Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Car & Motorcycle
Your own vehicle is essential for exploring Provence's smaller towns, many inaccessible
by public transport.
Autumn through spring, driving is easy along the Côte d'Azur, but
not
in July and
August, when intense traffic chokes all roads and it takes hours to go a few kilometres.
For English-language traffic reports, tune to 107.7MHz FM, which updates every 30
minutes in summer.
There are four types of intercity roads, each with alphanumeric designation:
»
Autoroutes
(eg A8) High-speed multi-lane highways with
péages
(tolls)
»
Routes Nationales
(N, RN) National highways
»
Routes Départementales
(D) County roads
»
Routes Communales
(C, V) Tertiary routes
Autoroutes
are always fastest (summer traffic notwithstanding), but they're expensive -
Marseille to Nice costs €18 in tolls, Paris to Nice €70.
Pay close attention at toll booths: 'CB' (
Carte Bleue
) indicates credit-card lanes; yellow
arrows are exclusively for prepaid drivers; green arrows for cash. If you choose the wrong
lane, you'll have to back up - nearly impossible during the summertime.
Traffic information:
Association des Sociétés Françaises d'Autoroutes
(
www.autoroutes.fr
)
.
Calculate toll and fuel costs at
www.viamichelin.com
and
www.mappy.fr
.
