The trip / Transportation

FIL is the only French summer camp situated in Pyrénées Orientales region, between Pyrénées mountains and Mediterranean Sea in south of France. FIL is located between the cities of Perpignan (France) and Barcelona (Spain).

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There are many different ways to reach Le Noell, FIL summer camp’s location:

*BY CAR: 60 km in the South of Perpignan, follow the A9 highway and take exit 43 following the direction of Amélie Les Bains. (200km from Montpellier/two hours driving from FIL summer camp). A precise itinerary will be sent to you before the beginning of the stay.

*BY PLANE:     - Perpignan-Rivesaltes airport (60km/one hour and fifteen minutes from FIL summer camp),

                               - Girona airport (100km/one hour and twenty minutes from FIL summer camp) or

                               - Barcelona international airport (200km/two and half hours from FIL summer camp).

We organise group and individual shuttles from/to the different airports.

*BY TRAIN: From Perpignan TGV railway station (55km/one hour and fifteen minutes from FIL summer camp).

We organise group/individual transfers from/to the railway station.

                           From Paris 

We offer a service of accompanied trip by TGV train from Paris

Gare du Nord / Paris Gare de Lyon (Paris railway stations).

We organise a group shuttle on the day of arrival and day of departure from the railway station.

Included: FIL team member with the group of children, metro/underground transfers, TGV train tickets, transfers from Perpignan railway station from/to FIL summer camp. 

Our train leaves at 2:07pm from PARIS GARE DE LYON to Perpignan, FIL - the first day - and arrives at PARIS GARE DE LYON at 3:53pm the last day.

*** FROM LONDON ***: you can take an Eurostar train to PARIS Gare du NORD arriving at 11:47 the first day and leaving after 18:00 on the departure day. A meeting with the FIL member is planned at PARIS Gare du Nord between 11:30/12:00, then the group takes the metro/underground towards Gare de Lyon, the railway station from where our TGV leaves.

*** FROM BRUSSELS ***: you can take a Thalys train from Brussels to PARIS Gare du NORD arriving at 11:35 the first day and leaving after 18:45 on the departure day. A meeting with the FIL member is planned at PARIS Gare du Nord between 11:30/12:00, then the group takes the metro/underground towards Gare de Lyon, the railway station from where our TGV leaves.

For further information about transportation/transfers, contact us!