Avignon - Flights

Aéroport d'Avignon-Caumont (AVN)
Tel: (04) 9081 5151.
Website: www.avignon.aeroport.fr

Avignon-Caumon Airport, operated by the Vaucluse Chamber of Commerce, is located just 8km (5 miles) from Avignon and caters for budget airlines with direct services from several destinations in the UK including summer services from Southampton, Exeter, Leeds and Edinburgh.

Airport facilities: These include a shop, bar-restaurant, car parks and car hire. There are no business facilities at the airport. 

Transport to the city: Taxis to Avignon city centre are provided by Taxi Radio Avignonnais (tel: (04) 9082 2020) and cost about €15 (journey time - 10 minutes), with additional charges for baggage and extra passengers. There are no other transport options currently available from Avignon-Caumont Airport.

Approximate flight times to Avignon: From London is 3 hours; from New York is 11 hours; from Los Angeles is 20 hours 30 minutes; from Toronto is 13 hours 10 minutes; from Sydney is 24 hours 50 minutes and from Paris Orly is 50 minutes.


Marseille-Provence Airport (MRS)
Tel: (04) 4214 1414.
Website: www.marseille.aeroport.fr

Marseille-Provence Airport, located 80km (50 miles) southeast of Avignon, has three terminals: terminal one is for international services; terminal two is for domestic flights; the MP2 terminal, opened in September 2006, is exclusively for low-cost airlines. The airport serves 80 destinations, including Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, London, Milan, Munich, Rome and Paris. 

Airport facilities: Facilities include a lost and found office, 24-hour medical facilities, banks, bureaux de change, ATMs, shops, bars, cafes and restaurants, a post office, tourist information, Wi-Fi and car hire from Ada, Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz, Sixt and National/Citer. The Marseille Provence Business Centre (tel: (04) 4214 2774), in terminal two, provides Internet, fax and telephone facilities, as well as several small meeting rooms accommodating up to 30. The Salon Panoramique in terminal one holds 150 delegates for meetings.

Transport to the city: There are regular shuttle buses (navettes), operated by Transport Routier Passagers Aeriens (TRPA) (tel: (04) 9150 5934), to St-Charles SNCF railway station (tel: (04) 9504 1000), about every 20 minutes (journey time - 25-30 minutes). From the station, there are direct links to Avignon (journey time - 50 minutes) on regional TER trains (see Getting There By Rail).

Airport taxis (tel: (04) 4214 2444) to Avignon cost approximately €120 (journey time - 45 minutes).