Comments on: Train: Toulouse to Barcelona via La Tour de Carol (or La Tor de Querol)

By: Ben R

Ben R — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 11:10:04 +0000

If your going from the Spanish side, just go to Sants and get the R3 timetable, The French side can be picked up on SNCF.fr or just have faith, as the French side is much more regular than the Spanish one.

By: Ben R

Ben R — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 11:08:13 +0000

Just to echo the above. This journey is very easy, really cheap, and a wonderful and relaxing ride. We did this on Thu 16th of Sept 2010 without a hitch.

The problem is that the Catalunya side is lacking info. The route is the R3 from barca to Vic. Sometimes it continues to Latour (as its called in Catalan).

Just have faith. It does exist. The orderly, clean and organised French side is a contrast to the Spanish though!

Word of warning, the trains did not meet up for us, with a two hour wait in La Tour. There’s a shop to buy picnic in about 2k towards Enveight(sp?).

There#s not food on the trains, and the Spanish one is quite and adventure as it becomes an urban commuter train halfway along.

By: Barbara Alpert

Barbara Alpert — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:22:01 +0000

On September 5 I want to travel by rail from Barcelona to Foix (actually Tarascon sur Ariege). Will it be a possibility. I would love to go through La Tour de Querol. No one seems to have clear information. This site is my only hope for information. Barbara

By: Louis

Louis — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:18:44 +0000

Hey, Melanie, this is Louis. Louisa is in India at the moment and her Internet connection is in and out. She’ll get back to you soon! Sorry if takes longer than you hoped to get a reply!

By: Melanie

Melanie — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:13:51 +0000

Hi Louisa

I am hoping to make the journey from Toulouse to Barcelona via La Tour de Carol on 20 July 2010….it is quite a struggle to find information! I have found details of a train from Toulouse to La Tour de Carol, but the next stage of the journey is proving rather elusive! Can either you or Mike confirm whether the information above is current?

Thank you in advance for your advice!
Melanie.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 08:03:26 +0000

Hi
Its not too difficult to establish the train times….www.sncf.fr and http://www.refe.es both give the details………its more difficult to establish if the trains are actually running! If there is a sign saying Car, then there will be a bus link (very confusing).
Agree that the way around by the coastal route is long, hot and very frustrating. As we live in Foix we don’t do that very often! The route is well known and we get a lot of Americans and Antipodeans using it – its a good gateway into France, and the scenery is stunning.