Rome to Lourdes , train , air or bus ?

[Lucas05]

I fly into Rome in April and would like to know which is the better/cheapest path to get to Lourdes.
Many thanks.

 

[anniethenurse]

I fly into Rome in April and would like to know which is the better/cheapest path to get to Lourdes.
Many thanks.

Welcome to the forum!
The cheapest path is the walking path!
Better? maybe but faster: you could fly Baboo (a Swiss airline based in Geneva) from Rome Fiumicio to Bordeaux About €139 http://www.flybaboo.com/flybaboo/en/en-en/index.cfm?
I have no experience on using this airline.
More about low cost airlines http://www.flylowcostairlines.org/low-cost-airlines/
Then take a train from Bordeaux to Toulouse. About 3 - 4 hours and costs € 25 to € 40 http://www.voyages-sncf.com/
From Toulouse another train and finally a bus to get to Lourdes.
I haven`t been there so I don`t know the local conditions.
An earlier post on the forum miscellaneous-topics/topic7672.html?hilit=lourdes#p45901

Buen camino!
annie

 

[Trudy]

Flying will certainly be the fastest and least stressful way to get from Rome to Lourdes. There are flights from Rome to Toulouse. At Toulouse you take a shuttle or taxi to Toulouse Matabiau station and then the train directly to Lourdes. I've taken the Toulouse-Lourdes train several times and it takes 2 hours.

There is no bus service between Rome and Lourdes, or even nearby, and the train will take almost 24 hours with several changes.

 

[sillydoll]

Air France fly from Rome to Paris to Lourdes - about 660 euro.

 

[sillydoll]

* Take a train from ROME to Lourdes : You can find all the information you need and schedules on the SNCF website (French railway company) : Ventimille - Lourdes : http://www.voyages-sncf.com
and on the TRENITALIA website (Spanish railway company) : ROMA - VENTIMILLE : http://www.trenitalia.it


*You can go by Eurolines bus : To Toulouse from Rome - € 88 (120km from Lourdes)

http://www.eurolines.fr/destinations/de ... s-darrets/
From Toulouse to Lourdes take a train : http://www.voyages-sncf.com

Also you can contact a travel agency in Roma like Unitalsi which organizes trips or travel to Lourdes. http://www.unitalsi.it

 

[Lucas05]

Thanx fellow Pilgrims ,
It looks like I'm going to take the ferry to Barcelona then train it to Toulouse the next morning .Unfortunatly a ferry from Rome to either Toulouse or Marseille doesn't exist , so I'll have a night in Barcelona instead which really isn't a chore .
Lucas.