Getting to Tarn / Languedoc / Mazamet for your French Gite Holiday

By Air

Carcassonne Airport

Carcassonne Airport is situated just 4 kilometres to the east of Carcassonne City. Approximately 45 mins from Mazamet it is the closest International airport to Mazamet.

Ryanair.com fly into Carcassonne from; Brussels, Dublin, East Midlands, Liverpool, Stanstead and Shannon (IRL).

Car Hire from Carcassonne Airport.

Toulouse Airport

Toulouse Airport is approximately 1.15 hours from Mazamet

EasyJet fly from Bristol and Gatwick to Toulouse

FlyBe fly from Birmingham to Toulouse on a daily basis.

BMI Baby offer a service from Manchester to Toulouse.

British Airways offer a service from Gatwick to Toulouse.

Aer Lingus fly from Dublin to Toulouse.

Car Hire from Toulouse Airport is available from the Airport and the town.

Castres-Mazamet Airport

• Information for reservations: 33 (0) 5 63 70 34 77
• Scheduled flights: 2 per day, Paris and Lyon
• Company: Proteus Airlines

By Sea

Arriving in France via Ferry, will leave a considerable journey by road but the roads down from the North provide pleasant scenery and a good chance to see the country.

Ferry Operators across the English Channel and to the North of Spain:

• Hoverspeed
• Brittany Ferries
• P & 0 Ferries
• Condor Ferries

By Car

The area is best explored by car, car hire is available from Toulouse Airport, Castres and Carcassonne Airport Car Hire Here.

Mazamet is situated on on a major road network between Toulouse and Beziers, if arriving via one of France's many ferry ports we would suggest using the excellent Michelin Website to plan your journey, as a rough guide the following major towns are listed in approximate travelling times

• Castres: 15 mins
• Albi: 45 mins
• Carcassonne: 45 mins
• Beziers: 1 hr
• Toulouse: 1.25 hrs
• Montpelier: 2 hrs
• Spain: 2.2 hrs
• Bordeaux: 4 hrs
• Andorra: 4 hrs
• Paris: 7 hrs
• St Malo: 8.5 hrs
• Cherbourg: 10hrs

GPS (lat/lon) co-ordinates are:
Lat: 43.486330 (43:29:11N)
Lon: 2.373551 (2:22:24E)

Interactive Map

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By Train

It is possible to get the train from the UK to Mazamet, once in Toulouse there are 12 direct trains to Mazamet per day, more information from SNCF Website.

The nearest major train station is in Toulouse a TGV (Train Grande Vitesse) goes regularly from Paris to Toulouse. Many other trains from all major cities of France also go to Toulouse. The Toulouse-Matabiau Station serves as a train station, a bus station and a metro station making it easy to access all forms of transportation.

The TGV from Paris to Toulouse takes 4 hours, from Marseille it takes 4 hours, Bordeaux 2 hours, and Nantes 7 hours.

However you decide to get here, we are sure you will enjoy your French Gite Holidays