Easy to Access

Vallauris Golfe-Juan : easy to access

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Vallauris Golfe-Juan : easy to access

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Date de mise en ligne : dimanche 12 juin 2011

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Vallauris Golfe-Juan : easy to access by car, by train, by bus or by plane.

Site officiel de la ville de Vallauris Golfe-Juan

Vallauris Golfe-Juan : easy to access Motorway access 3 km away ; Nice airport 25 km away ; the prestigious "Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée" rail link. Golfe-Juan is also the starting point for the legendary route : the 'Route Napoleon'.

By Car Motorways A6 and A7 Paris-Marseille (known as the "sunshine motorway", or Autoroute du soleil), and the A8 (La Provençale) ; Antibes exit, then take the RD135 to Vallauris. The RD 6007 and RD 6098 traverse Golfe-Juan from east to west. Note : the famous 'Route Napoleon' starts from Golfe-Juan and takes you as far as Grenoble (RN85) along the Emperor's route through the Alps, passing through Grasse, Castellane, Sisteron, and many more places on the way.

By train From the SNCF station at Golfe-Juan you can access the Regional Express Trains, known as the TER (Mandelieu-Cannes-Nice-Vintimille ; ligne n°4), trains run every 30 minutes on average. For national rail routes and high-speed train links (TGV) - with many daily services from major French and European cities - the nearest stations are Cannes and Antibes. Information (timetable and ticket sales ; direct line and pre-recorded message) : Tel. 3635 (0,34 Euros /mn) www.voyages-sncf.com

To make things easier, the 'Carte Isabelle' is a one-day travel pass available from 1 July to 30 September for use on the Alpes-Maritimes network. The Pignes train (a Provence Railways service between Nice and Digne) takes you on a wonderful journey up into the hinterlands.

By bus

Several lines regularly serve Vallauris Golfe-Juan

" Regional route Cannes-Nice served by the 'Lignes d'Azur' bus service : 0 800 06 01 06 or www.lignesdazur.com stops in Golfe-Juan every 15 minutes. 1Euros per ticket with connexion possible up to 74 minutes after first use (return trips are not allowed on the same ticket). Connexion at Nice for Menton and the valleys and at Cannes for Grasse and Saint-Raphaël.

" Envibus urban network service Gare routière, bd du Docteur Jacques Ugo 04 93 64 18 37 or www.envibus.fr .The service provides 6 routes throughout the town and to Cannes, Antibes and Sophia Antipolis.

By plane Vallauris Golfe-Juan is located 25km from the Nice - Côte d'Azur International Airport, gateway to the south of Europe and point of departure to more than 70 destinations worldwide, served by 50 regular companies. There is also an excellent shuttle service between Paris and Nice. Information : 0 820 42 33 33 or www.nice.aeroport.fr

Regular bus links are available though the 'Lignes d'Azur' service. Information : 0 800 06 01 06 " Vallauris/Nice Airport line, bus no 250, every 35 minutes, trip lasts about 1 hour, with stop at Golfe-Juan. Single 8 E return 15 Euros.

" Express link via the motorway, bus n° 210 every hour from 8.00 to 22.00. Duration of journey : 50 minutes. Stops at Cannes bus station where you can get a connecting service to Golfe-Juan until 20.00.