PACA Travel
Travelling to Provence & Cote d'Azur
Flights to Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
The region has four airports (2 international, 1 European and 1
national) as well as Cannes-Mandelieu for corporate and private
charters.
- Nice - Cote d'Azur (NCE) (International) Airport for the French
Riviera region inc. Monaco
- Marseille - Provence (XRF) (International) Airport for
Provence
- Toulon-Hyeres (TLN) (European) airport
- Avignon - Caumont (AVN) (National) Airport
Trains to the PACA region
SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français) operates
most of France's rail network including the high-speed TGV trains.
Trains between cities in France and other European countries are
fast and frequent.
The TGV routes link the whole of France as well as Europe
(direct lines to Brussels, Geneva and connections to London,
Amsterdam, Cologne and Milan). The line from Paris follows the
valley of the Rhone direct to Marseille then east along the coast
through Nice and on into Italy.
The 250km high-speed TGV Méditerranée links Lille, in the north,
to Marseille with stops at Valence, Avignon and
Aix-en-Provence.
Driving to the PACA region
The region has an excellent road system. The A6 (Paris to Lyon)
and A7, also known as the "Autoroute du Soleil" (Lyon to Marseille)
motorways takes you south through France. The A8 motorway, "La
Provençale", crosses the region from the west (Aix-en-Provence) to
the east (Nice and into Italy).
The 'A' roads (Autoroutes) are mainly toll (peage) roads.
Petrol/gas stations are approximately every 40kms with stop areas
(Aires) every 10-15kms. The aires usually have excellent facilities
many with picnic and childrens' play areas. The 'N' roads (routes
Nationales) is the trunk road network.
Motorail
French Motorail, operated by Rail Europe,
offers an attractive option of taking your car from Calais to the
South of France. They have a choice of 2 or 4 berth sleeper
compartments and 4 or 6 berth couchettes.
Remember to drive on the right!
Provence-Alpes-Cotes-d'Azur Departments
Alpes de Haut Provence (04) | Hautes Alpes (05) |
Bouches-du-Rhône (13) | Var (83) | Vaucluse(84) | Alpes Maritimes
(06)