Transportation in Toulouse

Disclaimer

The authors are not visa or study abroad agents. They were the students of french institutions and here to share their experiences.

Airport Transfer

Travelling alone:For travelling to the college from the airport, you can either book the Toul'box cab or use the public transportation (tram, metro and bus service). You even have the option of booking taxi using Uber service upon landing in Toulouse.

Travelling in group: Cost optimised option is to book a minibus, here is a site you may use: France Transfers, it costed us 100 Euros (choose pay in person if you are going with this option) for 7 people (2 suitcases and 1 bag each). You can also mail them at info@france-transfers.com.

Public transportation in Toulouse

For travel inside the city you will be provided with a transportation (Pastel) card by Toul'box, which can be used in metro, trams and buses. For students below 26 years of age, the cost is 10.2€ per month and those above 26 years will have to pay 50€. There are 10 displacement options for 10€ (check for updates on the tisseo website).

Before you get this card, you will have to buy the tickets at the metro or tram station, keep your forex card or cash handy. Purchasing is easy as there is an option to select English as your language of mode of communication in the ticket machines.

For all the itinerary, check the link Tisseo (You can download the app too). There's also another app called Moovit (applicable all over France) which is useful.

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