Sarlat is located 530km south of Paris.
Major transport hubs nearby are -
Town / City | Direct Train Link from Paris | Air Link from Paris / UK | Car Hire | Distance |
Bergerac | No Direct Link (via Bordeaux) | Yes / Yes | Yes | 70Km |
Bordeaux | Yes - 3 Hours | Yes / Yes | Yes | 180Km |
Brive | Yes - 4 Hours | Yes/Yes | Yes | 50Km ** |
Toulouse | Yes - 6 Hours | Yes/Yes | Yes | 180Km |
Air
The closest airport to Sarlat is the newly opened Brive Dordogne Valley airport (originally to be named Brive - Souillac Airport). It is around 40km from Sarlat and close to the A20. Car Hire is available at the airport. Return flights available from London City, Paris Orly and Manchester Airports.
Road
The A20 Motorway runs North / South between Paris and Toulouse and is located to the east of Sarlat. The exits to take are in the nearby towns of either Brive (50km away on the D1089/D60) or Souillac (30km away on the D803/D703). Both routes offer scenic drives into Sarlat.
The A89 (known as the N89 in some sections) runs West / East from Bordeaux to Lyon and is located North of Sarlat. The best exit, if coming from Bordeaux, is near the town of Perigueux. Get onto the D47 and drive 60km via Les Eyzies. Approaching from the East, at Brive you can either get onto the A20and drive South to Souillac then take the exit onto the D803/D70303 to Sarlat or get straight onto the D1089/D60 for a 50km drive to Sarlat.
Train
Many of the surrounding towns and cities are well serviced by trains. Unfortunately Sarlat has few direct connections to these high speed links.
If travelling from Paris, the are a couple of options –