Easy Access by Road, Rail or Air
Access by Road
From Calais 600 miles door-to-door of which 567 miles are of motorway standard.
- Motorway, Calais to Montauban - A16, A10, A71, A20
National Roads, Montauban to Gaillac - D999
- AA estimate 8.50 hours driving
Access by Rail
- Eurostar from London St. Pancras/Ebbsfleet/Ashford to Paris Nord. 2.5/2.0 hours.
- Transfer by metro to Paris Austerlitz.
- Paris Austerlitz, to Toulouse by TGV express. Approximately 5.0 hours.
 Access by Air
The route to La Vele may well depend on what is considered to be the most important criteria, e.g.
- A preferred low cost or scheduled airline.
- Accessibility, driving time and cost to get to the nearest appropriate UK airport.
- The availability and/or cost of flights from the UK to a convenient airport in France.
- Accessibility and driving time to La Vele from the French airport of arrival.
Research suggests that there are twenty two [22] Regional Airports in the UK, Republic of Ireland and the Channel Isles used by eight [8] scheduled or low-cost airlines to service thirteen [13] airports in SW France, all of which are easily accessible to La Vele [see chart below for full details].
Choosing a Flight
Having booked La Vele for your preferred holiday dates -
- Select the most convenient departure Airport to your home from the left hand column.
- From the AA Estimated Driving Time, Choose an acceptable driving time to La Vele, between 1 and 3 hours.
- Check the appropriate Airline Codes against the airport of departure.
- Access the websites of the appropriate Airline[s], and compare prices for your booked holiday dates.
- Repeat the search as necessary, then book your flights with the preferred Airline.
Flight Options from Regional Airports in the UK, Channel Isles and Eire
to Airports in France Convenient to La Vele
| ARRIVAL AIRPORT |
Toulouse |
Rodez |
Carcassonne |
Brive |
Bergerac |
Lourdes |
Beziers |
Biarritz |
Bordeaux |
Perpignan |
Pau |
Limoges |
Montpellier |
| Kilometres |
80 |
100 |
160 |
170 |
185 |
250 |
255 |
265 |
265 |
270 |
275 |
280 |
315 |
| Driving Time |
Upto 1hr |
1 to 2 hrs |
2 to 3 hrs |
| UK AIRPORT |
| Belfast |
2, 6 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
5 |
|
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|
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| Birmingham |
5 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
7 |
5 |
5, 7 |
|
5 |
|
| Bournemouth |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
|
| Bristol |
4 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
7 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
| Edinburgh |
6 |
|
7 |
|
5 |
|
5 |
|
4, 7 |
|
|
7 |
|
| Exeter |
|
|
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|
5 |
|
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|
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|
|
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| Glasgow |
|
|
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|
5 |
|
5 |
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
| Isle of Man |
|
|
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|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Leeds-Bradford |
6 |
|
7 |
|
5, 6 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
7 |
7 |
| Liverpool |
|
|
7 |
|
7 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
7 |
|
| London-City |
|
|
|
8 |
|
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|
|
|
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| London-Gatwick |
4 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
4 |
2, 4 |
|
|
5 |
4 |
| London-Heathrow |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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| London-Luton |
|
|
|
|
7 |
|
7 |
|
4 |
|
|
7 |
4 |
| London-Stansted |
|
7 |
7 |
|
7 |
7 |
|
7 |
|
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
| Manchester |
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
| Newcastle |
6 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
| Nottingham-East Midlands |
3 |
|
7 |
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
|
| Prestwick |
|
|
7 |
|
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| Southampton |
|
|
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|
5 |
|
5 |
|
5 |
5 |
|
5 |
|
| REPUBLIC OF IRELAND |
| Cork |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
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| Dublin |
1 |
7 |
7 |
|
5 |
|
5 |
7 |
1, 7 |
1 |
|
5 |
|
| Shannon |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| CHANNEL ISLANDS |
| Guernsey |
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Jersey |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
2 |
|
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|
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| Airline Code |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
| Airline Name |
Aer Lingus |
BA |
Bmi Baby |
EasyJet |
FlyBe |
Jet2.com |
RyanAir |
Cityjet |
Supporting Notes
- The above table may not be comprehensive, as the low cost airlines both add and suspend routes from time-to-time.
- Some carriers/routes operate only during the winter or summer holiday seasons. Check with appropriate websites.
- The 2 to 3 hours driving time is based on the distance and driving time estimates made by the AA, when determining the fastest routes between each Airport and La Vele.
Please feel free to contact us for additional travel advice.
  
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