Transport from Conques to Toulouse

[maryoneil]

Dear Pilgrims,

I am ending my walk at Conques and need to get to Toulouse airport to catch flight to London at 21:25 on Thursday May 3 2018.

Can anyone help me with any information about transport options.

Thank you so much
Mary O'Neil

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[Kanga]

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In answer to your question. I'm looking! My memory is that we had to walk to Decazeville (the town after Conques) to catch a train.

 

[Kanga]

Yes, that seems to be the best - Conques is a tiny little place. Whereas Decazeville, which is only about 16km from Conques, has a train station. It is called Viviez Decazeville. The trains run to Toulouse from Decazeville about every 4 hours. Well, provided the drivers are not on strike!

 

[kelleymac]

Check with the tourist office in Conques! They are very helpful! You may be able to catch the postal van to Figeac or Decazeville and then pick up a train (or bus) to Toulouse.

 

[Mournes]

The 3/5 is listed as a strike day on the SNCF calender.On 2/5 trains from Decazeville to Toulouse trains run every 2 hours up to 13.37 and every 4 hours after that.Check out sncf.com for exact times and prices.Bon chemin.

 

[Mournes]

Sorry Mary,there is not a 4 hour gap between trains in the afternoon but some trains later in the day can take up to 4 hours
to reach Toulouse.

 

[ranthr]

Some years ago I took the schoolbus early in the morning from Conques to the nearest railwaystation in Rodez, I think, and from there took a train onwards. It was not far by bus but it took a couple of hours stopping here and there. The touristoffice in Conques will inform you. I think there was only a bus on weekdays.

 

[maryoneil]

The 3/5 is listed as a strike day on the SNCF calender.On 2/5 trains from Decazeville to Toulouse trains run every 2 hours up to 13.37 and every 4 hours after that.Check out sncf.com for exact times and prices.Bon chemin.

Thanks so much for all your help and suggestions. Does any one know if the SNCF strike days are “set in stone “ ? Also is it possible to email the tourist office at Conques directly re other options if the trains are on strike ? Thanks so much Mary

 

[Duayne Meyer]

Dear Pilgrims,

I am ending my walk at Conques and need to get to Toulouse airport to catch flight to London at 21:25 on Thursday May 3 2018.

Can anyone help me with any information about transport options.

Thank you so much
Mary O'Neil

(Edited by Moderator to remove personal details. Anyone who wishes to contact Mary, please use the "start a conversation" option that appears if you hover over her avatar).

Check out BlaBla Car (Blablacar.fr). The website is pretty simple and straightforward with availability and pricing. Pricing is very reasonable.
It’s a bit early for your date, but it’s worth a look.
All the best.

 

[Kitsambler]

The Tourism Office should be able to connect you with a taxi lift from Conques to the nearest (functioning) train station.

 

[maryoneil]

Check out BlaBla Car (Blablacar.fr). The website is pretty simple and straightforward with availability and pricing. Pricing is very reasonable.
It’s a bit early for your date, but it’s worth a look.
All the best.

Thanks so much , you are a mine of information! , any idea about buses? Regards Mary

 

[maryoneil]

Yes, that seems to be the best - Conques is a tiny little place. Whereas Decazeville, which is only about 16km from Conques, has a train station. It is called Viviez Decazeville. The trains run to Toulouse from Decazeville about every 4 hours. Well, provided the drivers are not on strike!

Thanks so much for this information,and also editing my initial post , this is the first time I’ve used a forum , which is probably obvious! Do you know what the availability is re buses as it does appear that the trains are on strike 3/5/18? I have been told about the Blabla car option which is helpful. Thanks so much Mary

 

[Kitsambler]

The only buses I ever heard of at Conques were the school runs.

 

[Mournes]

Mary,as ranthr indicated in his response there is a school bus to Rodez which leaves on school days just after 7 a.m.You will find a link to the Bus Co and the timetable on the Office de Tourisme Conques web site.This bus service is available to all and is cheap.Better to have contingency plans in place .Bonne Chance

 

[Amy Mello]

I am making a similar trip in reverse in May. From Toulouse I'm taking the train to Rodez - that seems pretty frequent. Then for a taxi to Conques I reached to La Malle Postale who agreed even tho its a holiday when I arrive. A couple years ago I used them to take me from Conques to Rodez and 2 years ago it cost about 35 euro. I went to Rome2Rio.com for info on the train to Rodez but its a local train and takes about 1hr 45 min

 

[Mournes]

Hi Amy,the french railway workers are on strike on specified days currently and during the months of May and June..You can check the dates of the strikes on sncf.com

 

[Duayne Meyer]

Thanks so much , you are a mine of information! , any idea about buses? Regards Mary

Kitsambler’s advice is excellent. The only buses I saw around Conques were tour buses.

 

[BlackRocker57]

Thanks so much for all your help and suggestions. Does any one know if the SNCF strike days are “set in stone “ ? Also is it possible to email the tourist office at Conques directly re other options if the trains are on strike ? Thanks so much Mary

Hi Mary, it is my understanding that the most efficient path out of Conques [to catch a train] is via Rodez, which is a major town not so far from Conques, best reached by taxi [ask lovely folk at Tourist Office OR your accommodation host to book for you if needs be] and then direct train to Toulouse ref. post by Amy Mello. Rome2Rio is an excellent application that can help you with just about any journey that you care to think of, anywhere in the world.

3 May is a strike day and from what I have read and heard the dates are in stone [for now] so it is possible that trains from Rodez to Toulouse will be impacted ...

NOT all trains are cancelled on strike days, generally something / somewhere between 20 and 60% of trains are pulled out of service : depends on how many drivers turn up for work ... in which case, as mentioned elsewhere in this post, BlaBlaCar may be your best bet ...

Here is a link for you to the «Rome2Rio» website : https://www.rome2rio.com/

Bon chemin, bonne chance et bonne continuation

 

[kelleymac]

I took a bus/van out that runs from village to village on the Le Puy- SJPP route every day, from Conques to Figeac-- early October in 2017, on a Saturday. I was taking the night train from Figeac back to Paris. The Tourist Office has the information about the transit. i could have taken a taxi, but it was very expensive. -- I arrived in Figeac in the early afternoon-- my train came through Figeac at about midnight, so after walking about Figeac, I went to a gîte, took a shower, and then a nap ,and had a wonderful dinner with other pilgrims. The gîte also had dates and juice set out for me when I arrived. --