To enjoy the area it is necessary to use a car. All major car rental companies are situated at the local airport and train stations.

BY AIR:

Ryanair to Beziers (approx. 40 mins from Saint-Chinian)

Ryanair to Carcassonne, Perpignan or Montpellier (approx I hr 10 mins from Saint-Chinian)

EasyJet to Montpellier

From the USA to Toulouse (or Paris)

By train to Beziers

By car (the A75 over the new Millau bridge is the fastest from the UK, and Paris)