Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
MONEY MATTERS
Bring your credit card or stock up with euros beforehand! There's no money-changing service in St-Denis - it has
been superseded in favour of ATMs. You'll find a cluster of banks with ATMs near the junction of Rue Jean Cha-
tel and Rue Labourdonnais; all the main banks and the central post office have ATMs. The only bureau de change
is just outside the airport -
International Currency Exchange
(ICE; 0262 31 28 73; Roland Garros airport;
6am-9pm Mon-Sat, 9.30am-5pm Sun) changes British pounds, US dollars, Australian dollars, Mauritian ru-
pees and Malagasy ariary. It charges a €3.50 fee.
Getting There & Away
AIR
For details of flights from Roland Garros international airport, see
Click here
.
The following airlines have offices in St-Denis. All airlines also have an office at the
airport, which is usually open every day.
Air Austral
(
0825 01 30 12;
www.airaustral.com
; 4 Rue de Nice;
8.30am-5.30pm Mon-Fri)
Air France
(
0820 82 08 20;
www.airfrance.re
; 7 Ave de la Victoire;
9am-5pm Mon-Fri)
Air Madagascar
(
0892 68 00 14;
www.airmadagascar.com
; 31 Rue Jules Auber;
8.15am-noon &
1.30-5.45pm Mon-Fri, to 4.45pm Fri)
Air Mauritius
(
0262 94 83 83;
www.airmauritius.com
; 13 Rue Charles Gounod;
8.30am-5.30pm Mon-Fri)
Corsair
(
0820 04 20 42;
www.corsair.fr
; 2 Rue Maréchal Leclerc;
9am-1pm & 2-5.30pm Mon-Fri)
BUS
St-Denis Pôle d'Échanges Océan
(Gare Routière; 0262 41 09 59, 0810 123 974; Blvd Joffre)
, the main long-
distance bus station, is on the seafront. From here Car Jaune (
Click here
)
operates various
services. Information for Car Jaune, including all its routes and
horaires
(timetables)
around the island and the airport bus service, is available from the information counter at
the bus terminal. Some of the more useful routes include the following:
Line A
West to St-Pierre via Le Port, St-Paul, St-Gilles-les-Bains, St-Leu, Étang-Salé-les-
Bains and St-Louis (€4.20, two hours, about 10 daily, less on Sunday).
Lines F or G
East to St-Benoît via Ste-Suzanne, St-André and Bras-Panon (€2.80, one
hour, about 15 daily, less on Sunday).
Z'éclair 1
(express) West to St-Pierre, direct (€7, one hour, about 18 daily, five on
Sunday).
