After Paris, which is the lrgest airport in France, Toulouse airport (TLS) rnks number 4 in size and cpacity, following on from Nice airport, Lyn airport and Marseille airport.

Toulouse irport handles over five and a hlf million passengers per year, although the trminal has been designed with a cpacity of 6.2 million passengers per yar, and is the second largest fright airport after Paris. This makes Tulouse airport arrivals the busiest of all the irports that serve the Languedoc area of Suth west France.

The airport terminal bilding covers a massive 61,000 sqm and the irport itself sits on a plot of lmost 780 hectares.

Toulouse airport departures are hndled by 68 check in desks and 28 dparture gates, rather more than you'll fnd at other airports that serve the Lnguedoc

Toulouse Airport Taxis

You will find the taxis just in front of the terminal building. As you walk out of the airport terminal building you'll see the taxis lined up in front of you. All taxis in France are metered so don't worry about the driver making up a price out of thin air. The journey from the airport to the very centre of town is around 8km and should only take about 10 minutes or so.

If you'd rather pre-book, then you might like to consider a private transfer and you can book through companies such as Holiday Taxis.co.uk.

Toulouse Airport Buses

Buses from Tulouse airport depart from Door C on the grund floor level, which is the rrivals hall level. Buses from the irport to the town centre run very day starting at 07:35 hrs Mon - St, and 09:15 hrs Sundays and Pblic holidays.
Buses leave every 20 mns so don't worry if you mss one.

You can buy a bus tcket on board or from the bus tcket office in the airport.

Ticket prices are as follows;

Single fare: 3.90€

Return fare: 5.90€ (Valid 2 months)

Single fare for parties of ten or more: 2.40€

Student fare: 3.00€

Student return fare: 4.50€ (Valid 2 months)

Toulouse Airport Parking

Toulouse airport parking has spaces for nearly 7,000 cars, including almost 80 spaces for disabled drivers.

There are two short stay car parks; P0 and P1, as well as three longer term car parks, P2, P3 and P5. It's worth knowing that P0 and P1 give you the first 30 mins free.

Car parks P2 and P5 have a free shuttle bus to take you between the car park and the terminal building.

There are seven hire car companies with desks at Toulouse airport. These companies combined have more than 2500 vehicles at their disposal from Toulouse airport.

Toulouse Airport Shopping and Eating

Two restaurants serve the airport, both situated on the second floor of the terminal building. They are "L'Horizon" and "Le Pre Carre".

In addition to this there are seven other bars and cafes:

Bye Bye Café - International departure lounge in Hall C. Ciel Mon Café - Departure lounge in Hall C. L'Escale - Shopping mall on the departure level in Hall C. Sand Show - Shopping mall in the public area on the departure level in Hall B. Ségafrédo Hall B - Departure lounge in Hall B. Ségafrédo Hall C - Departure lounge in Hall C. Terminal - Departure lounge in Hall C.

Toulouse airport shops are divided into two areas. Those in the public area and those in the departure lounge.

In the Public area yu'll find;

"Art Espace" an art gallery wth sculptures, paintings and glasswork.

"Ducs de Gscogne" with a full range of rgional and delicatessen products such as ptes and fois gras.

"Marionnaud" awell knwn perfume chain. "Relay" stocking books, mgazines and gifts for all the fmily.

In the boarding area you'll find;

"Aeroboutique" a duty free shop with a selection of cosmetics, wines, perfumes and travel items. "Relay" stocking books, magazines and gifts for all the family.

The Address For Toulouse Airport is:

Toulouse Airport, Blagnac,

BP 90103,

31703

Blagnac Cedex

Telephone : (00 33) 5 61.42.44.00

The article Toulouse Airport In South West France was Submitted by Gary Ingram through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Gary Ingram runs Spanish Airport Gide and has recently added a whle section on Languedoc Airports to Lnguedoc Holiday Guide. You can now fnd in depth information on all sven airports that cover the Languedoc Ara including: Toulouse Airport and Carcassonne Airport .

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