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Walking for a week from Le Puy...how to get to an airport from there

Laura the Explora

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Hello! My husband and I are walking Via Podiensis in August, and a friend wants to join us for the first week of walking. We've been trying to help him find ways to either Toulouse or Lyon so he can get back home, but haven't found anything very obvious yet.

Does anyone have experience getting from small villiage France to a bigger city?

I've done this in Spain numerous times, but not France. Thanks for any insight!
Laura
 
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Try messaging @JabbaPapa. He was a huge help to me juggling trains when there was a rail strike when I walked. He is a Camino "regular", posts often, resides in France and is very helpful.
 
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amandurr said:
You can catch a ride with La Malle Postale either back to Le Puy en Velay or to another town with a train
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I think this is good option. See their website. I’ve never used luggage transport but they regularly transport people along the Way. I emailed them about taking us from our home (Lectoure) all the way back to Le Puy. They were very helpful and it all seemed quite straightforward. As your friend will only be a week along, it would be a fairly short ride back to Le Puy.

Regular shuttles - La Malle Postale

On the Santiago de Compostela route, Stevenson and Saint Guilhem trails
www.lamallepostale.com

All the best.
 
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For returning to Le Puy, the "Compostelbus" might also be an option.

Compostel'Bus, bus quotidien sur le chemin de Saint Jacques

La ligne de bus quotidienne le long du chemin de Compostelle et retour Conques - Le Puy. Prenez le bus en marche et composez votre chemin de Saint Jacques à la carte !
www.bus-chemin-compostelle.com

It operates between Le Puy and Conques and takes passengers both ways.

The website isn't working well for me but maybe that's because of my phone. I've used that bus in the other direction and it was quite easy, I simply waited at the bus stop, but you can make a reservation before, too, to be sure to have a seat.

Then from Le Puy to Lyon by train.

Bon chemin!
 
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There is a rail connection from Aumont-Aubrac to Lyon. 5+ hours, via connection in Clermont-Ferrand (according to Rome2Rio).
 
In April I started from Le Puy with a friend who only had ten days free to walk. When we arrived in Saint-Côme-d’Olt around noon she took a taxi (arranged the day before) to Rodez and from there a train to Toulouse, flying home from there the next day.
 
Have him check out trains on SNCF website. Your friend might also check out connecting trains to airports. Where will you be located one week into the walk?
 
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I did this in 2021. The other option is to take La Malle Postale from Conques to Figeac and take a train from Figeac to Paris. Fi
geac is one if my favorite towns on the Via Podiensis.
 
Is the person heading back to the UK or somewhere else. You can fly to the UK from Rodez a route now reopened. We have done that a number of times taking a taxi to Rodez airport and it seems from other's responses that a trian can be picked up from there too broadening options.
 
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