Both the
gare SNCF on
boulevard St-Roch and the
adjacent
gare routière
(tel 04.90.82.07.35) are close
to Porte de la République, 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 République (stops "Poste",
"Cité
Administrative", "Gare
Routière" and "Gare"
are all within a five-minute
walk) and place Pie, in the
centre of town. From Cité
Administrative all buses go to
place de l'Horloge. Tickets be
bought from drivers and at
TCRA (Transports en Commun de
la Région 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 Île 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-Jaurès runs
inside the Porte de la République
becoming rue de la République,
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).
