Travel Reference
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and veer left, 3/hour Mon-Sat 7:00-19:00, none Sun). The bus makes a counterclockwise
loop around Arles, stopping near most of my recommended hotels. It's a 15-minute
walk
into town (turn left out of the train station).
Taxis
usually wait in front of the station, but
if you don't see any, call the posted telephone numbers, or dial 04 89 73 36 00. If the train
station TI is open, you can ask them to call. Taxi rates are fixed—allow about €11 to any
of my recommended hotels.
By Bus:
All buses stop at the Centre-Ville bus station, a few blocks below the main
TI, on the ring road at 16-24 Boulevard Georges Clemenceau. Buses to Avignon's TGV
station and Les Baux also stop at the train station.
By Car:
Most hotels have parking nearby—ask for detailed directions (€3/8 hours
at most meters; free Mon-Sat 12:00-14:00 & 19:00-9:00, and all day Sun; some meters
limited to 2.5 hours). For most hotels, first follow signs to
Centre-Ville,
then
Gare SNCF
(train station). You'll come to a big roundabout (Place Lamartine) with a Monoprix de-
partment store to the right. You can park along the city wall and find your hotel on foot;
the hotels I list are no more than a 10-minute walk away (best not to park here overnight
due to theft concerns and markets on Wed and Sat). Fearless drivers can plunge into the
narrow streets between the two stumpy towers via Rue de la Calade, and follow signs to
their hotel. Again, theft is a problem—leave nothing in your car, and trust your hotelier's
advice on where to park.
