Perpignan: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Perpignan is a city of 110,706 people in France (Occitanie), 43 m (141 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Girona-Costa Brava Airport (GRO), 89 km (55 mi) from the centre. It has 1 railway station on record, including Perpignan railway station.
Key facts
Daylight in Perpignan runs from about 9 h 6 min a day in late December to 15 h 23 min in late June (computed for 42.7° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Perpignan is served by 4 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Girona-Costa Brava Airport (GRO), 89 km (55 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 7,874 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) Airport (PGF, 5 km), Carcassonne Salvaza Airport (CCF, 75 km), Béziers Vias airport (BZR, 79 km).
Flights to Perpignan: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Perpignan railway station. Trains to Perpignan
Buses to Perpignan · Driving and car hire
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Musée Hyacinthe-Rigaud | 80,258 | 2019 |
| Catalan Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions | 31,197 | 2019 |
| Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Perpignan | 14,037 | 2017 |
| Musée numismatique Joseph Puig (Perpignan, France) | 1,912 | 2019 |
| Departmental archives of Pyrénées-Orientales | 548 | 2022 |
The busiest is Musée Hyacinthe-Rigaud at 80,258 visitors in 2019. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Perpignan
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Barcelona, 158 km (Spain) — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Marseille, 213 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Zaragoza, 332 km (Spain) — trains
- Lyon, 373 km
- Toulouse, 155 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Palma, 348 km (Spain)
- Nice, 371 km — trains
- Bordeaux, 367 km — trains
- L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 163 km (Spain) — buses · car rental · tours
- Montpellier, 129 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Tyre, Hanover, Lancaster, Lake Charles, Sarasota, Lleida, Lancaster, Barcelona, Mostaganem, Figueres, Ma'alot-Tarshiha, Tavira, Girona, Catalonia.
Common questions
Which airport serves Perpignan?
Girona-Costa Brava Airport (GRO), 89 km (55 mi) from the centre, plus 3 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Perpignan?
About 110,706 people live in Perpignan, across 68 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Perpignan in?
Europe/Paris, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Perpignan?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Perpignan?
Barcelona (158 km), Marseille (213 km), Zaragoza (332 km), Lyon (373 km), Toulouse (155 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.