Champagne Country Places

Amiens

Getting Here

Trains from Paris (Gare du Nord) leave for Amiens every hour or so (€19.90); the 129-km (80-mi) trip takes 1 hour, 5 minutes. There's one direct train each day from Reims to Amiens (2 hrs, 30 mins; €23.20) via Laon; five trains daily connect Laon to Amiens (1 hr, 45 mins; €16.60). Buses run by the CAB'ARO line (03-44-48-08-47www.cabaro.info) run between Beauvais and Amiens (line 30E) six times daily (81 km/50 mi; 1 hr, 20 mins; €13).

Visitor Information

Amiens Tourist Office. Amiens Tourist Office 6 bis, rue Dusevel, Amiens, 80000. 03-22-71-60-50. www.amiens-tourisme.com.