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Getting There By Air Marseille-Provence Airport (MRS) Tel: (04) 4214 1414 or 4289 0974, for flight information. Fax: (04) 4214 2724. Website: www.marseille-provence.aeroport.fr Marseille-Provence Airport, located 80km (50 miles) southeast of Avignon, has two terminals – terminal one is international, while terminal two provides domestic flights. The airport serves 80 destinations, including Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Brussels, London, Paris and Rome. Major airlines: The national airline is Air France (tel: (0802) 802 802; website: www.airfrance.co.uk). Other airlines serving the airport include Alitalia, British Airways and Lufthansa. Airport facilities: Facilities include left-luggage, a pharmacy and 24-hour medical facilities, banks, bureaux de change, ATMs, shops, bars and restaurants, a post office, tourist information, lost property, VIP salon and car hire from Ada, Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz, Sixt and National Citer. Business facilities: The Marseilles Provence Business Centre (tel: (04) 4214 2774) in hall four, terminal two, provides Internet, fax and telephone facilities, as well as several small meeting rooms. The salon panoramique in terminal one holds 150 people for meetings. Transport to the city: There are regular shuttle buses (navettes) to St-Charles SNCF railway station (tel: (04) 9504 1000), operated by Transport Routier Passagers Aeriens – TRPA (tel: (04) 9150 5934), taking 25-30 minutes. From the station, there are direct links to Avignon (journey time – 50 minutes). Airport taxis (tel: (04) 4214 2444) from the airport to Avignon cost approximately €120 (journey time – 45 minutes). Avignon-Caumont Airport (AVN) Tel: (04) 9081 5151. Fax: (04) 9081 5166. Website: www.avignon.aeroport.fr Avignon-Caumont Airport, operated by the Avignon-Vaucluse Chamber of Commerce, is located just eight kilometres (five miles) from Avignon. Recent developments have enlarged the airport and improved the runway. Since October 2001, links to airport hub Clermont-Ferrand in Auvergne, have expanded destinations to include 21 French (including four daily flights to Paris) and European destinations (including London City Airport, Brussels, Amsterdam, Geneva, Turin and Milan). Passenger traffic shows a steady increase, with 2001 figures at 127,636, compared to 2000 figures at 127,426. Another route to Paris (journey time – 1 hour 10 minutes) or London Stansted (journey time – 2 hours) is via Ryanair from Nīmes Arles Camargue airport, only 20 minutes from Avignon by taxi. Major airlines: Air France (tel: (0802) 802 802; website: www.airfrance.co.uk). No other airlines serve this airport. Airport facilities: These include a shop, bar-restaurant, hotel, car parks and car hire from Avis, Budget, Hertz, Citer and Europcar. Business facilities: None. Transport to the city: Taxis to Avignon city centre are provided by Taxis Avignonnais (tel: (04) 9082 2020) and cost about €23 (journey time – 10 minutes). There are no other transport options from Avignon-Caumont Airport currently available. Approximate flight times to Avignon: From London is 2 hours; from New York is 8 hours 45 minutes; from Los Angeles is 11 hours 45 minutes; from Toronto is 9 hours 30 minutes; from Sydney is 24 hours 50 minutes and from Paris Orly is 50 minutes. Arrival/departure tax: None. |
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