Station guide
Toulouse Matabiau
Luggage storage, toilets, where to eat
Updated 6 November 2026 · Checked on online sources
Quick answers
- Luggage storageNone is confirmed inside the station. Partner shops hold bags from €1.29 an hour.
- AirportDirect shuttle, €9, 25 to 45 min.
- ToiletsThe station has them. Location and price not found.
- Quick foodLa Ripaille brasserie, 8 min on foot.
- OUIGOArrive 30 min early. Access to the train closes 5 min before departure (OUIGO page, 06/11/2026).
Left luggage at Toulouse Matabiau
No left luggage is confirmed inside the station. The lowest rate is €1.49 per bag per day, at a partner shop.
| Service | Price | Walk |
|---|---|---|
| Stasher | From €1.49 per bag per day | Not stated |
| LuggageHero | €1.29 an hour, €5.25 a day, per-bag fee possible | Not stated |
Source: seller websites, 06/11/2026. Shop hours apply. The address is given at booking. One article mentions a left-luggage desk in the station, another says there is none: ask at the ticket desk.
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Metro, airport and car
Metro line A serves the station, at Marengo-SNCF. Underground passages link them (per Wikipedia, confirm on site). The metro also stops at Capitole.
- Airport shuttle€9, every 15 min. To the airport, 5:05 to 21:40. From the airport, 5:40 to 0:10.
- Tisséo ticket€1.90 since 1 July 2026. Confirm on tisseo.fr.
- By carPaid car park, open day and night. Drop-off is free. Tariff and time limit not found.
- WorksThe Marengo forecourt is one of several building sites around the station. Access may change.
Source: OUIGO, Toulouse Airport, Le Bonbon, read 06/11/2026.
Toilets, wifi and ticket desk
Toulouse Matabiau in numbers
- 14.5 million passengers in 2024The 37th busiest station in France out of 3,021. SNCF open data, 2024.
- +46.8% passengers since 2019Far more people than before. SNCF open data, 2019 to 2024.
- 80.5% of TGVs leaving arrive on timeThis is the Toulouse to Paris Montparnasse route, the only one in the series. 5.2% are over 1 h late. SNCF open data, October 2025 to September 2026, 2,452 trains planned.
- 84.1% in 2018, 82.4% in 2025Slightly worse than in 2018. SNCF open data, yearly averages.
- Occitanie TER, 84.9% on time14th of 14 networks, the last one. SNCF open data, September 2025 to August 2026.
This rate covers this route only, not any other journey.
Where to eat
We could not confirm a restaurant open inside the station. The closest place we have is La Ripaille.
| Place | Type | Price | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Ripaille, 72 rue de Bayard | Brasserie, terrace | Menus from €7 | 8 min |
| Les Assoiffés, 1 place Robert Schuman | Open until midnight, Tuesday to Saturday | Not stated | About 1 km |
| Le Parisien, 29 bis bd de Strasbourg | Open all day | Not stated | 15 min |
Source: Occitanie tourism listings, 06/11/2026. Walking times are the listings’ own.
If your train is late
On a TGV INOUI or an Intercités, you get 25% of the ticket refunded from 30 minutes late, 50% from 2 hours and 75% from 3 hours. On OUIGO it is 25% from 1 hour and 50% from 2 hours. Full guide (in French).
Follow your train from Toulouse Matabiau
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Sources
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