Pas de la Casa
Pas de la Casa is a town in Andorra, a small mountainous country in the Pyrenees mountains in Europe. It is located on the Andorran - French border quite high in the mountains.
As a result it has the best snow reliability in Andorra. It is a fantastic ski resort which also has a variety of different bars to visit during the evening.
Understand
edit- 1 Pas de la Casa Tourist Office, Av. Consell General, ☏ +376 755 100, turismepas@encamp.ad. M-F 09:00-13:00, 15:00-19:00.
Get in
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From Toulouse or Barcelona, there are buses from Toulouse Airport, Toulouse-Matabiau train station and Barcelona Airport which make stops at Pas de la Casa. In addition, public bus depart twice daily (one at 08:50, one at 19:45) from Gare d'Andorre-L'Hospitalet train station, which is connected to the SNCF train service from Toulouse-Matabiau and Latour-de-Carol stations. It is not recommended to take a train from Toulouse or Latour-de-Carol and connect to the public bus at the Gare d'Andorre-L'Hospitallet train station in the morning because the bus departs half an hour before the first SNCF train arrives at this station. The only suitable train-bus connection is the daily train from Toulouse that arrives at Gare d'Andorre-L'Hospitallet at 19:21 and the bus departs at 19:45. An alternative option from the train station is to take a taxi to Pas de la Casa (~€30).
There is a free shuttle between Gare d'Andorre-L'Hospitalet and Pas de la Casa provided that the guest has a hotel booking or a ski pass. Otherwise you cannot take this shuttle. The shuttle leaves Gare d'Andorre-L'Hospitalet for Pas de la Casa at 09:00, 11:30 and 16:30. It returns from Pas de la Casa to Gare d'Andorre-L'Hospitalet at 10:00, 12:00 and 17:00. Shuttle runs daily except Tuesday.
Within Andorra, Pas de la Casa is served by the local bus (L4 and L4B) up from Andorra la Vella about every 30 min daily.
Andy runs private transfers from Barcelona city centre and El Prat airport. Price starts at €279 to Pas de la Casa for a 4-passenger sedan.
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editPas de la Casa is the highest and sunniest resort in Andorra, perched right on the French border within the extensive Grandvalira ski area.
Good snow often lasts until the first week of May, and Pas de la Casa is linked to nearby Grau Roig, making this the best resort in Andorra for advanced skiers. Grau Roig is within a bigger skiing area, Grandvalira.
Buy
editDue to low tax rate in Andorra, it is frequently visited by cross-border shoppers from France. Electronics, alcohol and tobacco are popular items being sold here.
- 1 Champions Prix, Plaça co-princeps 30, ☏ +376 720071.
Eat
editAs this is a mainly resort town, there are plenty of restaurants for food and drinks.
Drink
editThere are a number of bars in this resort town.
Sleep
edit- 1 Cal Ruiz Hotel, Av. del Consell General, 10, ☏ +376 800 765, bookinghotelcalruiz@hotmail.com. €71 and up.
- 2 Hotel Alaska, Carrer De La Solana, 4, ☏ +376 756 000. Free WiFi.
- 3 Hotel Sporting, Carrer Catalunya, 1, ☏ +376 755 355, reservas.andorra@estivalgroup.com.
- 4 Hotel Cristina, Calle La Solana, 24, ☏ +376 855 828, reservas.andorra@estivalgroup.com.
- 5 Hotel Magic, Sant Jordi, 19-21, ☏ +376 756 900, recepciopas@hotelsmagic.com.
- 6 Font d'Argent Hotel, Carrer Bearn, 24, ☏ +376 804 200, recepciopas@daguisa.com.