For the sake of having somewhere central to base yourself we would suggest the village of Esperaza.

Airports: Carcassonne 45 minutes/Toulouse 90 minutes/ Perpignan 80 minutes/ Gerona 120 minutes/ Barcelona 200 minutes.

Carcassonne has a small airport. The airport is named "Aeroport de Carcassonne-Salvaza" and the Irish carrier Ryanair flies direct to Carcassonne from London (Stansted), Brussels (Charleroi), Dublin, Liverpool, East Midlands and Shannon. It is possible to rent a car at the airport. Taxis are also available.

Ryanair also serves the regional airports of Montpellier and Perpignan. Both airports are approximately one-and-a-half hour drive from Carcassonne away.

Alternatively one could use the international airport 'Blagnac' in Toulouse. Toulouse is located 80 kilometres to the west of Carcassonne. Many airlines fly direct from Amsterdam (KLM); London (British Airways and Air France); Brussels (SN Brussels Airways); Frankfurt (Lufthansa); and Paris (Air France) to Toulouse. It is possible to rent a car at the airport.

Public Transport: Train 4 times a day (from and to Carcassonne)/Bus 8 times a day (from and to Carcassonne). There is also a new airport transfer service being run by a local.