{"id":52,"date":"2024-06-28T20:52:29","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T18:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2026\/?page_id=52"},"modified":"2026-01-08T08:34:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T07:34:54","slug":"travel-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2026\/travel-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Plane<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Toulouse-Blagnac Airport<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Toulouse has an international airport (TLS) located approximately 7 km from the city center, with 82 destinations and 80 daily flights. The airport is well-connected to major European cities and offers both traditional and low-cost carrier options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>From the airport to city center:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Airport Shuttle Bus (Navette A\u00e9roport):<\/strong> Operated by Tiss\u00e9o, shuttles depart every 20 minutes from exit C2 on the arrivals level. Travel time is approximately 20-45 minutes depending on traffic. The shuttle stops at central locations:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Compans-Caffarelli (closest to Universit\u00e9 Toulouse Capitole)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jeanne d&#8217;Arc<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Matabiau train station<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fare:<\/strong> \u20ac8.00 each way, valid for 1 hour on the entire Tiss\u00e9o network<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Schedule:<\/strong> 5:40 AM to 12:15 AM (towards city), 5:00 AM to 9:20 PM (towards airport)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>More information:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tisseo.fr\/\"> www.tisseo.fr<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tram:<\/strong> The T2 tram line connects the airport to the city center (Palais de Justice stop connects to Metro Line B)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Taxi:<\/strong> Available at the airport. Approximate cost to city center: \u20ac25-35<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Private Transfer:<\/strong> Pre-booked transfers and shared shuttles are also available<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Train<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Toulouse is well-connected to major French and European cities via its main railway station, <strong>Gare Matabiau<\/strong> (also known as Toulouse Matabiau):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Connections in France:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Paris: 4.5 hours (via Bordeaux)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bordeaux: 2 hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Montpellier: 2 hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lyon: 4 hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marseille: 4 hours<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>International connections:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Barcelona: 3-4 hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Madrid: 9-10 hours (with connections)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>More information:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>French railways:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sncf.com\/\"> <\/a>www.sncf-connect.com<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For international bookings:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.raileurope.com\/\"> www.raileurope.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>From Gare Matabiau to Universit\u00e9 Toulouse Capitole:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Take Metro Line A from Marengo-SNCF station to Capitole station (~10-minute walk to university)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or walk from the Gare Matabiau to Jeanne d\u2019Arc (~10 minutes) and take the Metro Line B to Compans-Caffarelli<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Otherwise, UT Capitole is only a 20 minute walk from the Gare Matabiau<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Car<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Toulouse has excellent motorway connections:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A61:<\/strong> from Carcassonne, Montpellier, Barcelona<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A62:<\/strong> from Bordeaux, Paris, Agen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A64:<\/strong> from Tarbes, Lourdes, Bayonne<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A68:<\/strong> from Lyon, Albi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When approaching Toulouse, follow signs for &#8220;Toulouse Centre.&#8221; The city center has numerous parking facilities, though street parking can be challenging. Several parkings are located near the university (Compans-Caffarelli and Arnaud Bernard).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Public Transportation in Toulouse<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Toulouse has an efficient public transport network operated by Tiss\u00e9o (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tisseo.fr\/\">www.tisseo.fr<\/a>). Tickets of 1,80\u20ac for single rides can be purchased at any metro station and credit cards can be used directly to enter buses and metro stations. The transportation system has:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2 metro lines<\/strong> (A and B)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2 tram lines<\/strong> (T1 and T2)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>84 bus routes<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Services to over 80 communes in the metropolitan area<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Useful for conference attendees:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Metro Line B:<\/strong> Compans-Caffarelli station is closest to Universit\u00e9 Toulouse Capitole (7-minute walk)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Metro Line A:<\/strong> Capitole station is about 10 minutes walk from the university<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Toulouse City Pass:<\/strong> Includes unlimited public transport plus free or reduced entry to museums and attractions\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 day: \u20ac15<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 days: \u20ac22<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 days: \u20ac29<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>V\u00e9l\u00f4Toulouse<\/strong>: City bike service with stations located throughout the city, and the city has bike lanes\u00a0 Subscriptions range from a single ride to yearly service:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 ride: \u20ac1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>24H: \u20ac2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 year: \u20ac2.12 \/ month<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Plane Toulouse-Blagnac Airport Toulouse has an international airport (TLS) located approximately 7 km from the city center, with 82 destinations and 80 daily flights. The airport is well-connected to major European cities and offers both traditional and low-cost carrier options. From the airport to city center: By Train Toulouse is well-connected to major French [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-52","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1199,"href":"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52\/revisions\/1199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}