By
Air:
To Perpignan, about 1h
40 mins flight, via Ryanair or Flybe depending on time of year. There are taxis or a shuttle bus ‘navette’
from the airport to the railway station in Perpignan. From Perpignan local trains to Collioure take around 20 mins.
The apartment is within easy walking distance of the station.
Hire
cars are available at the airport or near the station in Perpignan. A taxi to Collioure will cost about £40.
Other
destinations are Gerona in Spain, about 1h 30mins away; Carcassonne, around 2h away, and Toulouse, about 3h. All with
good train links.
By
Train:
Eurostar
to Lille or Paris and then TGV to Pergignan. Perpignan is about 5 hrs from Paris or 6hrs from Lille but the overall time from
London is similar. It is a spectacular way to travel through the French countryside and can be done comfortably in a day.
Times available through SNCF.
By
Car:
From
the North follow the A9 to Perpignan-Sud (exit 42), then the N114 to Collioure.
From
the South take the A7 Spain/A9 France to exit 43, then the D618 towards Argeles-Sur-Mer and then the N114 to Collioure.
There are two large
car parks in Collioure and on-street parking. Collioure itself is mostly pedestrianized and there is no need for a car unless
you wish to travel further afield
