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Getting There

St Martial, although deep in the heart of the French countryside is surprisingly accessible and the gites can be reached by car from the channel ports in a day if an early start is made. Night crossings to Caen, St Malo and Cherbourg disembark  early and should enable arrival in the early evening. The following link to   may be of help or you may prefer to book direct with . The A20 motorway system is now completely open and the property is approximately 35 minutes from the Caussade junction. You can plan your journey by clicking here. and if you should wish to break the journey the Accor Hotel group offers excellent competitively priced accommodation from the  basic to the luxurious.

A number of low cost airlines serve airports in the area around; Ryanair flies to Rodez (one hour by car) and Carcassone, (two hours by car). Toulouse (75 minutes by car) is served by a number of scheduled airlines including BA as well as low cost carriers flybe.  (also flies to Bergerac and Limoges) and bmibaby which fly from various regional airports in the UK. Car hire will be almost essential when flying and car hire is best arranged in advance; the following sites may be useful when choosing your hire car;  easyjet's subsidiary www.easycar.com is usually competitive as is   there is also  many guests have recommended France Car Hire, all these companies rent from Toulouse airport and other towns and airports in the vicinity. Why not click on APH if you are leaving your car at a UK airport to make big savings?

The French high speed train (TGV) serves Montauban (one hour away by car) and Toulouse (75 minutes) from where it is possible to take a connecting train to Laguepie. The Toulouse-Matabiau Station serves as a train station, a bus station and a metro station making it easy to access all forms of transportation. A regular coach shuttle links the airport to the railway station. Bookings can be made on-line at SNCF the French rail site (In fact the overnight sleeper can be caught to and from Laguepie to Paris without changing!) You can book the first 'leg' with eurostar and then use the SNCF link to book the onward journey.