Travel from Barcelona to Nice visiting Carcassonne on the way
I'm planning to fly to Barcelona, stay there for about a week and then make my way to Nice and fly back home from there a week later.
It seems like taking a bus is the easiest and cheapest way to travel along the riviera. However, I also want to stop by Carcassonne on my way. This makes it a bit more difficult.
A simple but quite expensive solution is to rent a car in Barcelona and deliver it a week later at the airport in Nice. I'm wondering if there is a cheaper but still efficient (simple) way to make this trip?
The plan is to use a 5-6 days from Barcelona to Nice, with stops (and sleep-overs) in Carcassonne, Montepellier and Marseille. So I don't plan on stopping between Barcelona and Carcassonne. I think taking a train might be a good idea, but I still don't know how to get to and from Carcassonne without throwing away too much time...
Best Answer
There is regular train service between Montpellier and Carcassonne. In fact, on http://en.voyages-sncf.com I found a direct train from Barcelona to Carcassonne which is about 45 to 50 € depending on the day and ticket type. That train takes about 2.5 hours.
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Can you travel from Barcelona to France by train?
In just 6h 25m, a direct high-speed train will take you from Barcelona to Paris. There are direct departures from Barcelona Sants each day at 09:25, 13:20 and 16:20. All services from Barcelona to the French capital pull into the Gare De Lyon station, one of France's busiest railway hubs.How do you get to Carcassonne France?
Also, you can get to Carcassonne by TGV from Dijon, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, or Bordeaux. Additionally, many TER and Intercit\xe9 trains grant you acces to nearby cities like Narbonne, Limoux, or Perpignan. Night trains in the direction of or coming from Paris also make a stop at the Carcassonne train station.Is there a direct train from Barcelona to Toulouse?
No, there are no direct train services from Barcelona to Toulouse.Is Carcassonne near Bordeaux?
The distance between Bordeaux and Carcassonne is 296 km. The road distance is 335.7 km.10 Best Day Trips From Barcelona
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