Travelling from Paris?
Driving
Driving from Paris will take approximately 5-6 hours with tolls. If you’d like to take a route with no tolls, expect a journey of approximately 7-7.5 hours
Trains from Paris
Paris Austerlitz - Souillac
5 hours
35 min drive from Souillac station to Sarlat-la-Canéda
Paris Montparnasse - Bordeaux St-Jean - Sarlat
Approx. 4 hour journey
For any non-French guests, please do note that you may still need to ‘composter’ your tickets when boarding trains in France. This is a ticket validation system (that is being phased out) but check when boarding trains as otherwise they can throw hefty fines at you! ‘Composter’ a ticket is simply done by inserting the ticket into one of the small yellow machines at the station/on the train).
Airports
Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport
Distance: 1 hour 15 mins drive from Château de Lacoste
Direct flights from Luton and London City
Trains run direct from the Gare de Bergerac to Sarlat and take approx. 1 hour.
Bordeaux Airport
Distance: 2 hours 30 mins from Château de Lacoste
Direct flights from London Gatwick
Trains run direct from Bordeaux St Jean to Sarlat and take approx. 2.5 hours.
Toulouse Blagnac
Distance: 2 hour 10 min drive from Château de Lacoste
Flights from Gatwick, Heathrow & Stansted
Only opt for Toulouse if you plan on renting a car.