All the information to get to Foix in car, riding a train or plane.

By car 🚗

You want to come by car to move around more easily during your stay? Here's how to get to us!
Foix is ​​at: 

  • 1h00 Toulouse
  • 2h30 from Montpellier
  • 3h30 from Barcelona
  • 7h00 from Paris
  • 1 hour from Carcassonne
  • 3h00 from Bordeaux
  • 4h00 from Marseille
  • 10h00 from Brussels

Which roads to take?

  • A66 between Toulouse and Pamiers, then the N20 towards Foix to access Haute-Ariège
  • N20 from Andorra or Spain
  • D117 from the direction of Tarbes/Lourdes via Saint-Girons
  • D117 from the direction of Perpignan via Quillan and Lavelanet

By train 🚂

Fast et eco-friendly, the train will be your best ally to come and discover thanks to the soft mobility the department of Ariège.

Foix train station with view of the castle

Links SNCF daily:

  • TGV Paris Montparnasse – Toulouse Matabiau.
  • Paris Austerlitz – Ax-les-Thermes (possibility of taking advantage of the night train) 
  • Boussens – Saint-Girons (SNCF coach connection)
  • TER Toulouse – La Tour de Carol (stops at Saverdun, Pamiers, Foix, Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Ax-les-Thermes stations, etc.)

Connections by RENFE :

  • Latour-de-Carol – Barcelona
  • AVE Barcelona – Toulouse

Occitanie Rail Tour

Destination Occitanie South of France! Embark on a journey to liO Train discovering this beautiful and large region which will reveal all its secrets to you with theOccitanie Rail Tour.
Unmissable stages await you, passing countryside in the mountains, a relaxing break at the edge of the Mediterranean sea but also a visit to the most beautiful towns in Occitania.

To discover the region with the Occitanie Rail Tour, benefit from a Pass at 10€ per day and travel unlimited from 2 to 6 consecutive days in Occitania aboard liO Train.

By plane ✈️

THEToulouse-Blagnac airport and l'Carcassonne airport allow you to arrive in the south of France easily from your departure city.

From Toulouse-Blagnac airport

Tram and metro lines take you to the city center. There are also shuttles that run regularly (every 15 to 20 minutes) between the airport and Toulouse Matabiau station.

From Carcassonne airport

Shuttles from the airport allow you to reach the city of Carcassonne, but also take you to the station. 
From the station, you can take a train to Toulouse and then go down to Foix. 

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