Toulouse: 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.
Toulouse is a city of 511,684 people in France (Occitanie), 150 m (492 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre. It has 11 railway stations on record, including Gare de Toulouse-Matabiau. Our booking partner lists 249 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Toulouse runs from about 8 h 59 min a day in late December to 15 h 30 min in late June (computed for 43.6° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Toulouse is served by 3 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre, whose 11,483-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Castres Mazamet Airport (DCM, 68 km), Carcassonne Salvaza Airport (CCF, 82 km).
Flights to Toulouse: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Gare de Toulouse-Matabiau, Gare de Toulouse-Saint-Agne, Gare de Lardenne, Montaudran, Saint-Martin-du-Touch station, Gare de Toulouse-Saint-Cyprien-Arènes. Trains to Toulouse
Buses to Toulouse · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 249 places to stay in Toulouse. Of the 146 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (68), and 1 are five-star. Across 153 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.2 out of 10. Guests have left 169,793 reviews in total.
Hotels in Toulouse: the full picture, and book
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Muséum de Toulouse | 289,862 | 2017 |
| Les Abattoirs | 164,269 | 2022 |
| Musée des Augustins | 59,823 | 2019 |
| Musée Saint-Raymond | 52,276 | 2018 |
| Georges Labit Museum | 42,090 | 2019 |
| Musée Paul-Dupuy | 19,948 | 2016 |
| Musée du Vieux Toulouse | 7,072 | 2018 |
| Departmental archives of Haute-Garonne | 936 | 2023 |
| Musée des Transports et des Communications | 222 | 2015 |
| archives régionales d’Occitanie | 63 | 2022 |
The busiest is Muséum de Toulouse at 289,862 visitors in 2017. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
UNESCO World Heritage in the city: Canal du Midi.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Toulouse
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Barcelona, 253 km (Spain) — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Marseille, 320 km — trains
- Zaragoza, 288 km (Spain) — trains · tours
- Lyon, 360 km — trains
- Bilbao, 355 km (Spain)
- Bordeaux, 212 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Gasteiz / Vitoria, 344 km (Spain)
- L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 255 km (Spain) — buses · car rental · tours
- Montpellier, 196 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Terrassa, 231 km (Spain) — buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: N'Djamena, Bristol, Elche, Buenos Aires, Düsseldorf, Kyiv, Lagos, Chongqing, Atlanta, Stavanger, Tel Aviv, Ramallah.
Common questions
Which airport serves Toulouse?
Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre, plus 2 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Toulouse?
About 511,684 people live in Toulouse, across 118 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Toulouse in?
Europe/Paris, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Toulouse?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Toulouse?
Our booking partner lists 249 places to stay in Toulouse, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Toulouse?
Barcelona (253 km), Marseille (320 km), Zaragoza (288 km), Lyon (360 km), Bilbao (355 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 13 September 2026. Hotel 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.