ARRIVING BY AIR

The best airport is Gerona, though intercontinental flights use Barcelona.

Flight information can change rapidly.  Please do check for yourself with the arilines' websites before finalising any booking with us and do not book your flights until we have provisionally reserved accommodation for you.

Land by: Gerona 18:00; Barcelona 15:00 for public bus connections to Besalu (1.5 / 3 hrs)

Return flight earliest: Gerona 13:00; Barcelona 16:00 for public bus connections from Olot (2.5 / 4 hrs)

Land by/earliest return flight times not applicable if using pre-booked taxi (Gerona only -  Barcelona impracticable)

Flights from UK and Eire airports (G=Gerona, B=Barcelona):

Belfast Aer Lingus (B) (M/W/F/Su), Easyjet (B) (M/W/F/Su); Flythomascook (G) (Sa only);

Birmingham bmibaby (B) (various days/times, Apr-Sep only); Ryanair (G) (T/Th/Sa, arr 22:35), Thomson Airways (G) (Sa only from 15/05 to 2/10, arr 23.15);

Bournemouth Ryanair (G) (daily);

Bristol Easyjet (B) (daily); Ryanair (G) (daily);

Cardiff bmibaby (B) (various days/times, 29/05 onwards);

Cork Aer Lingus (B) (various days/times);

Doncaster-Sheffield Ryanair (G) (M/W/F/S/Su);

Dublin Aer Lingus (B) (daily); Ryanair (G) (daily);

Durham Tees Valley Ryanair (G) (Tu/T/Sa);

East Midlands Easyjet (B) (daily), BMIbaby (B) (various days/times from end of Mar); Ryanair (G) (daily);

Edinburgh Ryanair (B) (M/W/F), (G) (Tu/Th/Sa)

Gatwick BA (B) (daily), Easyjet (B) (3xdaily); Thomson Airways (G) (Tu/F May-Oct), Ryanair (G) (daily);

Glasgow Prestwick Ryanair (G) (daily);

Heathrow BA (B) (daily), Iberia (B) (daily); Jet 2 (B) (M/Th/F/Sa/Su);

Leeds Bradford Jet 2 (B) (M/Th/F/Sa/Su); Ryanair (G) (W/F/Su);

Liverpool Easyjet (B) (2 x daily); Ryanair (G) (daily);

London City BA (B) (various days/times);

Luton Ryanair (G) (daily);

Manchester BMIbaby (B) (various days/times from end of Mar), Monarch (B) (daily); Thomson Airways (G) (Tu/Sa, May-Oct 6th), Flythomascook (G) (Sa only);

Newcastle Easyjet (B) (daily); Ryanair (G) (W/F/Su), Thomson Airways (G) (Sa only, May-Sep);

Shannon Ryanair (G) (M/ThSa);

Stansted Easyjet (B) (daily); Ryanair (G) (3xdaily);

See "getting to the start of the walk" below for transfer information.

ARRIVING BY TRAIN

Nearest railway station:

Start and finish:  Gerona

Typical rail journey from UK via Paris:

London: Eurostar to Paris (N), transfer by metro to Paris Lyon for train to Montpellier Saint-Roch, change on to train to Girona.  ~12 hrs.

Girona: First to Perpignan, change to TGV to Marne la Vallee-Chessy, and then change onto the Eurostar directly to London St Pancras International. ~13 hrs.

The first hotel is in Besalu and the last in La Pinya, near Olot. Transfer times and methods are sugegsted for Gerona and Barcelona airports below.  For train arrival transfers see below.

GERONA AIRPORT:

Outward: 2 buses, 1½ hrs OR Pre-booked taxi transfer from Gerona airport to Besalu c. 1hr  

Return: 2 buses, 2½ hrs OR Pre-booked taxi transfer from Olot to Gerona airport c. 1.5 hrs or from Besalu to Gerona airport c. 1hr

BARCELONA AIRPORT:

Outward: 2 buses 3 hrs - taxi not recommended

Return: 2 buses 4 hrs - taxi not recommended

Transfers from Gerona Train Station:

Outward: Several daily buses from outside train station to Besalu OR Pre-booked taxi transfer direct to hotel.

Return: Several daily buses from Olot (short local taxi ride from hotel) to Gerona train station OR Pre-booked taxi transfer direct from hotel to station.

For pre-bookable taxi prices, see "Price includes"

Full transfer advice, including timetables, is provided in your Walkers' Pack.  Contact us if you would like additional pre-booking information.