Au Clair du Sud
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Au Clair du Sud is situated near Montpellier, in the Hérault 'département', within the region of Languedoc Roussillon in the South of France. The region is well connected having several airports, a main line railway and the A9 and A75 motorways. We can collect you on the Thursday from Montpellier or Nîmes airports, or from Montpellier railway station - call us for more details.
By air : The closest airport is Montpellier, around 40 mins by car (Ryanair, Easyjet, Air France) then Nîmes and Béziers 55 mins by car (Ryanair, Cimber Air), slightly farther afield are Marseille (Ryanair, Easyjet, Air France, plus others) and Perpignan (Ryanair, Air France) both around 120 mins by car. There are also airports at Carcassonne, Toulouse and Lyon (all over 180 mins by car). These airports all have good road and rail links to Montpellier. (New routes to the area include ; Ryanair: Bristol (UK) to Montpellier, and Airborne, cimber air: Odense, Copenhagen and Karup, Denmark to Béziers)
Links : http://www.ryanair.com/ http://www.easyjet.com/ http://www.airfrance.com/
By rail : Montpellier is served by the TGV (high speed train) 3h30 from Paris Gare de Lyon, and is well connected to many other destinations, including Lille and London (approx. 7 hours London-Montpellier). http://www.voyages-sncf.com/
By road : Driving is a pleasure in the beautiful french countryside and there is ample free parking where you stay. Call us for detailed directions. Or you could hire a car from the airport http://www.carhiresearch.co.uk/loc/France/Montpellier-Airport.html
