Nimes to Pont du Gard by Bus - Where to find the bus Schedule?
Sep 20th, 2010, 12:56 PM
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Nimes to Pont du Gard by Bus - Where to find the bus Schedule?
We;re going to be in Arles in late October. We'd like to take the train to Nimes and then the bus to Pond du Gard, but we can't find the bus schedule.
I've been to the supposed bus line website ..... http://www.edgard-transport.fr ... but if you don't know the specific bus route number it appears you can't look it up.
Can anyone help?
Thank you.
I've been to the supposed bus line website ..... http://www.edgard-transport.fr ... but if you don't know the specific bus route number it appears you can't look it up.
Can anyone help?
Thank you.
Sep 20th, 2010, 01:11 PM
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I don't know what edgard-transport is, but here's the official Pont du Gard website with info about buses:
http://www.pontdugard.fr/page.php?page=345&langue=GB
http://www.pontdugard.fr/page.php?page=345&langue=GB
Sep 20th, 2010, 01:16 PM
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so why don't you just look at the map they have to figure out the line number? It's at the bottom of this page, click on the "plan" thing to get the jpg file to open
http://www.edgard-transport.fr/presentation/?rub_code=5
There doesn't seem to be any bus from Nimes to Pont du Gard, which is what I thought. You have to take one to either Uzes or Remoulins, and then change to a new bus. Or just take the train to Avignon and take the bus from there. If you aren't even staying in Nimes, why go there for this.
http://www.edgard-transport.fr/presentation/?rub_code=5
There doesn't seem to be any bus from Nimes to Pont du Gard, which is what I thought. You have to take one to either Uzes or Remoulins, and then change to a new bus. Or just take the train to Avignon and take the bus from there. If you aren't even staying in Nimes, why go there for this.
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Take the train to Avignon not to Nîmes
From the Egard site you already had:
Bus A15 leaves from Avignon TGV at 08:35 and 11:30 and 16:20, from Avignon Gare Routi``re 10 minutes later, and there are three stops near the Pont dy Gard where it stops within minutes of each other, takes 55 minutes from Av. TGV
Sundays it's 08:35 and 11:30 and 17.25
Anotehr way to go by bus; From www.beyond.fr/sites/pontgard.html
Bus
Avignon - Uzès - Alès
The bus line number 205, Avignon - Uzès - Alès, stops at Pont du Gard.
There are around 5 or 6 buses a day in each direction.
- From Avignon: Pont du Gard (45 min), Uzès (1hr), Alès (2hrs)
- From Alès: Uzès (45 min), Pont du Gard (1hr10), Avignon (2hrs)
The bus line number 150, Nîmes - Uzès - St Ambroix, has around 6 buses a day in each direction. It's about 45 minutes from Nîmes to Uzès.
Then you take the number 205 from Uzès to Pont du Gard (15 minutes).
From the Egard site you already had:
Bus A15 leaves from Avignon TGV at 08:35 and 11:30 and 16:20, from Avignon Gare Routi``re 10 minutes later, and there are three stops near the Pont dy Gard where it stops within minutes of each other, takes 55 minutes from Av. TGV
Sundays it's 08:35 and 11:30 and 17.25
Anotehr way to go by bus; From www.beyond.fr/sites/pontgard.html
Bus
Avignon - Uzès - Alès
The bus line number 205, Avignon - Uzès - Alès, stops at Pont du Gard.
There are around 5 or 6 buses a day in each direction.
- From Avignon: Pont du Gard (45 min), Uzès (1hr), Alès (2hrs)
- From Alès: Uzès (45 min), Pont du Gard (1hr10), Avignon (2hrs)
The bus line number 150, Nîmes - Uzès - St Ambroix, has around 6 buses a day in each direction. It's about 45 minutes from Nîmes to Uzès.
Then you take the number 205 from Uzès to Pont du Gard (15 minutes).
Sep 20th, 2010, 03:39 PM
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If you have a choice of bus routes you may wish to check which route actually goes right to the Pont du Gard. In May I was on a bus from Nimes to Uzes & two people were put off at an intersection (roundabout?) & told to walk. Signs said at least 1k to the Pont du Gard. The trip is certainly worth it-an amazing place. I first saw PdG in the mid 70s, when we were looking for a country restaurant for lunch. Owner asked if we wished to be seated on the terrace...and there it was. Magnificent.These days the UNESCO site has everything. Very good, but some of that first sight magic has gone. The restaurant is still there, and we enjoyed lunch as much
Sep 20th, 2010, 11:34 PM
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This is a regular topic ... http://www.fodors.com/search/results...h=pont+du+gard
From memory
* The bus routes have been renumbered
* The official PdG website bus timetables date from 2007
* Edgard is the right place to look. Note that schedules are different for winter/summer, school holidays, fete days, sundays etc.
This is one of those places that are easier to visit by car. I generally take visitors Sommieres - Uzes - Pont du Gard - Nimes - Sommieres in one long day.
Peter
From memory
* The bus routes have been renumbered
* The official PdG website bus timetables date from 2007
* Edgard is the right place to look. Note that schedules are different for winter/summer, school holidays, fete days, sundays etc.
This is one of those places that are easier to visit by car. I generally take visitors Sommieres - Uzes - Pont du Gard - Nimes - Sommieres in one long day.
Peter
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Quote <b>trotsky</b>: <i>"In May I was on a bus from Nimes to Uzes & two people were put off at an intersection (roundabout?) & told to walk. Signs said at least 1k to the Pont du Gard."</i>
Ah... but if you get off at that roundabout you'll see that thee are a fair smattering of vehicles parked up on the shoulder of the road. That's becasue if you walk along the path under the trees up a small rise you'll eventually arrive after 5 mins at the undisturbed remains of the aqueduct, half tumbled down, some arches still intact and entirely free to explore. From there you can wander down a well marked path - complete with little information panels discussing mediaeval agriculture and its effect on the landscape, and down through a couple of olive groves before arriving at the main path just below the restaurant you mention, about 100 meters from the Pont proper.
As a car driver I always use this approach - I save the parking fees and get to enjoy more of the aqueducat and the walk through the olive trees.
As for the OP, the no.10 bus leaves from the bus station (immediately behind the train station) for Uzés at, I think, 6 minutes past the hour but you can confirm that at the S.I in Arles. However buses from Uzés onward to Avignon, via Pont Du Gard, are hopelessly infrequent and those that there are have been timtabled for commuters (which is no surprise), however a taxi can be had which would only take 15 mins and cost less than €10.
Dr D.
Ah... but if you get off at that roundabout you'll see that thee are a fair smattering of vehicles parked up on the shoulder of the road. That's becasue if you walk along the path under the trees up a small rise you'll eventually arrive after 5 mins at the undisturbed remains of the aqueduct, half tumbled down, some arches still intact and entirely free to explore. From there you can wander down a well marked path - complete with little information panels discussing mediaeval agriculture and its effect on the landscape, and down through a couple of olive groves before arriving at the main path just below the restaurant you mention, about 100 meters from the Pont proper.
As a car driver I always use this approach - I save the parking fees and get to enjoy more of the aqueducat and the walk through the olive trees.
As for the OP, the no.10 bus leaves from the bus station (immediately behind the train station) for Uzés at, I think, 6 minutes past the hour but you can confirm that at the S.I in Arles. However buses from Uzés onward to Avignon, via Pont Du Gard, are hopelessly infrequent and those that there are have been timtabled for commuters (which is no surprise), however a taxi can be had which would only take 15 mins and cost less than €10.
Dr D.
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