Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
June to September direct Eurostar ( www.eurostar.com ) services operates Saturday to/
from London (from €110, six hours).
Luggage storage ( consignes de baggages ; €4.50 per 24 hours) is available only at Gare
Avignon Centre.
Getting Around
To/From the Airport
TCRA Bus 21 (€1.50, 20 minutes, Monday to Saturday) runs from the airport to the post
office. Taxis cost about €25.
Parking
Parking Gare Centre ( 04 90 80 74 40; cnr bd St-Roch & bd St-Ruf;
24hr)
Massive car-park adjoining central train station.
Local Bus
TCRA (Transports en Commun de la Région d'Avignon; 04 32 74 18 32; www.tcra.fr )
Local TCRA bus tickets cost €1.20: buy on board. Buses run from 7am to about 7.40pm
(less frequently Sundays, from 8am to 6pm). Main transfer points are Poste (main post of-
fice) and place Pie. For Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, take bus 11 (bus 70 on Sundays). For
maps and discounted carnets of 10 tickets (€9.50), visit TCRA's Agence Commerciale
(av de Lattre de Tassigny;
8.30am-12.30pm & 1.30-6pm Mon-Fri).
Bicycle & Motorcycle
Vélopop ( 08 10 45 64 56; www.velopop.fr ) This shared-bicycle service has 17 stations
around town; pick up a bike at one, return it to another. The first half-hour is free; each
additional half-hour is €1. Membership costs €1 per day or €3 per week, plus a refundable
deposit of €150, guaranteed to your credit card. Sign up by phone or use credit-card ma-
chines at stations.
Provence Bike ( 04 90 27 92 61; www.provence-bike.com ; 7 av St-Ruf; bicycles from
per day/week €9/39) Rents city bikes, mountain bikes, scooters and motorcycles.
Taxi
Taxi-Radio Avignon ( 04 90 82 20 20)
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