There are 3 ways to get from Cauterets to Carcassonne by bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Line 965 bus, train
best- Take the bus from CAUTERETS - Gare to LOURDES - Gare SNCFbus 965
- Take the train from Lourdes to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Carcassonnetrain Ter
5h 9m€47–84Line 965 bus, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from CAUTERETS - Gare to LOURDES - Gare SNCFbus 965
- Take the bus from Tarbes to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Carcassonnebus 718
7h 24m€22–38Drive 265.7 km
- Drive from Cauterets to Carcassonnecar 265.7 km
3h 13m€43–62
Cauterets to Carcassonne by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cauterets to Carcassonne is to line 965 bus and bus which costs €22 - €40 and takes 7h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Cauterets to Carcassonne is to drive which takes 3h 13m and costs €40 - €65.
No, there is no direct bus from Cauterets to Carcassonne. However, there are services departing from CAUTERETS - Gare and arriving at Carcassonne via Lourdes - Gare SNCF, Tarbes and Toulouse. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 24m.
The distance between Cauterets and Carcassonne is 300 km. The road distance is 265.7 km.
The best way to get from Cauterets to Carcassonne without a car is to line 965 bus and train which takes 5h 9m and costs €45 - €85.
It takes approximately 5h 9m to get from Cauterets to Carcassonne, including transfers.
Cauterets to Carcassonne bus services, operated by liO Occitanie - Hautes-Pyrénées, depart from CAUTERETS - Gare station.
Cauterets to Carcassonne bus services, operated by liO Occitanie - Hautes-Pyrénées, arrive at LOURDES - Gare SNCF station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cauterets to Carcassonne is 266 km. It takes approximately 3h 13m to drive from Cauterets to Carcassonne.
There are 1551+ hotels available in Carcassonne.
What companies run services between Cauterets, France and Carcassonne, France?
You can take a bus from CAUTERETS - Gare to Carcassonne via Lourdes - Gare SNCF, Bastillac, Tarbes, Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station, and Toulouse in around 7h 24m.
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lourdes to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 806 800 350
- [email protected]
- Website
- liO Occitanie - Hautes-Pyrénées
Bus from CAUTERETS - Gare to LOURDES - Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- liO Occitanie - Hautes-Pyrénées
Bus from CAUTERETS - Gare to LOURDES - Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- liO Occitanie - Hautes-Pyrénées
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Tarbes to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Toulouse to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Flixbus
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