Planning a Trip

Getting There -- Fifteen trains per day link Toulouse with Albi (trip time: 1 hr.); the one-way fare is 13€ ($16). A night train also runs between Paris and Albi. For rail information, call tel. 36-35, or visit www.voyages-sncf.com. The bus station is located on place Jean-Jaurès (tel. 05-63-54-58-61). Buses from Toulouse cost 12€ ($16) for a one-way ticket. Travel time is 1 1/2 hours.

If you're driving from Toulouse, take N88 northeast.

Visitor Information -- The Office de Tourisme is in the Palais de la Berbie, place Ste-Cécile (tel. 05-63-49-48-80; fax 05-63-49-48-98; www.albi-tourisme.fr).