| MAIN#4 is held in Arles, a beautiful and antic city between Marseille, Montpellier and Avignon. It's easy reachable by car, train (2 direct TGV per day) and airplane (3 airports with shuttle service). For those coming by car we can ensure enough free parking lots. Here we have gathered some usefull informations for all those who think about to join us : - Travel by car - Travel by train - Travel by airplane - Organized bustrips to Main#4 - Recommended hotels TRAVEL BY CAR : FROM WEST (PERPIGNAN or SPAIN) : TRY TO REACH THE A9, AND FOLLOW TO DIRECTION MONTPELLIER / MARSEILLE CONTINUE TO THE A54 DIRECTION ARLES. FROM EAST (NICE or ITALY) : TRY TO REACH THE A8 AND FOLLOW TO DIRECTION LYON
THEN EXIT AT SALON-DE-PROVENCE AND TAKE THE A54 TO DIRECTION ARLES/MONTPELLIER/BARCELONE FROM NORTH (LYON/PARIS or GERMANY/BELGIUM) : TRY TO REACH THE A7 (AROUND LYON) FOLLOW TO VALENCE, CROSS AT ORANGE ON THE A9 AND ENTER THEN THE A54 AND GO TO DIRECTION ARLES. TRAVEL BY TRAIN : If you want to travel by train, we recommend to use the TGV Highspeed train (which is like german ICE, just faster :) and select ARLES as destination, prizes depends high on the time you order your ticket, optional we will offer a "shuttle pickup from Marseille Gare" also. The Arles trainstation is 5 minutes from the party place and should be your 1st choice. To gather more information and ticket prizes check the official scnf website : The cheapest way: www.idtgv.com 100% online booking. Departures from Paris Gare de Lyon to Avignon (+ shuttle Arles) from 19 € on a limited quota of seats per train. Prices vary in real time according to occupancy rates, bookings are open 4 months before the departure of the train, the ticket is printed by the client himself at home or at the ad-hoc kiosk in the train station.
TRAVEL BY AIRPLANE : Around Arles there are 3 AIRPORTS , ALL THOSE SUPPORT ALSO LOW-COST FLIGHTS ! NIMES AIRPORT with lowcost connections to Brussels, London (Luton) and Liverpool MONTPELLIER AIRPORT with lowcost connections to Amsterdam, Frankfurt Hahn, London Gatewick, London, Stansted, Lyon, Madrid, Nantes, Paris MARSEILLE AIRPORT MP2 with lowcost connections Birmingham, Brest, Cologne, Dublin, Eindhoven, Fes, Glasgow, Göteborg, Lille, London, Madrid, and more. MARSEILLE AIRPORT OFFERS LOT OF FLIGHTS TO ALL DESTINATIONS Common flights from all great airports (with at least one change) ORGANIZED BUSTRIPS TO MAIN#4 : We heard that there could be some organized bustrips to MAiN#4 from several locations. If you plan to organize a trip, dont hesitate to send us your informations, we will publish them here on the page ! HOW TO REACH AVENUE VICTOR HUGO, THE PARTYPLACE ONCE YOU'RE IN ARLES : HOTELS AROUND THE PARTY HALL : As on every traditional demoparty, we offer sleeping place and bathrooms in usual "demoparty-quality". For those who prefer to take an hotel room, we have some recommendations for you, the listed places are really nearby the partyplace and no car is needed during the party :) HOTEL IBIS ** REALLY NEAR TO THE PARTY PLACE , FAIR PRICES CRAU HOTEL ARLES ** ALSO VERY NEAR TO THE PARTY PLACE, PRICES AROUND 50 EURO / NIGHT + 7,50 EUR FOR BREAKFAST GRANDHOTEL NORD PINUS **** BIT MORE FAR AWAY - BIT MORE EXPENSIVE, FOR THOSE WHO PREFER SLEEPING IN A FIRST CLASS HOUSE Hôtel de l'Amphithéâtre www.hotelamphitheatre.fr - 04 90 96 10 30 Hotel du Forum www.hotelduforum.com - 04 90 93 48 95 - 54 avis OUR TOURIST OFFICE HEADLINE WILL HELP YOU TO FIND ALSO THE HOTEL FITTING TO YOUR DEMANDS, DONT HESITATE TO ASK THEM FOR HELP : +33 (0)4 90 18 41 20 - www.tourisme.ville-arles.fr |
