Luchon (official name Bagneres-de-Luchon wikilink ) is on a distance of 140 km from Toulouse (2 hours by train, 1h30mins by car) and 340 km from Barcelona (4h drive).

TRAVEL FROM AIRPORT OF TOULOUSE TO RAILWAY STATION:

take bus N 66 up to the last stop metro Sainte Cyprien (line A), then take metro to Marengo SNCF (railway station), direction to Balma-Gramont ==> ticket of about 1euro70cents (use the same ticket for change from bus to metro, you can buy ticket in the bus)

take Navette Airoport till last stop Toulouse Matabiau runs each 20 mins, duration approximately 20 mins ==> 5 euro (student "etudiant" card can give some price reduction)

Information on public transport in Toulouse is available at http://www.tisseo.fr/

You can also rent a car at airport and drive directly to Luchon (about 1h30mins)

GETTING KEYS: reception is open 8h00 - 12h00 and 15h00 - 20h00 on 21 June (till 19h00 other days), it is located at building 1 of residence Ramel.
THOSE WHO ARRIVE LATE should find Vivek Kandiah (who also lives at Ramel apt.3101, 1 fllor, building 3, at the end of the parc) and get their keys. There are 2 keys per appartment. You should give back the keys on departure (there is a payment of 50euro per lost key).

FREE BUS TRANSFER FROM TOULOUSE Matabiau TO LUCHON
will be organizer for a group of up to 19 participants,
departure from Gare routier at 17h30 to Luchon
(it is 20 meters to the left from main railway station building
if you are in front of it, find bus FARRUS with mark LUCHON),
Vivek Kandiah will be representative of ecole
(email him if you want absolutely be on this bus
via his email: kandiah(at)irsamc.ups-tlse.fr)
List of participants on the bus (preliminary):
A.Kuat, A.Daniar,K,Azamat, M,Akylbek, S.Madi,
Y.Yerlan, B.Umirbekova, Y.-H.Eom, V.Kandiah, N.Litvak,
P. van der Hoorn, X.Wang, E.Kotova, I.Pisarev, C.Monti,
A. Marino, G. Aliberti, M. Elbattah (18 in total at present)

TRAIN FROM TOULOUSE Matabiau TO LUCHON
(price of about 20 euro one way, ask student reduction):

on 21 June there are trains Toulouse-Luchon:

07h39 - 10h29 (direct)
09h31 - 11h58 (one stop with change to SNCF bus at Montrejeau, wait time 23 mins)
12h41 - 15h09 (one stop)
14h41 - 17h13 (one stop)
17h31 - 19h53 (one stop)
19h39 - 22h01 (one stop)

on 5 July there are trains Luchon-Toulouse:

05h59 - 08h29 (one stop)
09h38 - 12h29 (one stop)
14h44 - 17h21 (one stop)
16h05 - 18h29 (one stop)
17h32 - 20h11 (direct)
18h00 - 21h44 (two stops)

THERE IS DIRECT NIGHT TRAIN
21h52 (20 June) Paris Austerlitz - 8.07 (21 June) Luchon
(return can be done with a change in Toulouse)

Additional information on trains is available at
http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/d
http://uk.voyages-sncf.com/en/

From the railway station at Luchon to residence Ramel:
it takes about 800 m walk (see the path here )

Links: tourist office , video view , thermes , Marie de Luchon , guide des parcs de Luchon

Web page: http://www.quantware.ups-tlse.fr/ecoledeluchon/