Hello everyone!
I'm having some difficulty deciding what the best route to take, (time wise and budget-friendly) to travel from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Lourdes, France. I'm aware that Lourdes is not easy to reach as it's far out in the south of France; there's no direct route. I'm finding out too it involves a combination of flight and train ride.
A brief background. My friend and I are on an ocean cruise that departs from Amsterdam and arrives in Rotterdam after 12 days. We'll spend a few hours in Rotterdam before heading out to Brugge. FYI, we haven't bought our international airline tickets yet--LAX to AMS--as we're still in the planning stage of our itinerary. From Rotterdam, we plan to go to Brugge and stay overnight. Next day, we will head back to Amsterdam, stay overnight in Leiden (I heard it's pretty!) and fly back to the US (LAX), Schiphol airport. However, the thought of going to Lourdes came to mind as it's been in my bucket list. My friend will not join me, she's non-Catholic, hence not interested.
Looking for some advice, please. Thanks a lot in advance!