Toulouse with kids.
A day trip from the UK.
9 family days out in Toulouse, 5 that work if it rains. Ticket prices, best ages and how long to allow, so you can plan the day around the flights.
Family days out in Toulouse
9 placesCité de l'espace
Real Mir space station and Ariane rocket to walk around, a well-designed kids' area, planetarium and IMAX; multilingual displays; easily fills a whole day.
- Tickets
- £24.76 adult, £19.21 child, free under 5
- Best for
- Ages 8+ (reviews say best for 10+)
- Allow
- 5-7 (full day) hours
- Rain
- Works if it rains
- Season
- January (per third-party sites; see notes)
Aeroscopia aircraft museum (Blagnac)
Kids can walk inside Concorde and an Airbus A300; big varied collection; good value compared with other big attractions; near the airport so easy on a fly-in day.
- Tickets
- £13.66 adult, £11.10 child, free under 6
- Best for
- Ages 5+
- Allow
- 2-4 hours
- Rain
- Works if it rains
Muséum de Toulouse (natural history)
Playful, well-designed interactive displays; the huge skeleton wall wows children; botanical garden next door for a run-around afterwards.
- Tickets
- £10.24 adult, £6.83 child, free under 6
- Best for
- Ages 4+
- Allow
- 2-4 hours
- Rain
- Works if it rains
- Season
- 1-14 September
Halle de La Machine (Minotaur ride)
Riding on the back of a 14 m mechanical Minotaur is the big thrill; magical, theatrical machines with humour that delight children; operators demonstrate machines up close.
- Tickets
- £10.24 adult, £5.12 child, free under 5
- Best for
- Ages 3+
- Allow
- 1.5 (visit) + 25 min ride hours
- Rain
- Works if it rains
- Season
- January
Les Bateaux Toulousains - 60-min Garonne and Canal de Brienne cruise
Going through the Saint-Pierre lock is a hit with children; nice views of the bridges and riverside; easy to book online; friendly crew.
- Tickets
- £12.81 adult, free under 3
- Best for
- Ages 3+ (under 3 free)
- Allow
- 1 hours
- Season
- Winter (TripAdvisor listing says March-November; not confirmed officially)
Téléo urban cable car
A cable-car ride over the Garonne for the price of a bus ticket; big views of the city and, on clear days, the Pyrenees; step-free cabins.
- Best for
- All ages
- Allow
- 0.5-1 hours
Jardin des Plantes
Free, well-kept and pretty; playground, carousel, duck pond, bumper cars and hens roaming free; footbridges to Grand-Rond and Jardin Royal; next to the Muséum.
- Best for
- Ages 0-10
- Allow
- 1-2 (estimate) hours
Jardin Japonais Pierre Baudis (Compans-Caffarelli)
Free, calm and beautifully kept; kids like spotting the big koi and crossing the red bridge; right by a metro stop and on the airport shuttle route.
- Best for
- All ages
- Allow
- 0.5-1.5 hours
Marché Victor Hugo (covered market and upstairs lunch restaurants)
Lively indoor market with top-quality cheese, charcuterie and seafood; cheap-ish set lunches at the restaurants upstairs; good rainy-day lunch stop.
- Best for
- All ages
- Allow
- 1-1.5 hours
- Rain
- Works if it rains
Prices are each venue’s own adult and child ticket prices, converted to pounds. Where we could not confirm a price we show none. Opening hours and seasons change, so check the venue before you fly.