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Arrival and information
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The
gare SNCF
and
gare routiere
(tel 04.67.92.01.43) are next to each other at the opposite end of rue Maguelone from the central place de la Comedie. The
airport
, Montpellier-Mediterranee (tel 04.67.20.85.00), is 8km to the southeast beside the Etang de Mauguio; buses run every half-hour from the
gare routiere
(15min; 25F/€3.81). Much of the city centre is pedestrianized, so you'll have to look further out for places to park: the best areas are around Antigone, to the east, and boulevard des Arceaux, to the west.
The
tourist office
(July & Aug Mon-Fri 9am-7.30pm, Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 10am-1pm & 2-5pm; rest of year Mon-Fri 9am-6.30pm, Sat & Sun same hours; tel 04.67.60.60.60,
www.ot-montpellier.fr
), which has money exchange facilities, lies at the east end of place de la Comedie, opposite the Polygone shopping centre. TAM
city buses
ply between the stations and outer districts (as far as coastal Palavas
), while the Petibus traverses the city centre - tickets cost 8F/€1.22 and cover both services for one hour, including transfers. The green transport policies of Montpellier have also resulted in the construction of a new
tramway
, sweeping across town from northwest to southeast, as well as over 120km of
bike paths
running throughout the city and as far as the sea. Other useful information
for tourists (each section contains more specific sub-sections): |
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