How to get there?

MOTORWAYS

A7 and RN7

A9 and RN100

BY COACH

Numerous regional lines from Avignon : Aix, Isle sur la Sorgue, Nîmes, Carpentras, Cavaillon, Arles.
International lines to Spain, Morocco, London, Praha, Brussels and Italy.

Coach station Bd St Roch
5 av Monclar
Tel. +33 (0)4 90 82 07 35
Fax +33 (0)4 90 27 03 71

THINK ABOUT CARPOOLING

www.covoiturage.fr

PARKING FOR COACHES

Rue Ferruce (near the Pont d'Avignon)
Esplanade St Bénézet

FREE CAR PARKS

Parking de l'île Piot
650 spaces, supervised, shuttle bus to the city centre

Parking des Italiens

Avenue de la Synagogue (porte Saint-Lazare)
Free, supervised, shuttle bus to the city centre

CAR PARKS

Parking des Gares
620 spaces - 24 hours
7, avenue de Monclar
Tel. +33 (0)4 90 80 74 40
Fax +33 (0)4 90 80 74 44

Parking Palais des Papes
850 spaces - 24 hours
Place du Palais, underground
Tel. +33 (0)4 90 27 50 36
Fax +33 (0)4 90 85 86 52

Parking Jean-Jaurès
24/24H
Avenue du 7e Génie
Entrée par la Porte St-Michel
Tél. +33 (0)4 90 27 56 20

Parking Mérindol
24 hours
1, rue Paul Mérindol
Tel. +33 (0)4 90 85 83 52 (car park + garage)

Parking de l'Oratoire
540 spaces
Allées de l'Oulle
Tel.+33 (0)4 90 86 97 09
Fax +33 (0)4 90 82 15 27

Parking des Halles
590 spaces 24 hours
Place Pie
Tel. +33 (0)4 90 27 15 15

Avignon TGV Station

Quartier de Courtine, TGV direct from Paris (2h40), from Charles de Gaulle Airport, Lille, Nantes, Rouen, Metz, Montpellier, Geneva, Brussels and Lyon.

Shuttle Bus service to the city centre (15mn).

SNCF website

www.sncf.com
Information - booking
Tel. + 33 (0)8 36 35 35 35

Car + Train Avignon Sud Station

Avenue de Fontcouverte
Tel. +33 (0)4 90 27 81 70
Fax +33 (0)4 90 27 81 02

Avignon-Caumont Airport

www.avignon.aeroport.fr
Tel. + 33 (0)4 90 81 51 51

Marseille - Provence Airport

www.marseille.aeroport.fr
Tel. + 33 (0)4 42 14 14 14

Nîmes/Arles/Camargue Airport

Tel. + 33 (0)4 66 70 49 49

French Airports website

www.aeroport.fr

Itineraries for venues outside the city

BY CAR

All the itineraries are marked with red panels at the Porte Saint-Charles

Carrière de Boulbon

Z.A. du Colombier, Boulbon (15 km – 35 mn)
Coordonnées GPS : 04 42 18.8 E - 43 53 41.9 N
- turn right outside the city walls, follow the sign "Villeneuve/Font d'Irac"
- take the Pont de l'Europe, follow the sign "Nîmes"
- at the end of the bridge, turn right, follow the sign "Aramon"
- continue for 9.3 km and at the roundabout, take the bridge following "Vallabrègues/Boulbon"
- at the end of the bridge, go straight the follow the sign "La Carrière" (itinerary signposted)

Salle de spectacle de Vedène

avenue Pierre-de-Coubertin, Vedène (13 km - 25 mn by car)
Please note that there is hight the traffic from 4:30 pm.July 14th, itinerary advised by l'Auditorium du Grand Avignon-Le Pontet
- turn right outside the city walls, follow the sign "Autres directions"
- keep to the ramparts, follow the sign "Barthelasse" until the Daladier bridge
- go under the bridge and follow "Villeneuve" and stay on the left following the sign "Carpentras/Orange"
- follow the sign "A7/Carpentras" for 7.6 km
- take the exit "Vedène" and at the roundabout, continue straight, follow the sign "Vedène centre/Saint-Saturnin"
- continue straight for 100 m, the Salle de spectacle de Vedène is on the left.

Auditorium du Grand Avignon-Le Pontet

avenue Guillaume de Fargis, Le Pontet (5,5 km - 30 mn)
- turn left outside the city walls, follow the sign "Aix-en-Provence", keep to the city walls (1.6km) and stay on the right
- at the level of the Universitéy of Avignon Sainte-Marthe, turn to the right, follow the sign "Carpentras/Valence/Orange" (3,2 km)
- turn to the right, follow the sign "Complexe sportif de Fargue/St-Louis" (500 m)
- a the second red light, turn to the left, follow the sign "Complexe sportif de Fargue/École nationale de Musique"
- parking to the left, in front of the Collège Jules Verne

Salle de Montfavet

6 rue Félicien Florent, Montfavet
Agroparc technological centre, Avignon(8 km/25 min from the Saint-Charles gate)
- turn left outside the city walls, follow the sign "Aix-en-Provence", keeping to the city walls
- turn right, follow the sign "Marseille (A7)/Cavaillon/Aix-en-Provence (N7)"
- continue straight for 6.5 km, turn left following the sign "Agroparc/Chambre d'Agriculture"
- continue for 800 m, the Salle de Montfavet is on the left

La Chartreuse de Villeneuve lez Avignon (the Carthusian monastery)

58 rue de la République, Villeneuve lez Avignon
(4 km/20 min from the Saint-Charles gate)

- turn right outside the city walls, follow the sign "autres directions"
- keep to the city walls, follow the sign "Barthelasse" until the Pont Daladier
- go under the bridge and follow the sign "Villeneuve"
- take the bridge and cross both arms of the Rhone
- at the end of the bridge, turn right and follow the sign "Villeneuve centre"
- continue for about 1 km until the roundabout, turn left and follow the sign "centre historique/Hôtel de Ville"
- continue to the monastery (itinerary signposted)
- the car park is on the right about 20 m after the entrance (limited number of spaces)

SHUTTLE BUSES

 Prices and detailed schedule in the Spectator's Guide available at the beginning of June, for the various venues:

- shuttle buses from the Festival to the Salle de Montfavet, the Salle de spectacles de Vedène and the Lycée Gérard Philipe

- Bustival line to the Chartreuse de Villeneuve lez Avignon

- Bustival TCRA buses also run in the evening

Recommendation

Access to the car-pooling platform of the Festival d'Avignon : http://festival-avignon.covoiturage.fr/

Please note

On 14 July, the French national bank holiday, because of the fireworks, you will encounter delays crossing the Rhone river and reaching the city of Avignon starting at the end of the afternoon.

ON FOOT

Salle de Champfleury

1 avenue de la Foire, Avignon
(300 m - 5 mn on foot from the Door Porte Saint Charles)
- turn right outside the city walls, take the 1rst street to the left, follow the sign "Monclar / Champfleury"
- go under the tunnel, then opposite, follow the sign " Complexe sportif de Champfleury "

Stade de la Bagatelle (stadium)

chemin de la Barthelasse, Avignon
(700 m - 10 mn on foot from the Door Porte de l'Oulle)
- cross the first arm of the Rhône by the bridge Daladier up the island of Barthelasse
- take the first road to the right, chemin de la Barthelasse, stadium entrance is 100 m

Gymnasium Paul Giéra

55 avenue Eisenhower, Avignon
(900m - 15mn on foot from the Door Saint Roch)
- set opposite, avenue Eisenhower
And go always straight
- in the 1st roundabout follow the sign " Hameau de Champfleury "
- in the 2nd roundabout follow the sign " Station TGV / Hameau de Champfleury "
- the gymnasium is on the left in approximately 200 m

Seats are reserved for spectators in wheelchairs or with reduced mobility.

Reservations by phone only :
+ 33 (0) 4 90 14 14 14, until the day before each performance

Unfortunately, because of their layout, certain venues are not accessible.
In addition, certain shows are more easily accessible for the hearing and vision impaired.
For more information : + 33 (0)4 90 14 14 60

Please read carefully

• The doors open 15 to 30 minutes before the start of each show, except where, for artistic or technical reasons, it may be later : for example if the artists are on stage when the audience takes their seats
• Performances start punctually. Latecomers will not be admitted and tickets will not be refunded
• Children must be in possession of a valid ticket to access the venues
• Tickets are non-refundable, non-transferable
• Numbered-seat venues : Cour d'Honneur, Cour du Lycée Saint-Joseph, Opéra-théâtre (category I), Carrière de Boulbon and Gymnase Aubanel. 
• In all other venues seats are not numbered
• Light meals, snacks and beverages may be purchased at the Chartreuse de Villeneuve lez Avignon, Carrière de Boulbon and refreshment room at Salle de spectacles de Vedène and Salle de Montfavet.

N.B. on July 14th, due to the firework display for the national holiday, allow for traffic delays if crossing the Rhone River or coming into Avignon as of late afternoon.