TRAVEL COMPANION or PRACTICAL INFORMATION REGARDING TRAVEL FROM NICE TO PEYRESQ Alpes de Haute-Provence, France

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1 TRAVEL COMPANION or PRACTICAL INFORMATION REGARDING TRAVEL FROM NICE TO PEYRESQ Alpes de Haute-Provence, France The Summer School will be organized in the village of Peyresq, in the French Alps (Alpes de Haute-Provence) at this address: Peyresq Foyer d'humanisme ALTER-Net Summer School Village de Peyresq F Thorame Haute 1) Bus on August 22 nd and September 9 th : For your information, we have organized a bus collecting the participants from Nice central train station and Nice airport on Wednesday August 22 nd. The bus will leave from Nice central train station (Gare de Nice Ville, 12 Avenue Thiers) on Wednesday around 10 AM, and from the Nice airport, Terminal 1 bus station around 10:30 AM. We will also arrange bus transport back to the airport and train station on Saturday morning September 1 st (departing from Peyresq around 9 AM). If you are interested in joining us in one of those busses, please let me know in the Travel_details table. 2) If you arrive by train to Nice Central station How to reach the Gare de Provence Trains to Annot (closest train station to Peyresq) depart from the Station Gare de Provence NOT the central SNCF train station Gare de Nice Ville (see map below). From the central train station Gare de Nice Ville you have three possibilities to reach the Gare de Provence, rue Alfred Binet, which is the station for the trains travelling to Alpes de Haute-Provence ( Chemins de Fer de Provence ): 1) walk about 12 minutes (see map below); 2) take a taxi (some taxi companies numbers: - Central Taxi Riviera Nice : 0033 (0) ; - Taxi Nice: 0033(0) ( information@taxi-nice.net) 3) take a tram (tram number 1 from Gare Thiers to Libération ). Note that there is no luggage deposit at the Gare de Provence.

2 From Gare de Nice Ville to Gare de Provence, Chemins de Fer de Provence Travel from Gare de Provence to Annot The train goes to Digne-les-Bains: Annot is about halfway. Do NOT get off at the Peyresq station. Please note that there are five trains to Annot each day: 06:55, 09:25, 13:05, 17:15 and 18:13, arriving at Annot: 08:51, 11:06, 14:49, 19:08 and 20:01. The full train timetable is attached below and can be found at:

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4 Annot to Peyresq You will be fetched by taxi or by us from Annot to Peyresq. Annot is a small station so there will not be a taxi waiting for you unless it has been ordered in advance. So if you want me to help you with ordering a taxi, please let me know your schedule. 3) If you arrive by flight to Nice Airport Bus from Nice airport to central station: Bus 99 from terminal 1 and 2 There are two terminals at the Nice airport. The bus number 99 goes directly to the central SNCF train station Gare de Nice Ville from both terminals. An adult single ticket costs EUR The buses run every 30 minutes, and it takes about 20 minutes to reach the city center. Please find at the end of the document, the time schedule of the bus (which you can also fin on their website: ( 20web.pdf) THEN follow point 2) 4) Just in case In case your flight is delayed and you do not have enough time to catch the train from the Gare de Provence you have a second option to hop in the train at another station on the outskirts of Nice. Take a taxi to the station Lingostière (takes about minutes from the airport). The train stops at Lingostière 15 minutes after leaving the Gare de Provence. Some taxi drivers might not know where the station is situated so please print out the map below if you think you might need it. 5) Marie s contact details Mobile phones: 0049 (0) marie.vandewalle@ufz.de or vandewallemarie@gmail.com Skype: marie.vandewalle (still registered in Sweden)

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6 99 Aéroport direction / towards Tous les jours / Daily Departure times from Gare Thiers Horaires au départ de la station Gare Thiers Gare Thiers Thiers Gambetta 15 mn Aéroport / Promenade Aéroport Terminal 2 LIGNE EXPRESS A TARIFICATION SPECIALE : 6,00 EXPRESS LINE - SPECIAL FARE : 6,00 Aéroport Terminal 1 Pour tout renseignement : ou For information : Lignes d Azur will answer all your questions on (call at local rates) from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Saturday Also : information in continuous real time on Horaires respectés dans des conditions normales de circulation à partir du 10/01/18 Bus times are subject to traffic conditions - valid from 01/10/18 Ne circule pas le 1er Mai Buses do not operate on 1st May

7 99 Gare Thiers direction / towards Tous les jours - Départ T2 / Daily - departure from T Departure times from Airport T2 & T1 Horaires au départ de l Aéroport T2 / T1 Aéroport Terminal 2 15 mn Aéroport Terminal 1 Tous les jours - Départ T1 / Daily - departure from T Observations / Remarks Alsace Lorraine Thiers Gambetta Gare Thiers Après 21h00, utiliser la ligne 98 Passengers should use bus 98 after 9 p.m. LIGNE EXPRESS A TARIFICATION SPECIALE : 6,00 EXPRESS LINE - SPECIAL FARE : 6,00 Pour tout renseignement : ou For information : Lignes d Azur will answer all your questions on (call at local rates) from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Saturday Also : information in continuous real time on Horaires respectés dans des conditions normales de circulation à partir du 10/01/18 Bus times are subject to traffic conditions - valid from 01/10/18 Ne circule pas le 1er Mai Buses do not operate on 1st May