I wish to fly from SW France,  (Brive - Limoges - Bordeaux),   to
PISA.

Where do I start to find out about flights?  Is there info about
flights by searching places, to / from etc or do I have to approach
the search on an airline basis.  Web sites with an English option
preferred, but can get by in French.  Not Italian yet!

Thanks

Thanks for asking!

Unfortunately, one of the web's best fare comparison sites, Orbitz,
does not allow searches with cities of origination outside of the U.S.
Travelocity and Expedia show the most flights at reasonable prices
originate from Bordeaux, with the lowest round-trip fare shown as
$371.00 USD by AirFrance. An AirFrance one-way fare shows as $628 on
June 23rd. As you can tell, fares vary greatly depending upon your
travel dates. Searches are dynamic, so I can't link you to them
directly. You'll need to enter the search criteria yourself. The two
primary national flag carriers are AirFrance and Alitalia.

Travelocity
http://www.travelocity.com
Expedia
http://www.expedia.com

Air France
http://www.airfrance.com/us
Alitalia
http://www.alitalia.it/eng/entry.html

CheapTickets.com is another online travel agency offering discount
fares. They're also available for contact through an 800 number, if
you'd rather get the lowdown on available flights, and fares, via
telephone. 1.888.922.8849

CheapTickets
http://www.cheaptickets.com

If you're interested in ultra low fares for intra-Europe travel, you
might find this article helpful. It describes the intra-European
carriers (Buzz, EasyJet, GoFly, Virgin Express, RyanAir) in detail and
offers links to their online sites. Though it might take a bit more
searching by individual airlines, these are probably your best sources
for low fares. All offer English language sites.

Smarter Living -  Low-cost intra-European air carriers
http://www.smarterliving.com/student/deal.php?id=2800

Search Terms
carriers "france to italy"
carriers airport bordeaux

I hope this helps you in your search for the best flights. If you have
any questions, please feel free to request clarification.

~larre-ga

Hi, Holidaymaker. I'd start with Orbitz (http://www.orbitz.com/) or
Travelocity (http://www.travelocity.com/). Both companies sell airline
tickets, but you can check prices on multiple airlines without buying
anything.

Have a good trip!

Porkribs

Consider taking the train. Likely not even necessary to change trains
and the ride between those points is wonderful. All along the Italian
Riviera, thru Cinque Terra, Carrara, etc.

For a place to find routes sans prices:

    http://www.eurorail.com/railsked.htm

with (some) fares:

    http://www.raileurope.com/us/rail/fares_schedules/index.htm

Au revoir / Ciao
kk

Hi Holidaymaker

Bordeaux is the largest city in the area you mention and is on one of
the main arterial rail routes.  Trains (per previous commenter) can go
to Pisa - there is one that connects at Nice (a beautiful city)
leaving Bordeaux (today) at 2139 (night train) arriving Nice 0755 ,
leaving 0925 and arriving Pisa at 1331 .  Full details available from
SNCF:

http://www.sncf.com/indexe.htm 
(this gives access in english, including bookings.  Hint - it can't
cope with a search window for departures of greater than 4 hrs)

Yes, the rail line is one of the most beautiful in Europe - at least
the Riviera section, which conveniently is in the morning.

For faster travel, I would recommend going through the Aeroport de
Bordeaux website - which takes you through all flights out from
Bordeaux, and all (including low cost) airlines using the airport.

http://www.bordeaux.aeroport.fr/home.asp?fl=1&lang=fr

There is a direct link to the main Amadeus flight system from here:
http://www.amadeus.net/pl/bordeaux/fr/AABLNKENTRY.hot?FCT=AABLNKENTRY&LANGUAGE=FR&SITE=ADB
However, the cheapest scheduled flight it found was Euro900, via Spain
(there are no direct flights so you are stuck with Spain, Paris or
even London for connections).  Total flight time is around 5 hours
including the connection, add in the airport transfers and you are
getting close to a full day - might as well have a decent evening
meal, sleep on the train and arrive for lunch in the centre of Pisa!

Ryan Air is the cheapest lowfare airline in Europe.  Amazing rates (if
poor service, but hey, you get what you pay for).  www.ryanair.com  I
am not sure if it flies directly between the cities you want, but I
would look into it.  Having lived and flown around Europe, I was happy
with it.  Also, the person who suggested trains might be onto
something.  Often cheaper and less of a hassle.  You could always get
an overnight car (couchette) if it is a longer ride.  Just some
thoughts. Good luck.