How to get to Ekutuleni
We're in the south-west of France, 45mns drive south of Carcassonne, (which is south of Toulouse ). The nearest small town is Limoux, 18 km away. Ekuthuleni is in the countryside, the final stretch of road is a dirt track up the hill.
For retreats: We organise a pickup time in Limoux or Couiza on the day the retreat starts and a drop off time on the day the retreat ends. Outside of retreats, Noon will organise a time with you.
See below for detailed info on how to get to Ekuthuleni. If you have any questions, contact Noon on ekuthuleni.retreat@gmail.com
Getting here by Train & Bus
The nearest city is Carcassonne (on the main rail line between Toulouse and Narbonne – both of which have direct links to Paris). From Carcassonne rail station, there is a rail/ bus connection (SNCF/TER) for €1 to Limoux or Couiza, our nearest towns. Both are on the same line Carcassonne - Quillan). We will organise a transport to and from Limoux or Couiza.
Getting to Toulouse or Carcassonne by train/coach:
The SNCF sells French rail tickets to Paris or Carcassonne. There are overnight or day trains Paris to Carcassonne - overnight are cheaper, often around €40.
Flixbus are a cheap international bus service with many destinations.
www.eurolines.com sell coach tickets from main European cities to Paris.
Some train booking sites:
Eurostar (Formerly Thalys)
trocdestrains.com is a site that resells train tickets someone has bought and isn’t going to use. For tickets in France, only buy tickets that don’t have the person’s name on them and that are already printed by the French rail SNCF.
Car & Car Share
Drivers: please contact us on ekuthuleni.retreat@gmail.com for directions. The final stretch of dirt road to the centre is not suitable for cars, do not try to drive up, your car is likely to get stuck or damaged. There is a car-parking area at the bottom of the hill.
Bla-Bla Car ‘covoiturage’ is good for finding a (paid) car share with people you don’t know but who are doing a similar journey. The drivers have to register on the site - safe, reasonable and reliable.
Plane
The nearest airports are Carcassonne and Toulouse-Blagnac.
From Carcassonne airport, there is a shuttle (€5) from the airport to Carcassonne rail station where you can catch the €1 train/ bus connection to Limoux or Couiza as described above.
