Piedmont line Toulouse – Lourdes
A trip to the Pyrenees
From Toulouse, the line heads southwards as if magnetised by another line: the incredible line of the Pyrenees mountains that fill up the horizon.
Little by little, you will enter the piedmont and discover its welcoming towns ...
… Saint-Gaudens, Tarbes, and then Lourdes at the foot of the mountains.
On the way, the Pyrenees beckon: get off the train and take a bus ..
... to the grandiose Pic du Midi, Gavarnie cirque and Saint-Lary.
The Piedmont line
Toulouse – Lourdes
- Journey with stopovers: Up to 11 days.
- Non-stop journey: 3 hours 10 min.
- On-board service: bicycles allowed.
- Best seats: On the left, forward-facing.
- Why choose to journey by train: -86% CO2 emissions.
Tips for travellers
In Toulouse: Plan to spend at least a day to see the city's highlights: the Capitole, Saint-Sernin cathedral, the Jacobins convent ... as well as to enjoy its markets and cafés.
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In Tarbes: Visit the national stud farms, cradle of the Anglo-Arab horse, and rent a bike to cycle to Soues Lake (6km round trip), while admiring the view of the Pyrenees.
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In Lourdes: Climb up the streets to the fortified castle, where you will enjoy a splendid view of the Pyrenees and the world-famous sanctuaries of Lourdes.
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Connections with regional liO buses
- Toulouse:
- 365 bus service Toulouse - Boulogne-sur-Gesse (Gers and Comminges regions).
- 359 bus service Toulouse - Montesquieu-Volvestre (Volvestre region).
- Montréjeau:
- 394 bus service Montréjeau - Luchon (Grand Site Occitanie).
- Lannemezan:
- 963 bus service Lannemezan - Saint-Lary (ski resort, Aure valley).
- 967 bus service Lannemezan - Capvern (spa) - Tarbes.
- Tarbes:
- 961 bus service Tarbes - Marciac (Grand Site Occitanie) - Mont-de-Marsan.
- 931 bus service Auch (Grand Site Occitanie) - Tarbes
- 960 or 962 bus service Tarbes/Lourdes - Bagnères-de-Bigorre (spa) - La Mongie / Pic du Midi (Grand Site Occitanie).
- Lourdes:
- 965 bus service Lourdes - Cauterets (spa) - Luz-Saint-Sauveur (spa) - Gavarnie (Cirque de Gavarnie - Grand Site Occitanie - World Heritage site by UNESCO) - Barèges (spa).
Timetable and map on the liO website site liO - Haute-Garonne tab (367, 359, 394 bus services) and Hautes-Pyrénées tab (for the others bus services).
