Travel and hotel information

Travel and hotel information
How to get to Avignon, France
By air
The Aéroport Avignon-Caumont (http://www.avignon.aeroport.fr/) is located 8 kilometres south-east of
Avignon.
How to get from Avignon airport to Avignon centre
By bus
Shuttle airport ⇔ Avignon centre
Consult the timetable for line number 21 (Caumont Favartes - Avignon Poste) on the website of TCRA
(http://www.tcra.fr/pages/76)
By taxi
Radio Taxis Avignon
24 hours a day, seven days a week, Tel: +33 (0)4 90 82 20 20, Email: [email protected]
Cost airport/Avignon centre: approximately € 22 (day)/€ 30 (night)
The nearest international airport is in Marseille (http://www.mrsairport.com/eng/index.jsp).
By train
For detailed travel information visit: http://www.voyages-sncf.com/ or consult the website of the Regional
Express Trains (TER) (http://www.ter-sncf.com/Regions/Paca/fr/) and of the national high-speed trains
(TGV) (http://www.tgv.com/en).
Avignon has two stations: Gare Avignon TGV, 4 km south-west in Courtine; and the central station Gare
Avignon Centre. Some TGVs to/from Paris stop at Gare Avignon Centre, but TGVs for Marseille and Nice
only use Gare Avignon TGV.
By car
To plan your route by car you can use: http://www.viamichelin.com or www.maps.google.com
More information about Avignon
http://www.avignon-tourisme.com/home-1-2.html
http://www.welcomeprovence.com/en/
http://www.provenceguide.com/
1
Hotel Information
We have checked hotel availability and room rates. On the basis of this we have shortlisted the 4 hotels
shown below. As the hotels have limited availability, it is advised to book as soon as possible, using the
reference ELN-FAB. For your information, the room rates are below € 100, including breakfast.
A. Hotel Ibis Avignon Centre Gare
42 Boulevard St Roch, 84000 Avignon
Tel.: +33 4 90 85 38 38
C. Hotel Medieval
15 Rue Petite Saunerie, 84000 Avignon
Tel.:
0
11 0
B. Hotel Ibis Avignon Centre Pont de l'Europe
12 Boulevard Saint-Dominique, 84000 Avignon
Tel.: +33 4 90 82 00 00/37 79
D. Hotel Ibis Avignon Sud
this hotel is closer to the seminar venue and
outside Avignon centre (not on map below)
Hôtel Cristol, Chemin de la Cristole, Avignon
Tel.: +33 4 90 87 11 00
2
How to get to the seminar venue
INRA
Centre de recherche Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Site d’Avignon: Domaine Saint Paul, Site Agroparc, 84914 Avignon Cedex 9, France
Tel.: +33 (0)4 32 72 20 00, www.paca.inra.fr
3