Getting to your holiday home!
Staying a privately located holiday home implies for 90% of our properties a car. If you bring you own car, you can either arrive to catalonia following the coast by the E15 from Perpignan or you can cross the Pyrenees following E9 from Toulouse. As alternative to drive all the way, you could consider an auto-train.
The majority of our guests choose, however, to catch a plane to one of three airports in Catalonia (Girona, Barcelona and Reus), and then rent a car. With a lot of operators, it is easy to find some very good rates. Below, we provide some help with a collection of links.
Have a nice trip!
Car rental in Spain
Car rental is fairly cheap in Spain. The price depends a bit on the time of year and when you book. We have an agreement with Carhire 3000, which have contracts with all major carhire companies and hence usually have the best prices available.
Carhire 3000 is part of the Travel Jigsaw group with websites in 23 languages.
Fly to Catalonia, Spain
The most common way to get to our houses is to fly to one of Catalonia's three airports and then rent a car. Catalonia is not bigger than you can use any of the three airports, no matter what part of Catalonia you rent a house. But of course if the price is the same, it cannot harm to choose the closest.
Girona Airport
Girona Airport (sometimes called Gerona Airport, which is the Spanish spelling) is the most northern airport. The houses in the Costa Brava/Girona area will be within ½-1 hour drive from this airport. Plana de Vic and Barcelona is 1 hour drive, Central Catalonia and Penedés/Anoiá is 1½ hours drive. Following Airline companies have routes to Girona:
Barcelona Airport
Barcelona Airport is located just outside Barcelona in the middle of Catalonia. Most of our houses almost all the houses can be reached in between 1-2 hours drive.
More than 100 Airline companies have routes to Barcelona. Click here to see a listing of airline companies operating from Barcelona
Reus Airport
Reus Airport is the most southern airport. The houses in the Tarragona, Urgell, Penedés/Anoiá and Barcelona area will be within ½-1½ hour drive from this airport. Following Airline companies have routes to Reus:
Lleida Airport
New airport opened in 2009. There are not yet many routes, only Frankfurt, Paris and domestic destinations.
Auto-train and high-speed trains (AVE)
Auto-train is a great way to travel. You park the car on a special wagon, and then you enter the train. Here, you will have you own room, and the train has a dining-wagon. After a good night's sleep, you will arrive in Narbonne or Toulouse, less than 100 km. from Catalonia.
I 2009 a new AVE high speed train line will be opened. Already now, AVE run the line: Madrid - Lleida - Tarragona. In 2009, the line Tarragona - Barcelona - Figueres - France. I France, it will be connected to the French TGV-network.
Auto-train departures from Germany to Narbonne:
Auto-train departures from France to Narbonne or Toulouse:
Driving to Catalonia, Spain
If you have the time, driving through Europe before moving into your holiday home in Catalonia can be a great experience. How to plan the route depends of course a lot of, from where you come and how much time you have to arrive. But to enter Catalonia, there are two main roads, either E9 from Toulouse over the Pyrenees and - if you like - through Andorra or E15 the by the coast taking you right through the Costa Brava region.
Luggage storage:
Occationally, we have requests regarding luggage storage in Barcelona Airport, so we have found the information. If you need information about other airports, we will be happy to help.
Luggage storage Barcelona Airport (El Prat)
2010 prices
1 piece of luggage (big): 4,50 Euros/24hours
1 piece of luggage (small): 3,80 Euros/24 hours
Where: Terminal 1 - planta 0 (floor 0)
If you need information not listed, you are welcome to contact us at: info@sydensferiehuse.dk
