Getting to Avignon

Avignon is well connected to France’s superbly designed road network, making reaching the city by road fairly easy from most major French cities. Rail services also connect the city with the country’s capital with regular and speedy services. The nearest international airport is just 8kms away and is the Avignon-Caumon Airport, however connections are limited. Marseille Provence Airport is the nearest major airport to Avignon and is situated 80kms southeast of the city.

By Air

Avignon-Caumon Airport, operated by the Vaucluse Chamber of Commerce, is located just 8km (5 miles) from Avignon and caters for budget airlines with direct services from several destinations in the UK including summer services from Southampton, Exeter, Leeds and Edinburgh.

Marseille Provence Airport is the nearest major airport to Avignon and is situated 80kms southeast of the city. It’s has two terminals  which provide connections with major EU and international destinations such as Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, London, Milan, Munich and Paris. The airport has shuttle buses and taxis which are readily available.

By rail

Rail services from La Gare TGV station, situated a couple of miles south of the city centre, provide connections between Avignon and Paris, with an average journey time of around 2 hours, 40 minutes. Buses connect the city centre with the railway station. From Paris, you can make connections to a variety of destinations including Lille, Nantes, Rouen, Brussels and Geneva.

By car

From Paris, Marseilles, Lyon, Nice and Italy and destinations north of the city you can take the A9 motorway to within 7kms of the city centre and then follow the signs. From Nîmes, Perpignan, Barcelona and destinations south of the city, you can take the A9 motorway to within 6kms of the city centre and then follow the signs. From Marseilles, you can expect to make the journey in approximately 1 hour; from Paris, in approximately 6 hours and from Barcelona in approximately 3 hours, 45 minutes.

By bus

International bus services from destinations such as Brussels, London, Italy, Prague and Spain are provided by Linebus and Eurolines, and run to Avignon’s Gare Routière coach station, located on boulevard St Roch. Regional connections are also available to towns such as Carpentras, Cavaillon, Aix, l’Isle/Sorgue and Nîmes.

 

 

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