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Air travel to our properties for rent in the South of France especially to the regions of the Languedoc, Provence, Côte D'Azur and even Corsica has been revolutionised by the advent of cheap "no-frills" airlines like Ryanair, Flybe, Easy Jet and Thompsonfly, who have return flights to the region for as little as £30 return including airport taxes in low season. Their competition has meant that British airways have also reduced their tariffs.

For Western Languedoc it may even be worth considering flights to Girona in Spain, about an hour south of the border. Some airlines refer to it as "Barcelona-Girona", (although it is closer to France than to Barcelona!).

Now our villas for rent in Béziers are even easier to get to: * New Route Ryanair flights from Bristol to Béziers-Cap D'Agde operating from 31st March 2009 - Mon/Wed/Fri and Sat in Summer and Mon/Fri in Winter

Flights London Luton to Béziers (Ryanair) three times per week in the summer and two per week in the winter.

• New Route Edinburgh - Caracassonne - March 2009
• New Route Liverpool - Liverpool - Wed/Fri/Sun
• New Route East Mids - Carcassonne Mon/Wed/Fri/Sun
• New Route Stansted - Carcassonne Mon/Wed/Fri/Sun
• New Route Leeds/Bradford - Carcassonne - Sun/Wed - March 2010
• New Route Leeds/Bradford - Montpellier - Mon/Fri - March 2010
• New Route Bournemouth - Carcassonne Tues/Sat June 09
• New Route Gatwick - Montpellier (EasyJet) - All Year
• New Route Southampton - Beziers - starts 27 May 2010 (Flybe)

 

To see a comprehensive list of flights from UK airports to southern France's airports - CLICK HERE

Lowfareflights.co.uk A very useful site indeed - It compares latest airfares from the lowcost no-frills airlines from the UK (it does not have details of some full service airlines like BA and Air France). Fares are updated daily.

cheapflights.com All airlines from all UK airports. Consider flying from your local airport to Paris then on to a local airport in South of France, or to Gerona just over the border in Spain.

From the USA:

- Check out Air France for through-ticket to one of the regional airports via Paris. Despite their reputation for being pricey they can be surprisingly competitive, eg. LA to Montpellier, changing at Paris, was recently available from about $400 return.

- Or look at flights to London Gatwick (eg. Virgin) then British Airways or Ryan Air to regional airports in South of France.

Airport Parking:

Start your holiday to France by saving on your UK airport parking. Check out flypark.co.uk or uk-airport-car-parking.co.uk

For Provence and Côte D'Azur take the Reims-Rhone valley route (A7 autoroute). For Central Languedoc take the Massif Central Route (A75 autoroute) which is shorter and prettier than going via the Rhone valley. The A75 is free south of Clermont Ferrand and there is no longer a bottle-neck at Millau now that the new viaduct has been completed.

Distances from channel ports, (and estimated driving times):

	CAEN	CALAIS
Perpignan	1074 km (10 hrs)	1144 km (10-11 hrs)
Carcassonne	835 km   (9 hrs)	1058 km (10 hrs)
Béziers	980 km   (9 hrs)	1050 km (10 hrs)
Avignon	920 km   (8.5hrs)	988 km   (9.5 hrs)
Nice	1170 km (11 hrs)	1231 km (11.5 hrs)

Route Planners:

(Estimated journey times, distances, autoroute tolls): viamichelin.com The Michelin Guide's website; best all-round guide; route-planner, hotels, restaurants: the lot!
Maporama.com route-planner & maps
Mappy.com route-planner & maps

Eurostar.com London to Avignon direct trains take less than 6 hours.

Eurotunnel channel tunnel rail-link.

raileurope (TGV = "Trains à Grande Vitesse"). Less than 3 hours from Paris to Avignon! A good alternative to second-leg flights following trans-Atlantic flights.

SNCF.com The French railways official website.

Don't assume that you will get the best deal with your airline's car-hire partner - Shop around!

Rhino Car Hire
EveryCarHire.com
Auto Europe
rentacar
Alamo.com
location-voiture-vehicule.com
ADA.fr (french) Cheaper than the big boys.
Sixt Also have very competitive prices.
Hertz

English website: lists all the car hire companies in Avignon

Car hire companies direct:

	ADA	Avis	Budget	Citer	Europcar	Hertz	Sixt
Toulouse	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Carcassonne	N	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N
Perpignan	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N
Montpellier	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Béziers	Y	Y	N	N	Y	N	N
Nimes	N	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N
Avignon	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N
Marseille	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Toulon	N	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N
Nice	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y

Of the car hire companies Ada and Sixt tend to be the cheapest.

People arriving on the train to Béziers might want to know there are 2 car hire companies just outside the train station.

AVIS is open Monday to Friday: 8.30-12.00 & 14.00 - 18.30 or Saturday: 8.30 - 12.00. Their number is 04 67 28 65 44

If you would like to book out of hours, go through your travel agent or contact the Nice office.

EUROPCAR is open Monday to Friday: 8.00 - 13.00 or Saturday: 8.00 - 14.00. Their number is 04 67 62 09 89

If you cannot pick up the car during office hours, you can reserve in advance with your credit card details and your driving licence details, the Terminus Hotel (opposite the station) will give you the keys when you arrive.

When dropping the car off, again if you are not able to make it during office hours, you can leave the keys at the Terminus Hotel - however this incurs a 3€ charge.

TAXI SERVICE LANGUEDOC

Taxi  service (English Speaking) - all airport pick ups - Corporate and Personal Travel

Andy Dickson (English living in France)

A D Travel

Email ADTravel@free.fr

Phone: 0033 467 240365

Mobile: 0033 623 139778

Taxi Service but must be booked in advance

Sea France Routes include Dover-Calais

P&O Ferries Routes include Dover-Calais

Brittany Ferrys Portsmouth, Poole, Plymouth and Cork to Brittany.

ferrytofrance.co.uk Discount Agency for Ferry crossings and channel tunnel rail-link

Aferry - Cheap Ferries to France