How to find cheap flights to Carcassonne Airport (CCF)
The cheapest price currently available for a one-way flight to Carcassonne Airport is 19 €. A return plane ticket to CCF right now is 37 €.
Book at the right time with Price Alerts. You'll receive an email or a notification on the app if the price of tickets to CCF goes up or down.
Don't leave things to the last moment. You're more likely to secure the lowest price on tickets to Carcassonne, where Carcassonne Airport is located, if you book ahead. Airlines usually offer some great early bird deals.
Choose 'Add nearby airports' when searching to increase your chances of landing cheap flights to Carcassonne. Doing this will give you more choices for where you take off and touch down, along with different prices.
Think about taking a flight with a stop since indirect routes are often cheaper. Just uncheck the 'Direct flights' box when searching for your plane tickets to Carcassonne Airport.
Best time to go to Carcassonne
You can typically board the cheapest flight to Carcassonne in May.
If you can be flexible with your dates, use the 'Whole month' tool. It'll help you find the cheapest month, and even day of the year, for flights to CCF.
August is the most popular month for flights to CCF. It's the perfect time to explore Carcassonne in full swing.
Travel in April if you'd prefer to avoid the crowds. This is the quietest time of the year and also when plane tickets to Carcassonne are generally cheaper.
With averages of between 14ºC (57ºF) and 33ºC (91ºF), August is when Carcassonne is at its warmest. Plan your visit around your weather preferences to get the most out of your trip.
Ranging from 0ºC (32ºF) to 11ºC (52ºF), January is when temperatures are lowest.
July often brings more sun than cloud. With four days of rain on average, this is the driest month in Carcassonne.
January brings the wettest weather. You can expect around nine days of rainfall if that's when you're going.
Flying to Carcassonne Airport (CCF): What you need to know
Avoid the layovers and hop on a direct flight to Carcassonne Airport. Ryanair and Ryanair UK Ltd fly nonstop to Carcassonne.
If you want to jet off with the carrier with the fewest delays, book your CCF plane ticket with Ryanair. Up to 72% of its flights into this airport arrive according to schedule.
When you step off the plane at CCF, you'll be in the UTC+1 timezone.
Be tucked up in bed not long after your flight to CCF. Choose any of these hotels close to Carcassonne Airport and you'll be fast asleep before you know it:
Pick up a car hire in CCF with top companies such as Keddy By Europcar, Alamo and Enterprise. Hop in and get ready to explore Carcassonne and beyond.
Carcassonne Airport has an on-time rating of 60%, which shows how often departing flights arrive as planned. This can be useful to know if you're planning a tight connection or need to be somewhere soon after you land.
Getting to central Carcassonne from Carcassonne Airport (CCF)
The distance from CCF to central Carcassonne is about 5 kilometres.
You'll get to the centre in around 10 minutes if you're catching a cab or a ride-share after your flight to CCF.
You can expect the trip to take about 55 minutes on public transport.
Carcassonne comes with plenty of great places to check in. Here's a roundup of comfy hotels to help get you started:
Carcassonne highlights
Put these popular sights high on your must-visit list after hopping off your flight to Carcassonne:
Carcassonne Castle: A classic spot to start your city tour, this landmark is located around 0.16 kilometres north-west of the city centre.
Calvaire Garden: Here's where you can hit the pause button while exploring Carcassonne. This park is roughly 2 kilometres west of the centre.
La Cité Médiévale La Cite Medievale: Hit up this landmark next. Around 0.16 kilometres west of the city centre, it's well worth stopping by for the full Carcassonne experience.
How to get to Toulouse from Carcassonne Airport (CCF)
Going straight to Toulouse? From CCF, it takes around 1 hour to drive there. The city is about 88 kilometres from the airport.
Travelling from Carcassonne Airport (CCF) to Perpignan
Perpignan is about 72 kilometres from Carcassonne Airport if you're going in that direction.
The drive time to Perpignan is roughly 1 hour 15 minutes.
Explore more of France
Up for more adventures? Marseille is a must-do while you're in France. It's around 241 kilometres east of Carcassonne and features Les Calanques, Basilique Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde and Basilique du Sacre-Ceour. The main airport for this city is Marseille Provence Airport (MRS).
Toulouse is another place that's too good to skip while you're in France. You'll find it around 80 kilometres north-west of Carcassonne. Canal du Midi, place du capitole and Museum of natural History are among the highlights. You can arrive here through Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS).
About 137 kilometres east of Carcassonne, Montpellier brings even more to your adventure. Top reasons to go include Arc de Triomphe, Cathedrale St-Pierre and Le Vieux Montpellier. Flying into Montpellier Mediterranee Airport (MPL) is the easiest way to get here.