Airport Name
Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
Airport Location
The airport is located five miles northwest of Toulouse.
Terminals
1
IATA Code
TLS
Telephone
+33 (0)5 6142 4400
Airport Overview
Toulouse Blagnac International Airport (TLS) is the gateway to the French Pyrenees. This sleek and modern airport is just four miles (7km) from central Toulouse and serves close to 7 million passengers each year.
A number of popular European airlines offer flights to Toulouse Blagnac International Airport. There are many seasonal flights on offer for skiers and snowboarders. Flights from outside Europe can be booked from Algiers, Montreal, Casablanca and Marrakech.
With mostly friendly staff, great accessibility, a range of airlines offering flights to Toulouse and a decent selection of shops and restaurants, Toulouse International Airport is the perfect start to a vacation.
Terminal Transfer
There is only one terminal.
Getting into Town
Train: While there isn’t a train or metro station at the airport, there are shuttle buses leaving from Hall C that transport passengers to the railway station and the metro line.
Taxi: Taxis are available from outside arrivals halls C and D. The 10-minute trip into town costs approximately €22. The official airport taxis use the rank outside the terminal, but some unofficial operators try to get clients inside the arrivals hall.
Bus: Shuttle buses leave from Hall C to the city center at 20-minute intervals. The bus stops at a number of metro stations before reaching the Toulouse-Matabiau Railway Station. There is also a twice-daily bus service from the airport to Andorra. Tickets into town cost €5 and may also be used on the metro system once you’re in town. The first bus leaves at 5.30am and the last bus from the airport to Toulouse is at 12.15am.
Car Parking
There are six car parks at the airport. All the car parks are free for the first 30 minutes. Express Park P0 is a minute away from Terminal One and costs €3 for the first hour, €4 for two hours and €6 for three hours, which is the maximum amount of time you can park in P0. Car Parks P1 and P2 are connected to the terminal via a covered walkway and cost €4 for the first hour, and €15 per day. P3 is also seven to eight minutes from the terminal. Charges are the same as those for P1 and P2, but the daily rate is marginally cheaper at €13. P5 and P6 are the long-stay options and are connected to the terminal via a shuttle service that runs every 13 minutes from 4am until 1am. It takes approximately 15 minutes to reach these car parks on foot. Charges start at €4 for an hour, €9 for three to nine hours, €11 per day and €30 for up to nine days.
Information Desks
The information desk is located in the arrivals hall near the baggage services counter. French is the preferred language of communication, but staff speak other European languages as well.
Airport Facilities
Money and communications: ATMs, banks and currency-exchange facilities are all available within the terminal as are a post office, payphones and Internet kiosks.
Luggage: Trolleys are available throughout the airport. Lost-and-found items are dealt with by Baggage Services, which is located in the arrivals hall next to the information desk, between halls C and D.
Conference and business: The airport’s on-site business center is on the first floor of the terminal and has a range of facilities including private meeting and conference rooms, catering, bilingual reception staff, Wi-Fi connectivity, telephones, projectors, fax facilities, photocopying, audio-visual equipment and whiteboards.
Other facilities: Smoking lounges, prayer room, travel agency, vending machines, Internet kiosks, photo booth, baby-changing facilities, Internet kiosks, photocopying and digital picture printing services.
Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi is available at the airport. Simply click on the “HUBTELECOM” network and launch your browser. Certain airport-related sites are freely accessible, but for general Internet surfing a fee applies. It costs €2.90 for 30 minutes, €4.50 for an hour and €9.90 for 24 hours of Wi-Fi use. Payment is made by credit card on the Hub Telecom site.
Shopping: The duty-free options are all airside and sell items ranging from French perfume and wine to tobacco, cigars and food products. Attitude sells fashion and accessories, the Kids store stocks everything from Hello Kitty to teddy bears, Sound & Vision is great for electronics and Relay is the shop to go to if you’re after a newspaper, gifts or souvenirs.
Food and drink: Restaurants and bars at the airport make it easy to grab a quick croissant before boarding your flight, or to have a sit-down meal and a glass of wine. The Taste’n’Fly bar offers self-service options such as sandwiches, salads and hot drinks; it is also the only eating option airside. Other eating and drinking options include Meli Melo, Cafe Bacquie, Paul and 8 Ciel.
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