport for which there would be a small charge of 50 Euros per person per journey.
We pick up and drop off free of charge from and to Gaillac station.
Getting to us by rail
Our closest station is Gaillac which links with Toulouse Matabiau (45 min journey) which is on the TGV route. For European bookings try:
www.sncf.com
www.eurostar.com
www.raileurope.com
Getting to us by road
We are approximately 7 hours from Paris and 10 hours from Calais using the excellent motorway links throughout France. We are able to send directions to the Atelier. Some useful websites for those travelling from the UK include:
www.speedferries.com
www.poferries.com
www.eurotunnel.com
www.multimap.com is an excellent route planner.
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