Planning a Trip
Getting There -- From Toulouse, seven trains make the trip per day (trip time: 1 hr., 15 min.); the one-way fare from Toulouse is 13€ ($17). For information, call tel. 36-35, or visit www.voyages-sncf.com. The Castres bus station is at place Soult. Call tel. 05-63-35-37-31 for information on schedules and fares. Seven buses a day run between Toulouse and Castres, costing 11€ ($14) one-way; trip time is 1 hour. Buses to and from Albi depart and arrive every hour, Monday to Saturday, for 5.50€ ($7.15) for a single trip.
If you're driving, Castres is on N126 east of Toulouse and N112 south of Albi.
Visitor Information -- The Office de Tourisme is at 3 rue Milhau Ducommun (tel. 05-63-62-63-62; fax 05-63-62-63-60; www.ville-castres.fr).
Planning a Trip
Getting There -- From Toulouse, seven trains make the trip per day (trip time: 1 hr., 15 min.); the one-way fare from Toulouse is 13€ ($17). For information, call tel. 36-35, or visit www.voyages-sncf.com. The Castres bus station is at place Soult. Call tel. 05-63-35-37-31 for information on schedules and fares. Seven buses a day run between Toulouse and Castres, costing 11€ ($14) one-way; trip time is 1 hour. Buses to and from Albi depart and arrive every hour, Monday to Saturday, for 5.50€ ($7.15) for a single trip.
If you're driving, Castres is on N126 east of Toulouse and N112 south of Albi.
Visitor Information -- The Office de Tourisme is at 3 rue Milhau Ducommun (tel. 05-63-62-63-62; fax 05-63-62-63-60; www.ville-castres.fr).
