There are 4 ways to get from Castres to Espalion by bus, train, or car
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Bus, train, line 201 bus
best- Take the bus from CASTRES - Gare Routière to ALBI - Gare Routièrebus 703
- Take the train from Albi Ville to Rodeztrain Ter
- Take the bus from RODEZ - Gare SNCF/Routière to ESPALION - Boulevard J. Poulencbus 201
4h 52m€19–37Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from CASTRES - Gare Routière to TOULOUSE - Les Argouletsbus 760
- Take the bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Rodezbus BlaBlaCar Bus
6h 11m€16–28Train
- Take the train from Castres to St Sulpice Tarntrain Ter
- Take the train from St Sulpice Tarn to Rodeztrain Ter
5h 10m€31–68Drive 140.7 km
- Drive from Castres to Espalioncar 140.7 km
1h 52m€22–32
Castres to Espalion by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Castres to Espalion is to bus which costs €16 - €28 and takes 6h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Castres to Espalion is to drive which takes 1h 52m and costs €21 - €35.
The distance between Castres and Espalion is 156 km. The road distance is 140.7 km.
The best way to get from Castres to Espalion without a car is to bus and train and line 201 bus which takes 4h 52m and costs €19 - €40.
It takes approximately 4h 52m to get from Castres to Espalion, including transfers.
The best way to get from Castres to Espalion is to train which takes 5h 10m and costs €30 - €70. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €16 - €28 and takes 6h 11m.
Yes, the driving distance between Castres to Espalion is 141 km. It takes approximately 1h 52m to drive from Castres to Espalion.
There are 190+ hotels available in Espalion.
What companies run services between Castres, Occitanie, France and Espalion, Occitanie, France?
You can take a train from Castres to ESPALION - Boulevard J. Poulenc via St Sulpice Tarn, Rodez, and RODEZ - Gare SNCF/Routière in around 5h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from CASTRES - Gare Routière to ESPALION - Boulevard J. Poulenc via TOULOUSE - Les Argoulets, Argoulets, Marengo-SNCF, Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station, Rodez, and RODEZ - Gare SNCF/Routière in around 6h 11m.
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Albi Ville to Rodez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Castres to St Sulpice Tarn
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from St Sulpice Tarn to Rodez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 800 31 31 31
- Website
- lio-occitanie.fr
Bus from CASTRES - Gare Routière to ALBI - Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- lio-occitanie.fr
Bus from CASTRES - Gare Routière to TOULOUSE - Les Argoulets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- lio-occitanie.fr
Bus from RODEZ - Gare SNCF/Routière to ESPALION - Boulevard J. Poulenc
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- lio-occitanie.fr
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Rodez
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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