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Cathar Castles Road Trip

Foix - Cucugnan - Lagrasse - Carcassonne

Expect on your itinerary

Benefit-stress ratio Benefit-stress ratio
Historical sites Historical sites
Security Security
Landscape Landscape
Comfort Comfort
Road conditions Road conditions
Wildlife Wildlife
Urban life Urban life
Cathar Castles Road Trip ACTIVATE MAP Stages3 km227 h/stage1.7

Best months to drive

I II III IV V VI
VII VIII IX X XI XII

Road Trip Costs

How much does it cost to go on a Cathar Castles Road Trip in France?

Economy
Low budget options by car rental, accommodation and catering. In- and Out-bound travel expenses are not included.
rent & more 75EUR drive & more 25EUR sleep & more 132EUR eat & more 144EUR Total (est. for 2 prs.) 301EUR Total (est. for 2 prs.) incl. rented car 376EUR
Standard
Mid budget options by car rental, accommodation and catering. In- and Out-bound travel expenses are not included.
rent & more 105EUR drive & more 38EUR sleep & more 220EUR eat & more 192EUR Total (est. for 2 prs.) 450EUR Total (est. for 2 prs.) incl. rented car 555EUR
Premium
High budget options by car rental, accommodation and catering. In- and Out-bound travel expenses are not included.
rent & more 210EUR drive & more 38EUR sleep & more 352EUR eat & more 288EUR Total (est. for 2 prs.) 678EUR Total (est. for 2 prs.) incl. rented car 888EUR
Camper
On the road in RV, overnight at camp grounds with self-catering. In- and Out-bound travel expenses are not included.
rent & more 450EUR drive & more 50EUR sleep & more 55EUR eat & more 144EUR Total (est. for 2 prs.) 249EUR Total (est. for 2 prs.) incl. rented car 699EUR
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Cathar Castles Road Trip Itinerary

number of days 2 number of days
route length 227 km route length
budget fair budget
good for family good for
traffic direction on the right traffic direction
accident level moderate accident level

START Foix

Distance 227 km Driving time 5.0 h Pace: modest 59.0 kWh Airports TLS , CCF
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1 Foix - Cucugnan

Distance 124 km Driving time 2.5 h Pace: modest 32.4 kWh ↓ View map ↓ Itinerary
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2 Cucugnan - Lagrasse

Distance 65 km Driving time 1.5 h Pace: modest 16.8 kWh ↓ View map ↓ Itinerary
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3 Lagrasse - Carcassonne

Distance 38 km Driving time 1.0 h Pace: slow 8.7 kWh ↓ View map ↓ Itinerary
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  Carcassonne

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Cathar Castles Road Trip Summary

Facts for safer driving in France

drink drive limit drink drive limit 0.5 ‰
max speed urban max speed urban 50 km/h
max speed rural max speed rural 90 km/h
max speed highway max speed highway 130 km/h
headlights at daytime headlights at daytime off
fire extinguisher fire extinguisher no
tolls tolls yes
seat belts seat belts yes

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