Travel to Lescun
Direct flights from the
UK
from Belfast: Jet2 to Toulouse
from Bradford: Jet2 to Toulouse
from Bristol: Easyjet to Toulouse
from Edinburgh:
Jet2 to Toulouse
from Gatwick: Easyjet to Toulouse
from Heathrow: British Airways to Toulouse
from Leeds: Jet2 to Toulouse
from Manchester: Bmibaby to Toulouse
from
Newcastle: Jet2 to Toulouse
from Stanstead: Ryanair to Pau
A combination of buses and trains link Pau and Toulouse
airports to the foot of the hill leading to Lescun (see
public
transport,
below).
International
flights
Most visitors fly to Paris and take an
internal flight to Pau or Toulouse or a train to Oloron
Sainte Marie (see public
transport,
below). It is also possible to fly to Barcelona and hire a
car for the five hour drive to Maison Willert, or Zaragoza
(Saragosse) which is a two and a half hour drive from
Lescun.
Car Hire
A number of car hire companies rent vehicles from Pau and
Toulouse airport, including
Avis,
Alamo and
Europcar.
Please note that
French driving laws include a
requirement for a reflective vest to be stored inside
the vehicle (not in the boot), as well as a warning
triangle. On the spot fines for drivers who fail to
produce these items when requested to do so start at
€90.
Driving
directions
If you are driving from Pau or Toulouse airports, or
another part of France, head for the town of
Oloron-Sainte-Marie. Follow the signs for ‘Saragosse’ along
the N134. Travel for around 29km before turning right at
the small sign for Lescun. The villages before Lescun are
Bedous and Accous, although these can be bypassed on a new
fast road.
If you are arriving from Spain, drive along the N134 from
the opposite direction, passing through the Somport tunnel.
Turn left at the sign for Lescun after passing signs for
the medieval village of Borce. The winding road to Lescun
climbs from the N134 for about 5km.
Public
Transport
A combination of train and bus will take you to the foot of
the hill below Lescun.
Bahn is the best website we have found
to help you with planning your rail journey to and
from Pau or Toulouse, including Britain. Rail travel
can be booked on the
Rail Europe website. There is also lots
of great advice on booking rail travel to and in
France from
the man in seat sixty one.
The P20 bus links Pau airport to Pau’s SNCF railway station
every day except Sunday. The journey takes about half an
hour. For details call +33 (0)5 59 14 15 16 visit the
Idelis website. Enter ‘Uzein - Aéroport
de Pau-Pyrénées’ as your departure location and choose
‘Commune de Pau’ as the destination.
For the current timetable of the train service from Pau to
Oloron Sainte Marie and the connecting bus service to the
request stop of Pont de Lescun visit the
SNCF TER Aquitaine website. Select the
'Ligne Pau - Oloron - Canfranc' timetable from the
drop-down menu under 'Fiche Horaire’in the centre of
the page.
Note that some buses run Mon - Fri (Lun - Ven) or Mon - Sat
(Lun - Sam), whilst others run every day and holidays (Tous
les jours et fêtes). A few run on Sundays and holidays (Dim
et fêtes) only. Inform the driver when you board the bus in
Oloron that you wish to disembark at Pont de Lescun.
For the return journey to Oloron, the bus will stop on the
other side of the road, opposite the turning for Lescun.
Pont de Lescun is at the foot of the hill on which the
village is built. From there it's a stiff two to three hour
uphill hike, or you can
email or call the local taxi driver on
+33 (0)5 59 34 70 06 in advance of your arrival to
arrange a pick-up.