How to get to Avignon
contact : [email protected]
tél. +33 (0)4 90 16 26 29
For any further information, Avignon Tourist Office : http://www.ot-avignon.fr/
BY PLANE
Avignon airport
www.avignon.aeroport.fr
The airport is located 8 km south of the town centre. Connection to the town centre by bus line 3
or 21 (bus stops about 1.5 km from airport) or by taxi. There are direct plane connections from
Avignon to various cities in the United Kingdom, operated by two low cost airlines, Flybe and
Jet2. http://www.flybe.com or http://www.jet2.com.
Marseille-Provence airport
www.marseille.aeroport.fr
E-mail:[email protected]
This airport is located 80 km south of Avignon. It connects to most large European cities.
This airport has a new low-cost terminal called « mp2 », with flights to various European and
Moroccan destinations.
To get to Avignon, take the navette (shuttle bus) from the airport to the Marseille-St. Charles train
station. From there, take the train to Avignon. You can also rent a car at the airport and drive to
Avignon.
Nîmes-Arles-Camargue airport
www.nimes-aeroport.fr E-mail: [email protected]
This airport is located 50 km west of Avignon. From there, you can fly from/to Brussels, London
Luton and Liverpool with RyanAir.
To get to Avignon, take the navette (shuttle bus) from the airport to the Nîmes train station. From
there, take the train to Avignon. You can also rent a car at the airport and drive to Avignon.
Other airports
There are several ways of getting to Avignon via a stop-over at another French airport.
Paris airports (Roissy-Charles de Gaulle and Orly): www.aeroportsdeparis.fr
Roissy-Charles de Gaulle has a TGV (high-speed train) station that connects directly to
Avignon. .
From Orly, there are daily flights to Avignon, or you can take a TGV train from Paris (Gare
de Lyon) town centre.
Lyon St. Exupéry airport: www.lyon.aeroport.fr
200 km to the north of Avignon, there is a TGV (high-speed train) line that connects the airport
directly to the TGV station in Avignon.
BY TRAIN
If you travel by train, you must buy and punch (“composter” in French) your train ticket
before getting on the train!
Information: www.voyages-sncf.com
Please note that there are two train stations in Avignon:
1-Gare TGV (located in the suburb). Direct TGV trains from Paris (Gare de Lyon and
Charles de Gaulle airport), Lille, Brussels, Geneva.... Buses (called “navette”) connect
to central Avignon in 15-20 minutes. Ticket price: € 1.20, to buy on the bus.
2-Gare centre S.N.C.F., boulevard Saint-Roch, (located in the town centre).
BY COACH
Coach station : boulevard St-Roch: International Lines (Eurolines)  : +33 4 90 85 27 60
www.eurolines.fr email: [email protected], open from Monday to Friday 9 am to 12 am
and 2 pm to 7:30 pm, on Saturday from 9 am to 1 pm and from 2 pm to 7:30 pm.
To Spain, Morocco, London, Prague, Brussels, Germany, Italy, Poland etc.
From this station, you can also use the regional and local lines, offering trips to tourist
destinations in Provence and elsewhere. Phone 04 90 82 07 35. For coach schedules:
www.lepilote.com/transports/index.asp?id_part=5
How to get to our town-centre campus,
site principal Ste Marthe
ON FOOT
It takes about 20 minutes to go from “Gare SNCF Centre” to the campus.
BY BUS
http://www.tcra.fr/
Buses generally run from 6 am until 8 pm. The bus service is less frequent during the weekend
and during school holidays.
Lines 7 and 30 go directly from the train station “centre” to the main campus of the University
(stop “Université”).
BY TAXI
Taxis 24/24 h. Phone +33 (0)4 90 82 20 20. Please note: Payment in cash only.
BY CAR
A7 motorway exit 23 "Avignon Nord", then D225 direction Avignon, then exit "Avignon
Centre", then left direction "Université".
Free car park: Parking des Italiens (5 minutes' walk to the campus)