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By rail

Paris can be reached by Eurostar. From here SNCF run high-speed trains to a variety of destinations including Hendaye, Pau, Toulouse and Perpignan. Although the GR11 is in Spain you will probably find the rail links on the French side of the Pyrenees are more useful for those wanting to hike sections of the GR11. You can connect with the GR11 using SNCF services to Hendaye, Candanchú (Col du Somport), Latour-de-Carol or Cerbère.

Hendaye is the French border town adjacent to Irún. From Pau you can take a train to Bedous then SNCF bus to Candanchú. From Toulouse there are trains to Latour-de-Carol which is only an hour’s walk from the GR11 at Puigcerdà. There are trains from Perpignan to Cerbère and then frequent trains crossing the border from Cerbère to Llançà, on the GR11. There is also a useful rail link from Perpignan to Villefranche and on by narrow-gauge railway (Train Jaune) to Latour-de-Carol or a direct bus link from Perpignan to Latour-de-Carol.

The main west–east line joins Hendaye, Pau, Toulouse and Perpignan.