Driving from Montpellier to Barcelona for dummies

Hi,

We want to get from Montpellier to Barcelona in mid Jan, but for whatever reason bus and train timetables aren't being kind.

Hiring a car is no problem but a travel agent here in Aus says it's not worth the effort - is she right?

Approximately how long does it take - and can the route be navigated by two hopeless foreign drivers? Any tips / suggestions would be great.

Thanks :-)

An Aussie asked me if I'd ever driven in Spain. He said, "Its bloody terrifying!"

I said I see the ettiquette on sidewalks. And I figure, that mentality behind a wheel? No thanks.
He said, "You're absolutely right."

Cops go out to measure tire stripes at a wreck sight. Many times, there are none. Spanish drivers tend to panic and freeze behind the wheel.

At least you could see Andora that way.

Take the gtrain. You learn so much from the different conversations you'll have. No other mode of transportation gives us that.

They have schedules at train stations. You're on vacation. What's the hurry?
;o)

For bus timetables and fares, go to www.eurolines.com. Enter a date within the next 30 days.

For train timetables and fares, go to www.voyages-sncf.com. Enter a date no later than the end of November. (New train timetables are issued in early December.)

Neither the bus nor the train timetables are likely to be different in January. Maybe a few minutes here and there, but that's about all.

there is even a direct train daily, taht changes its wheels while you sit in with easy times. other trains require a change at border due to gauge-width. and thats it, plenty of trips daily. by car: simply folow signs for autoroute and pay the tolls, I dont quite get all your worries.