Mediterranean line Nîmes – Perpignan
A long journey with a warm sand fragrance.
The train will take you on a journey that can last up to 15 days: from Nîmes to Perpignan, via Montpellier, a landmark Mediterranean city.
After your stopover in Montpellier, head for Gare Saint-Roch to continue your journey. You're already on board a liO train.
Sunny stopovers, each more enticing than the last: Sète, Agde, Leucate ...!
Cycling routes everywhere for easy access to the beaches, to visit oyster or muscat wine producers, ride around all day long or ...
... join the major European cycling route along the Mediterranean (360 km in Occitanie!).
Not to mention bathing in the sea (of course!), kitesurfing, sand yachting, paddle-boarding, canoeing ...
... jousting in Sètes, festivals, as well as turning pages of history with all the monuments, castles and engineering structures along the train's route.
The Mediterranean line
Nîmes – Montpellier - Perpignan
- Journey with stopovers: Up to 15 days.
- Non-stop journey: 2 hours 30 min.
- On-board service: free bicycle transport.
- Best seats: On the left, forward-facing.
- Why choose to journey by train: -86% CO2 emissions.
Tips for travellers
In Nîmes: Experience the splendours of Antique Rome and visit the arena, the Maison Carrée and the Tour Magne. Nîmes is the French Rome, as you will discover at the Musée de la Romanité!
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In Montpellier: Soak up the city's vibrant atmosphere, explore its medieval streets and contemporary architecture, and cycle to the beaches.
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In Sète: Take a stroll along Pointe Courte to the beating heart of the city, the old port. Pleasure boats, trawlers and old sailing ships... the sea beckons.
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In Agde: Rent a bike to ride between the village of Agde, perched on its volcanic mound, and the seventies atmosphere of the famous seaside resort of Cap d'Agde.
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In Béziers: Walk (1 km) to the 9 locks of Fonséranes, a major engineering structure on the Canal du Midi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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In Narbonne: Discover the thousand-year-old architectural heritage differently, on board a gabarre (flat-bottomed boat) on the Canal de la Robine (also a UNESCO World Heritage site).
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In Leucate-La Franqui: Take the shuttle to the different areas of Leucate-Village, Port-Leucate, and La Franqui. Splendid beaches and water sports: don't forget your swimsuit!
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Perpignan, G.DESCHAMPS
In Perpignan: When you come out of the Castillet, go to the Vauban market hall to gorge on Catalan specialities (cargolade, Collioure anchovies, olives, Roussillon wines, etc.).
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Connections with regional liO buses
- Nîmes:
- 121 bus service Nîmes - Pont du Gard (Grand Site Occitanie, World Heritage site by UNESCO) - Pont Saint-Esprit.
- 132 bus service Nîmes - La Grande Motte (Grand Site Occitanie - Côte Méditerranée).
- 140 bus service Nîmes - Le Vigan, puis ligne 108 Le Vigan -Mont Aigoual - Lanuéjols.
- 141 bus service Nîmes - Sommières.
- 151 bus service Nîmes - Avignon.
- 152 bus service Nîmes - Uzès (Grand Site Occitanie) - Saint-Ambroix.
- Montpellier:
- 603/604 bus service Montpellier - Pézénas (City of Art and History) - Béziers.
- 606 bus service Montpellier - La Grande Motte - Le Grau du Roi - Aigues Mortes (beaches and resorts).
- 615 bus service Montpellier - Quissac.
- 631 bus service Montpellier - Palavas-les-Flots (beaches and resorts).
- 608 bus service Montpellier - Le Vigan, and 105 bus service Le Vigan - Cirque de Navacelles (Grand Site de France, Grand Site Occitanie).
- 661/681 bus service Montpellier - Millau (Grand Site Occitanie).
- 668 bus service Montpellier - Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert (One of the Most Beautiful Villages in France - Hérault Gorges) - Montpeyroux.
- 682/685 bus service Montpellier - Saint Pons de Thomières (Haut-Languedoc Regional Natural Park).
- Béziers:
- 641 bus service Béziers - Nissan-lez-Ensérune.
- 643 bus service Béziers - Roquebrun.
- 654 bus service Béziers - La Salvetat sur Agout (Haut-Languedoc Regional Natural Park)
- 656 bus service Béziers - Pézenas (Grand Site Occitanie).
- Narbonne:
- 407 bus service Narbonne - Lagrasse (abbey).
- 408 bus service Narbonne - Paziols (Corbières region).
- Perpignan:
- 530 bus service Perpignan - Céret - Arles-sur-Tech (Roussillon region).
Timetable and map on the liO website - Gard, Hérault, Aude and Pyrénées-Orientales tabs.