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Montpellier Travel Guide

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Montpellier [1] is a city in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southwest France

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Get in

By car

From the A9 motorway, take either of the 5 exits that serve Montpellier:

  • Vendargues
  • Montpellier Est
  • Montpellier Sud
  • Montpellier Ouest
  • Saint Jean de Vedas

The A75 is free of charge between Clermont-Ferrand and Montpellier.

By train

Montpellier's main train station is Montpellier St. Roch. It is serviced by a TGV connection from Paris, 3hr 15m, Lille, 4hr 50m and Lyon, 1hr 40m. It is also serviced by the Talgo service to Barcelona. Most destinations in Southern France are also easily accessible by rail from Montpellier.

By plane

Montpellier Méditerranée Airport, formerly Fréjorgues Airport, is situated on the outskirts, a bus service operates to the centre of Montpellier.

The airport is well connected to the main airports of Europe and France:

By boat

The nearest sea port, situated in Sète has ferry crossings to the Balearic Islands, Mahgreb and Corsica.

By coach

There is a coachstation situated in the city centre.

Get around

By bike

The tourist information has a map Montpellier à.vélo, which shows you where the best places to go by bike are, and also indicates places wher it is dangerous to cycle.

Bikes may be rented from the TAM velo office, located near the train station, just past the McDonald's.

By bus

Montpellier has a comprehensive public bus system. Many buses leave from stops in front of the train station. Buses use the same tickets as the tram; you can purchase tickets from the automatic machines located at each tram stop, or you may purchase tickets from the driver. If you purchase a ticket from a machine, be sure to validate it in the machine when boarding.

The most notable bus lines for visitors are line 28, which runs from the Port Marianne tram station to the beach at Palavas les Flots, and L'Amigo late night bus, which runs from the main bus stop in front of the train station to the nightclubs on the outskirts of town.

For more information, see the website for Montpellier Transport.

By car

There are several parking lots in the city centre. However, it is inadvisable to travel in the city centre by car, it gets busy, you will get stuck in traffic and it's not very well signposted. Your best bet is to park by a tram station and travel in by tram.

By tram

The Montpellier tram service is currently being expanded, by the end of 2006, a second tram line should be completed and open, and a third is currently being planned.

The trams tend to be very pleasant way of travelling across the city, and you get to see alot of the city by doing it.

Purchase tickets before boarding. A day pass is available.

See

Of particular interest downtown,

  • La Place Royale du Peyrou
  • Les Jardin des Plantes (Botanical Garden)
  • La Cathédrale Saint-Pierre, L'Ecole de Médecine, and Le Musée d'Anatomie
  • L'Hôtel des Trésoriers de la Bourse
  • La Place de la Comédie

Do

Buy

Eat

Drink

Bars

  • The Greyhound Pub, Place de la Comedie. English themed pub that serves a wide variety of beers and other alcoholic drinks. Very friendly service, especially for English people.

Clubs

  • Oxymore - R'n'B/Dance music with cheap drinks.

Sleep

Get out

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