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Things to do in Toulouse

6 activity ideas, with how long they take, an indicative price and the best time of day. Best time to visit: in April, May, June, September and October.

Things to do

  1. Place du Capitole

    Pink brick at sunset, the Occitan cross set into the ground, and the painted halls of the city hall. On Wikipedia (in French)

    Culture and historyMonument1 hrFreebest in the evening

  2. The Basilica of Saint-Sernin

    The largest surviving Romanesque church in Europe, a stop on the Way of St. James. On Wikipedia (in French)

    Culture and historyMonument1 hrFreebest in the morning

  3. The Jacobins convent and its palm tree

    A Gothic vault opening like a stone palm tree, and a perfectly silent cloister. On Wikipedia (in French)

    Culture and historyMonument1 hr≈ €5best in the morning

  4. La Cité de l’espace

    A life-size Ariane 5 rocket, the Mir space station to walk through, and a planetarium. On Wikipedia (in French)

    Culture and historyMuseum4 hr≈ €27best in the afternoon

  5. Victor-Hugo market, with lunch upstairs

    Sausage, cassoulet, violets: shop downstairs, eat at the restaurants upstairs. On Wikipedia (in French)

    FoodMarket2 hr≈ €25best in the morning

  6. The Canal du Midi by bike

    Plane trees, locks and barges, on the greenway heading for the Mediterranean. On Wikipedia (in French)

    Nature and sceneryPark2 hr 30 min≈ €10best in the afternoon

When to go

The most pleasant months in Toulouse: in April, May, June, September and October, taking weather and crowds into account.

More ideas for those months: where to go in April, where to go in May, where to go in June, where to go in September, where to go in October.

Averages measured over recent years: mean temperatures and number of rainy days, month by month.

The climate in Toulouse, month by month
MonthHighLowRainy days
January10 °C / 50 °F3 °C / 37 °F12
February12 °C / 54 °F4 °C / 39 °F7
March15 °C / 59 °F6 °C / 43 °F13
April ideal18 °C / 64 °F8 °C / 46 °F13
May ideal21 °C / 70 °F11 °C / 52 °F15
June ideal27 °C / 81 °F16 °C / 61 °F11
July28 °C / 82 °F18 °C / 64 °F7
August30 °C / 86 °F18 °C / 64 °F7
September ideal24 °C / 75 °F14 °C / 57 °F9
October ideal21 °C / 70 °F12 °C / 54 °F9
November15 °C / 59 °F7 °C / 45 °F11
December11 °C / 52 °F5 °C / 41 °F11

What budget on the ground?

Per person and per day, including accommodation, meals, local transport and visits — excluding the round trip. An estimate calculated the same way as in the app, from the local cost of living.

Budget
€60
Mid-range
€115
Comfort
€210

Getting there from Paris: the carbon footprint

Per person, round trip, in kilograms of CO₂ equivalent — manufacturing, energy and, for flights, contrails included.

Train
4 kg
Bus
55 kg
Plane
260 kg

By train rather than by plane: 260 kg less CO₂e per person (65 times less).

Factors from ADEME (Impact CO₂); outside France, rail uses the European average published by the European Environment Agency.

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Tours and tickets

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From the airport

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Good to know: France

Plugs
Type C, E, 230 V
Emergencies
112, 15 (ambulance), 17 (police), 18 (fire)
Driving
On the right

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