Addewear
Traveller
6 comments
Posted 15 years ago
When using the route planner, to find out the train schedules for Perpignan to Barcelona
going from Villefranche Vernet les Bains to Barcelona Sants is find connections like this one:
[quote]Villefranche Vernet les Bains 03.08.09 13:45 RE 77658
Regional-Express
Number of bicycles conveyed limited, 2nd class only
Perpignan 14:30
Perpignan 16:54 70
internationale sneltrein/train rapide international
Subject to compulsory reservation
Barcelona Estacion de Franca 19:59
Barcelona Estacion de Franca 20:18 R 15031
stoptrein
2nd class only
Barcelona Sants [/quote]
Am I going with the Petit Train Jaune then, or do I have to try something else?
Peter
Traveller
9337 comments
hi ...
you have to travel from Perpignan to Villefranche then to La Tour de Carol (this is the route of le petit train jaune).
from there you can go down to Barcelona - until autumn 2009 there is only a free bus connection available as the rail tracks on the Spanish side are renewed.
read here for schedules and ...
[u]https://rail.cc/en/petit-train-jaune-pyrenees/f2797[/u]
Peter :)
Addewear
Traveller
6 comments
Hi agian.
So, if we use this connection:
[quote]Villefranche Vernet les Bains - Latour de Carol-Enveitg
[/quote]
Will we be traveling with the Petit Train Jaune then? Sry for asking so many question...
And, do you think that we will be able to geat seats on the Petit train Jaune? How much does that ride cost?
Peter
Traveller
9337 comments
hi... no problem to ask... :)
YES... this is the Petit Train Jaune ... there are no other trains on this route as it is a special small track.
Try to be there early, put your backpacks under the seats - you will get seats, you can't buy reservations for it as it's status is regional train. But the best way is to go downhill starting from La Tour de Carol with the first train in the morning.
The train is FREE with InterRail as it is an official SNCF (French railway company) train.
Peter :)
mash7
Traveller
2 comments
I will be looking to go from Barcelona to Le Tour De Carol to use petit train jaune around October 10th. From the timetable, the bus from Barcelona takes 4 hours to get to La Tour De Carol. Thats a long time, especially when we will be just getting on the train then. Any idea when the work is supposed to be completed? Also, we will be looking to stay overnight somewhere between Barcelona and Nice after riding the petit train jaune, any cool suggestions?
Thanks! :)
Peter
Traveller
9337 comments
hi ...
the official says the track work will be done in October - but you never know. ||
but it doesn't matter if you travel by bus or the train from Barcelona to La Tour de Carol - as the train is a regional one - so you will need as well 3-4 hours.
a good place to stay and to meet other travellers is in Nice: [u]https://rail.cc/en/nice/accommodation/c[/u]
but you have as well a lot of small towns along the coast with a lot of camp sites...
just use the Regional train from Perpignan to Nice - it stops nearly everywhere.
Peter :)