I am crazy enough to plan at the last minute to get to Lourdes without getting on a tour package, and in the Jubilee Year as well! Crazy! But St Bernie is calling me.
Calling the veteran Lourdes pilgrims - advice please! How do I fly to Lourdes from Sgp? And at reasonable prices. Thanks!
Yours truly did a DIY trip to France, but not to Lourdes, but somewhere else lah. But I can offer a few hints.
Get yourself from Singapore to Paris. There are a few ways of doing it. One is of course to fly straight to Paris. Another way is you fly to London and zip across with the Eurostar. Or you can go to Brussels or Amsterdam too and then catch a train to Paris.
For the flight to Paris, check out Malaysia airlines or Thai Airways. These two are the cheapest.
From Paris you take a train to Lourdes. The mainline train station to take the train to Lourdes is Montparnasse.
You can either show up on the day of travel itself and buy tickets from the counter, or you can book in advance at the SNCF website. Booking in advance is ALWAYS cheaper. Read this website for details: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g187147-c3019/Paris:France:Booking.On.Sncf.html
It is always useful to learn a few french phrases. You should also expect to spend about 2.5k to 3k for this trip.