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Arrival and information
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Both the
gare SNCF
on boulevard St-Roch and the adjacent
gare routiere
(tel 04.90.82.07.35) are close to Porte de la Republique, on the south side of the old city. In addition to the main
gare
, a new
TGV
station, which will cut travel to Paris down to two and half hours, is slated to open near the hospital 2km south of the city centre (consult
www.avignon-tourisme.com
for connection details). The city's two main local
bus stations
are by Porte de la Republique (stops "Poste", "Cite Administrative", "Gare Routiere" and "Gare" are all within a five-minute walk) and place Pie, in the centre of town. From Cite Administrative all buses go to place de l'Horloge. Tickets be bought from drivers and at TCRA (Transports en Commun de la Region d'Avignon) kiosks throughout town (6.50F/€0.99 each; 50F/€7.53 for 10). If you're driving, the best
parking
option is the free, guarded lot on the Ile de Piot, between Avignon and Villeneuve; a free shuttle runs every 10min from 7am-2am between the parking lot and Porte de l'Oulle, just down from the Pont.
Cours Jean-Jaures runs inside the Porte de la Republique becoming rue de la Republique, with the
tourist office
a little way up on the right at no. 41 (Mon-Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 9am-1pm & 2-5pm, Sun 9am-7pm; tel 04.32.74.32.74,
www.avignon -tourisme.com
). There's also an annexe at the other end of town by the Pont d'Avignon (May-Sept daily 9am-7pm). Other useful information
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