Page 247 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Provence & The Côte d'Azur

TR A VEL INFORM A TION  245

Green Travel
Travelling in France without
using high-impact flights or
long car drives is easier than in
many countries thanks primarily
to the high quality of public
transport, and above all the
SNCF rail network.
The French government has
introduced an “Ecomobility”
programme, which aims to
encourage a reduction in
car use by making it easier
to transfer from SNCF trains
Departure hall at Marseille airport to local buses, bikes or other
transport (for more details, see
Fly-Drive and Fly-Rail
points you will be required www.sncf.com). This includes
to change planes in Paris to Package Holidays free-cycle schemes like the
reach Provence. Air France and SNCF offer LeVélo in Marseille, V’hello in
combined fares for flight and Aixen-Provence and Vélopop
train. You fly into Paris and then in Avignon. There are cycle-
Fares and Deals
catch the train south. Good hire shops in many towns
The large number of low-cost deals are available for the main and local tourist offices will
airlines flying to Provence mean destinations such as Avignon, be able to provide more
that there is a wide range of Arles, Nice and Marseille. For information on cycle hire and
prices on offer. Fares are at their notes on fly-drive packages routes in their area. There are
highest over the Easter period see page 250. also facilities for taking your
and in July and August. Make There are also a wide variety bikes on SNCF trains (see p248).
sure you check which airport of companies offering tailor- If you don’t hike or cycle,
you are flying to when booking, as made package holidays in however, exploring the country-
some low-cost airlines use smaller Provence, with flight, car hire side will still be difficult without
airports that may be some and accommodation included a car, as local buses are often
distance from the city centre. in the cost. slow and infrequent.
DIRECTORY
Airport Nîmes/Arles/ Delta Helicopter
Information Camargue/ Cevennes France Tel 0892 702 609. Services
Tel 04 66 70 49 49.
Avignon-Provence Airport to city 15 km US Tel 0800 221 1212. Azur Hélicoptère
Tel 04 90 81 51 51. (9 miles). ∑ delta.com Tel 04 93 90 40 70.
Airport to city 10 km Shuttle bus €5, ∑ azurhelico.com
(6 miles). Taxi €24. taxi €25. easyJet Héli-Air Monaco
∑ avignon-aeroport.fr ∑ aeroport-nimes.fr Tel 00 377 92 05 00 50.
France Tel 0820 420 315.
Marseille Provence Toulon-Hyères ∑ heliairmonaco.com
Tel 0820 811 414. Tel 08 25 01 83 87. UK Tel 0330 365 5000.
Airport to city 25 km Airport to city 23 km ∑ easyjet.com Discount Travel
(17 miles). Shuttle bus (15 miles). Agencies
€10, taxi €40. Shuttle bus €1.40, Emirates Jancarthier Voyages
∑ marseille-aeroport.fr taxi €40. France Tel 0157 32 49 99. 7 cours Sextius.
Montpellier ∑ toulon-hyeres. UK Tel 844 800 2777. Tel 04 42 93 48 48.
Méditerranée aeroport.fr ∑ voyages-
Tel 04 67 20 85 00. Airline ∑ emirates.com jancarthier.fr
Airport to city 7 km Details Thomas Cook
(4 miles). Shuttle bus €8, Flybe Canebiere
taxi €15–€20. Air France UK Tel 0371 700 2000. 9 rue du jeune.
∑ montpellier. UK Tel 0871 66 33 777. ∑ flybe.com Tel 04 96 11 26 26.
aeroport.fr France Tel 3654. ∑ thomascook.fr
Nice, Côte d’Azur ∑ airfrance.com Ryanair Trailfinders
Tel 0820 423 333. British Airways France Tel 0892 562 150. 194 Kensington High St,
Airport to city 6 km (4 miles). France Tel 0825 825 400. London W8 7RG.
Shuttle bus €4, taxi €25–€30. UK Tel 0844 493 0787. UK Tel 0871 246 0000. Tel 020 7938 3939.
∑ nice.aeroport.fr ∑ britishairways.com ∑ ryanair.com ∑ trailfinders.com