4 of us want to hire a driver to take us from Carcassonne to Sarlat le Caneda. Do you have any recommendations as to who we could contact?
Posted by
Long Beach, Ca, usa
1327 posts
I can only guess that it will not be cheap. The driver has to drive back, so will charge you a round trip cost, if you even find someone willing to drive you. It is almost 300 km and will take about 3+ hours. If you are staying in Sarlat for a few days, you would be better off renting a car, as most of the things to see in the Dordogne area aren't easily accessible by bus, and taxis are not that available. If you are thinking of this as a day trip, you will spend most of the day on the drive.
What are your expectations for this visit to Sarlat?
Posted by
France Southwest
2318 posts
Here is the price of a taxi from Carcassonne to Sarlat la Canéda at the official rate.
With return taxi journey empty: €650 on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
725€ during the weekend
This price includes tolls. Travel time is around 3h30
Contact these taxi companies in Carcassonne:
https://www.taxis-carcassonne.fr/
And this private driver: (VTC Toury):
For comparison you can have the same train trip via Bordeaux for €80 and (travel time 6 hours)
Once in Sarlat what will you do? as Judy said public transport is almost non-existent, taxis very rare.
You will be stuck in a small town of 9000 inhabitants
With 650€ you could rent a car for at least one week
Posted by
Normandie
302 posts
You could try BlaBlaCar.
Posted by
46 posts
Sarlat de Caneda is a great town. We stayed there a week and took day trips to the caves, the town where Chocolat was filmed and then we went to Chateau de Castelnaud. Market days on Wed. and Sat. are fabulous. You may need a driver to these sites.