Peter
Traveller
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Posted 14 years ago
[b]PARIS - PYRENEES - LE PETIT TRAIN JAUNE - BARCELONA[/b]
There is one rail connection crossing the Pyrenees: [b]Perpignan - Villefranche de Conflent - Latour de Carol - Puigcerda - Barcelona[/b]
You will see a [b]beautiful nature[/b] and at the French part of your journey, there is a [b]small yellow train[/b] (Le Petit Train Jaune) [b]running from the Mediterranean coast up in the Pyrenees like a rollercoaster[/b] - in the summer months there are even [b]some cars without a roof[/b]. Definitely worth to travel ! I recommend if possible to use the Petit Train Jaune down from Latour de Carol to Villefranche - it is faster and even more fun. ;)
Traveling with an Rail Pass, this route is free of supplements - even the rollercoaster train.
[b]UPDATE: [u]https://rail.cc/en/train/paris-to-barcelona[/u] [/b]
:arr: [b]BLOG[/b]: [u]https://blog.rail.cc/little-yellow-train-video/[/u]
:!: [b]Older information bellow - for updated information use the links above, also the information in the blog is interesting![/b]
[b]TIMETABLE:[/b]
PERPIGNAN - VILLEFRANCHE DE CONFLENT - LATOUR DE CAROL
[u]https://rail.cc/en/train/perpignan-to-villefranche-de-conflent[/u]
[u]https://rail.cc/en/train/villefranche-de-conflent-to-latour-de-carol[/u]
Attention: the station you will have to change is called in the train schedules Villefranche Vernet les Bains - but the small city is called Villefranche de Conflent. The station is a mix of Villefranche and Vernet les Bains. It is no problem to change the trains, as it is a very small station.
LATOUR DE CAROL - BARCELONA
[u]https://rail.cc/en/train/latour-de-carol-to-barcelona[/u]
It is regional train line R3.
:idea: In the summer months you have much more trains running this journey.
[b]EXAMPLE JOURNEYS:[/b]
PARIS - LA TOUR DE CAROL - PERPIGNAN - BARCELONA
Using the Petit Train Jaune from the Pyrenees down to the Mediterranean coast.
[b]Paris Austerlitz[/b] Dep: 2156 | Corail Lunea night train: [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-night-train/france/fr[/u]
[b]Latour de Carol[/b] Arr: 0751
[b]Latour de Carol[/b] Dep: 0810 | free Petit Train Jaune
[b]Villefranche Vernet les Bains[/b] Arr: 1051
[b]Villefranche Vernet les Bains[/b] Dep: 1105 | free Regional train
[b]Perpignan[/b] Arr: 1150
[b]Perpignan[/b] Dep: 1230 | free Regional train
[b]Port Bou[/b] Arr: 1313
[b]Port Bou[/b] Dep: 1429
[b]Barcelona Sants [/b] Arr: 1709
PARIS - PERPIGNAN - LATOUR DE CAROL - BARCELONA
Using the Petit Train Jaune from the Mediterranean coast going up to the Pyrenees - then cross the Pyrenees down to Spain.
[b]Paris Austerlitz[/b] Dep: 2156 | Corail Lunea night train: [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-night-train/france/fr[/u]
[b]Perpignan[/b] Arr: 0720
[b]Perpignan[/b] Dep: 0747 | free Regional train
[b]Villefranche Vernet les Bains[/b] Arr: 0836
[b]Villefranche Vernet les Bains[/b] Dep: 0905 | free Petit Train Jaune
[b]Latour de Carol[/b] Arr: 1152
[b]Latour de Carol[/b] Dep: 1315 | free Regional train
[b]Barcelona[/b] Arr: 1636
MILAN - PERPIGNAN - LATOUR DE CAROL - BARCELONA
Using the Petit Train Jaune from the Mediterranean coast going up to the Pyrenees - then cross the Pyrenees down to Spain.
[b]Milano Centrale[/b] Dep: 1940 | Elipsos night train: [u]https://rail.cc/en/milan-barcelona-night-train/f1168[/u]
[b]Perpignan[/b] Arr: 0614
[b]Perpignan[/b] Dep: 0747 | free Regional train
[b]Villefranche Vernet les Bains[/b] Arr: 0836
[b]Villefranche Vernet les Bains[/b] Dep: 0905 | free Petit Train Jaune
[b]Latour de Carol[/b] Arr: 1152
[b]Latour de Carol[/b] Dep: 1315 | free Regional train
[b]Barcelona[/b] Arr: 1636
[b]More information:[/b] [u]https://rail.cc/en/petit-train-jaune-latour-de-carol/f1343[/u]
[b]BARCELONA - Pyrenees - PARIS / MILAN[/b] (travel the other direction): [u]https://blog.rail.cc/little-yellow-train-video/[/u]
[b]Update: December 2011[/b]
idlanzakaria
Traveller
1 comments
Hi,
Am planning to do this trip in April. My question is:
Do I need to buy separate tickets (Paris - Perpignan, then the Yellow Train, then Latour de la Carol to Barcelona) or do I purchase a Paris to Barcelona ticket straight away (overnight, arriving Perpignan in the morning), and buy a separate ticket for the Yellow Train, and then get on the Latour de la Carol to Barcelona using the Paris-Barcelona ticket?
I hope this question makes sense - happy to clarify / make it clearer if it doesn't.
Idlan
Peter
Traveller
9337 comments
Hi Idlan.
You will have to buy separate tickets. It depends on the route you want to travel.
1: [b]Paris to Latour de Carol[/b] by overnight train: [ux]https://rail.shop/sncf[/ux]
2: OR [b]Paris to Perpignan[/b] by overnight tain: [ux]https://rail.shop/sncf[/ux]
3: [b]Latour de Carol to Perpignan[/b] or reverse direction: [ux]https://rail.shop/sncf[/ux]
Important: buy the TER connection, NOT the one via Toulouse!
4: [b]Latour de Carol to Barcelona[/b]: buy it in the train (or at the station, don't know if the is currently a ticket machine available). It is EUR 12 one-way.
I recommend to travel Paris-Perpignan by overnight train. Then up to Latour de Carol and down to Barcelona.
Have a look as well at the blog: [u]https://rail.cc/blog/little-yellow-train-video/[/u]
Have a nice trip - and if you like, just upload some photos here to railcc of your trip. Thank you.
Peter :)