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. |