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Bicycles on Trains Alpes Côte d’Azur region has
Bicycles can be transported an all-inclusive TER timetable,
on the Eurostar, either as which includes coach travel.
personal luggage if they fold to You must time-punch your
the size of a normal suitcase, or ticket in the yellow composteur
by advance reservation. You machine at the platform
can transport your bike on entrance or pay a penalty on
nearly every single SNCF train, the train. This is very easy to do,
including the TGV. However, simply insert your ticket and
this service must be booked (if you have one) separate seat
in advance, and in some cases reservation face up and the
your bicycle will be transported machine will date-stamp them.
separately, and can take up to
four days to arrive. Bikes may Motorail
also be transported on local
trains (indicated by a bicycle Eurotunnel rail shuttles vehicles
symbol in the timetable). between Folkstone and Calais in
The SNCF train + velo scheme around 35 minutes. Once in
allows you to reserve a rental France, AutoTrain will transport
bike at your destination your car overnight from Paris to
station when you book your either Avignon, Marseille, Nice
ticket, although be aware this or Toulon, while you relax on a
option is only available on passenger train. The journey is C C Composteur machines are found at omposteur machines are found at omposteur
certain routes. not cheap, but it is a practical, the platform entrance
stress-free way to avoid the long
drive south. Typically, you can are carried in open railcars.
Times and Penalties drop off your car any time Tickets must be booked at
Timetables change twice a year during the day and then use least five days in advance and
in May and September. Leaflets a separate train to reach your include free parking at the
for the main routes are free, destination, where you can terminals for the day before
and can also be checked on pick up the car any time the departure and the day after
the SNCF website. The Provence following day. The automobiles arrival of your vehicle.
Provence Rail Network Lyon
Major Routes
Valence ITALY
Briançon
Crest Torino
Die
Gap
Montélimar
Veynes-Devoluy
Pierrelatte Cuneo
Bolléne
Sisteron
Montpelier
Alès Orange Chateau-Arnoux Digne Tende
St-Auban Puget-
Avignon Annot Théniers Saorge Breil-
St-André- Entrevaux Sospel sur-Roya
Tarascon L‘Isle-sur-la-Sorgue les-Alpes
NÎmes Cavaillon
Beaucaire Manosque Menton
Salon de Pertuis Monaco
Vauvert Provence Grasse Nice
Arles Antibes
Miramas
Aigues- Istres Aix-en-Provence Les Arcs Cannes
Mortes Draguignan
Port-de-Bouc Frejus Saint-Raphaël
Martigues Carnoules Vidauban
Marseille Aubagne
La Ciotat Bandol Cuers Pierrefeu
Key Hyeres
Toulon
TGV Rail network (high speed)
SNCF Rail network
Privately owned rail Mediterranean Sea
Please note, not all SNCF stations
are shown