Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting to Pont du Gard
ThefamousaqueductisbetweenRemoulinsandVers-PontduGardonD-981,13milesfrom
Avignon.
By Car:
Pont du Gard is a 25-minute drive due west of Avignon (follow N-100 from
Avignon, tracking signs to
Nîmes
and
Remoulins,
then
Pont du Gard
and
Rive Gauche
), and
45 minutes northwest of Arles (via Tarascon on D-15). If going to Arles from Pont du Gard,
follow signs to
Nîmes
(not
Avignon
), then follow D-986 and then D-15 to Arles.
By Bus:
Buses run to Pont du Gard (on the Rive Gauche side) from Avignon (3/day, 50
minutes), Nîmes, and Uzès. Consider this plan: Take a morning bus from Avignon's bus or
TGVStation(leavesbusstationatabout8:45or11:40,leavesTGVStationat8:30or11:25).
To return to Avignon, the bus leaves Pont du Gard at 13:20 or 17:30. Confirm all of these
times at a TI or at
www.pontdugard.fr
. The 8:45 trip out and 13:20 trip back works best for
most.AllowaboutfourorfivehoursforvisitingPontduGard,includingtransportationtime
from Avignon.
Busesstopatthetrafficroundabout300yardsfromtheaqueduct(seePontduGardmap).
In summer and on weekends, however, buses usually drive into the Pont du Gard site and
stopattheparkinglot'sticketbooth.Confirmwherethebusstopsattheparkingboothinside
the Pont du Gard site.
