The Lot Department is located in the Midi-Pyrenees region of south-west France and can be reached by car, plane or train. Our home is situated in the north-east of the department on the edge of the village of Lacam D'Ourcet about 15 minutes from the delightful town of St. Céré.

See further information below about various travel options.

To explore the area, a car is essential and if you are not driving down then car hire is available at the airports and rail stations.

From the Channel Ports you can, if you wish, travel most of the way on the autoroute. We recommend leaving the A20 autoroute south of Brive-la-Gaillarde at junction 53 taking the N20 then N140 to Martel where you take the D703 to Bretenoux. Here you join the D940 to St Cere. We will provide you with detailed directions to Lacam D'Ourcet by post or email.

Travel times from the Channel Ports are approximately:
Calais 8 hours- Boulogne 8 hours- Dieppe 7 hours- Le Havre 7 hours- Cherbourg 8 hours 45 minutes

For a comprehensive route map showing time, distance, toll charges and fuel costs visit the MAPPY website.

If you want to break the journey or visit other parts of France, Drive-Alive Holidays offer you a full range of ferry crossings, although you must book at least two nights' accommodation with them. Prices are competitive and we have found their personal service excellent.

Links to other useful sites including ferry operators and the Channel Tunnel are shown opposite.

Mappy

Drive-Alive Holidays

P&O Ferries

Brittany Ferries

Eurotunnel

Speed Ferries

Our closest airport is Rodez, approximately 90 minutes away, which is served by Ryanair from Stansted. There is also an Air France service from Paris.

Limoges airport is about 2 hours up the A20 autoroute. There are flights from Liverpool, Nottingham and Stansted by Ryanair and from Southampton by Flybe.

Toulouse airport is just over 2 hours 15 minutes away and is served by British Airways from Gatwick, Easy Jet from Gatwick, Flybe from Birmingham and Bristol and British Midland from Manchester.

If you are touring the south-west of France there are also services to Bergerac airport about 2 hours and 45 minutes away, from several UK airports.

Car Hire (see below) is available at each airport. Pre-booking is recommended.

British Airways

Ryanair

Easyjet

Flybe

British Midland

Flights to Toulouse

Our closest mainline station is at Brive-la-Gaillarde. There is a direct service from Paris Austerlitz station and the travelling time is approximately 4 hours. We recommend investigating pre-booking the rail ticket in the UK as it may be cheaper. The rail service is operated by SNCF.

Car Hire (see below) is available next to Brive station and again pre-booking is recommended. The car journey from Brive is very pretty and takes just over one hour.

We can arrange a pick-up from Brive station - please contact us for details of the cost.

All the airports and main towns are well served by the major car hire companies. Links to their websites are shown opposite or you can go to the UK website of travelsupermarket.com for a price comparison service that automatically finds the cheapest deal (we have not used the service so cannot vouch for it). Pre-booking is recommended.

For a comprehensive route map showing time, distance, toll charges and fuel costs visit the MAPPY website.

Hertz

Avis

Europcar

Car Hire comparison