LE PETIT TRAIN JAUNE (Latour de Carol)

anonymous
Traveller
2469 comments

Help Please!

We are travelling from Marseille to Barcelona and we want to try Le petit train jaune! But i can't find any connections from Le Tour de Carol to Barcelona at all!

We are schedueled to leave Marseille tomorrow - so we're in a right spot!

Thanx!

Peter
Traveller
9333 comments

Hi.

Check this topic for details:
[u]https://rail.cc/en/paris-pyrenees-barcelona-le-petit-tain-jaune/f4023[/u]

[b]Latour de Carol[/b] Dep: 0815
[b]Barcelona Sant Andreu Arenal[/b] Arr: 1113

[b]Latour de Carol[/b] Dep: 1031
[b]Barcelona Sant Andreu Arenal[/b] Arr: 1330

[b]Latour de Carol[/b] Dep: 1315
[b]Barcelona Sant Andreu Arenal[/b] Arr: 1622

[b]Latour de Carol[/b] Dep: 1628
[b]Barcelona Sant Andreu Arenal[/b] Arr: 1935

[b]Latour de Carol[/b] Dep: 1842
[b]Barcelona Sant Andreu Arenal[/b] Arr: 2143

Peter :)

Lordmwa
Traveller
117 comments

Is it running again now?

Also we are looking at doing Perpignan to Toulouse in a day with this in the middle

Is it possible to avoid having to pay for buses from La Tour de carol? According to DB rail planner there are only departures from La Tour de Carol on that day and they are just the trains to villefranche

Finally is the 0945 departure from Villefranche on 20th June a Petit Train Juane? It has RE23005 as its identitiy on the DB travel planner
Found that one

Flo
Traveller
10724 comments

Hi,

I checked TER Languedoc-Roussillon several times but there is not much consistent info to be found.

- No timetable for 2011, only until 12/2010
- Bus instead of train on two train pairs Perpignan - Villefranche - Latour de Carol on several dates during May
- Mentioning of further work at beginning of June but no details can be found as of now.

There are more infos on the Trains Touristiques site of SNCF.

- Centenary of Petit Train Jaune with several events during the year; I think it's very unlikely that they will close the line in such a year. :)
- Regular schedule until July :arr: [u]http://www.trains-touristiques.sncf.com/contenu/jaune/img/08-Perpignan-Villefranche-Latour-de-Carol_12_2010_tcm-22-55703.pdf[/u]

Cant tell from the timetable which trains are run by the old trains though...if I find a reliable source on that I'll let you know.


Flo 8)

Lordmwa
Traveller
117 comments

Thanks

Any idea on La Tour De Carol to Toulouse without the bus?

Flo
Traveller
10724 comments

Well, roughly there is a two hour service by TER trains - some services might not run daily or are operated by buses on some dates (which are included in the pass).

I can try to look if you provide when (time and date) you want to go but maybe have a look yourself at the TER website of SNCF. :)

Lordmwa
Traveller
117 comments

We are travelling on the 20th June and are looking to leave Latour de carol mid to late afternoon to get to toulouse in time for a meal and then the sleeper to geneve (1/2 12)

Flo
Traveller
10724 comments

Hi,

well the possible options would be:

Latour 1721 - 2016 Toulouse
Latour 1921 - 2215 Toulouse

We should check the timings again before you go. ;)


Flo 8)

anonymous
Traveller
2469 comments

I'm travelling in mid July from Barcelona to Paris and I wonder if this connection will be available until then.
Does anyone know when construcion work is supposed to end?
:)

Flo
Traveller
10724 comments

Hi!

The current schedule is valid till beginning of July only :arr: [u]http://telechargement.ter-sncf.com/Images/Languedoc_Roussillon/Tridion/08-Perpignan-Villefranche-Latour-de-Carol_12_2010_tcm-22-55703.pdf[/u]

But I am sure the train will run during the summer - timings should be online soon. :)


Flo 8)

mkchris
Traveller
20 comments

Hi,

Thinking of including this one too.

Is there a need to book (probably doesn't take bookings anyway!). And assuming it doesn't take bookings, is there ever any problem getting on?

Peter
Traveller
9333 comments

Hi.
You can not book this train as it is a normal regional train. Maybe bigger traveller groups can?!?
I never had problems to get a seat. But I was always some time before departure at the train to get a seat in the topless wagon. :)
Peter :)

Flo
Traveller
10724 comments

Yup, it should not be a problem to get a seat (like Peter said try to get a seat in the panoramic open-air coaches) if you enter the train at Latour de Carol or Villefranche (start and end point of the line) and are at the station a while before departure. You can always ask the personel at the station which train will be the next departing and then claim your seat. :)

openscript
Traveller
26 comments

Still no new timetables.. so i filled out the contact form. I hope they send me an answer :)

Flo
Traveller
10724 comments

:arr: [u]http://telechargement.ter-sncf.com/Images/Languedoc_Roussillon/Tridion/06_PerpignanLatour_tcm-22-63285.pdf[/u] :)

openscript
Traveller
26 comments

Many many thanks! where have you found this table? i've googeled for a long time .. :o

Flo
Traveller
10724 comments

No problem. Well, all TER timetables are available online at the TER website. :)

orestgreece
Traveller
44 comments

Nowadays whats the easiest way to reach latour de carol from Toulouse and then take the little yellow train to barcelona???

Flo
Traveller
10724 comments

I just checked and it is currently not possible to go Toulouse - Petit Train Jaune - Barcelona within one day. :os

However, during the summer (from July 8) there should be an additional train from Latour de Carol around midday allowing for getting to Barcelona within one day starting early in Toulouse.


Flo 8)

orestgreece
Traveller
44 comments

hmm there are buses connecting Toulouse with Latour de carol then ??