Flying
The nearest airport to the house is Rodez, which is about 45 mins away. Ryanair fly there from Stansted all year round. You can book flights and car hire through their website www.ryanair.com. They offer very reasonable priced flights and have a deal with Hertz car hire if you book through them.
The next nearest airport is Toulouse, which is an hour and half away. Several airlines fly there.

Driving
We have tried most of the different ferry companies both Channel and North Sea crossings. The Hull crossing is very good but a bit pricey, unless you can get a discount offer. Speed Ferries from Dover to Boulogne are very reasonable and quick, www.speedferries.com. Also Norfolk Line, Dover to Dunkirk, offer good prices, www.norfolkline.com.

It is about a 9 hour drive form the ports so we tend have an overnight stay somewhere along the way. A cheap and easy option is to use one of the economy hotels such as Formule 1 if you don’t mind basic. They offer rooms that sleep 3 people from 27 to 41 Euro’s a night. www.hotelformule1.com.

The most direct route is via Paris unless you want to add a lot of time to your journey. It is worth bearing this in mind when planning your itinerary so you do not hit Paris at rush hour. There is never an ideal time to go round Paris, but we try to hit it very early morning or late at night. We have driven it many times and can offer directions that make things easier.
We tend to stay on the main paying motorways as this reduces travel time. I am not exactly sure but in total the tolls are about £30 each way.

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Discover the heart of South West France. The Midi-Pyrenees is one the largest regions of France, extending from the beautiful valleys of the Dordogne in the north to the majestic Pyrenees in the South. Our department is the much undiscovered Aveyron (department 12, see map below).

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