I arrive in August (high season) at around 5pm...I heard that the roads can be totally jammed and maybe there are other *affordable* ways to get to St. Tropez (boat??). If you have an answer, please provide a link to the recommended solution. Merci/Thank you!
2006-07-28 07:58:54 · 6 answers · asked by Conrad 4 in Travel ➔ France ➔ Provence-Alpes-Cote d`Azur
Well, from Nice to St Tropez it can be a pain by car and the is no train station is St Tropez, but you have options
If you leave Nice early, traffic should not be that bad between Ste Maxime & St Tropez. If all you will be doing is visiting St Tropez, a car would be a big "drag" - parking is either non-existant or expensive, unless you know where to park & don't mind walking for 10-20 mins to the center of town.
Take a boat - the coast is quite pretty between La Napoule & St Raphael, and as you approch St Tropez.
You can easily take a train to St-Raphael and a bus from there to St-Tropez. Buses leave from the St-Raphael train station (5/day, 80 min). Boats between St-Raphael and St-Tropez go twice a day (60 min).
2006-07-28 08:05:01 · answer #1 · answered by kafka2003 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I agree with Kafka. You can take a train _almost_ to St. Tropez, but you have to catch the bus the rest of the way, which means you'll face the traffic. I've sat in a bus in St. Tropez rush hour traffic (which is pretty much anytime other than early morning) far longer than I cared to. If there's a boat, that'd be great, but I don't know anything about that. Barring a boat, just make sure that you get there as early as you can, and give yourself extra time on the way out.
At 5 PM I suspect you'll be facing some real traffic, though it might not be as bad going into St. Tropez as coming out. I've never gone in during the afternoon.
2006-07-29 14:03:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take the train is the best way to travel cheep, safe and fast.
My parents live in Nice :)
2006-07-28 15:01:19 · answer #3 · answered by Arzuita 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hoverboard.
2006-07-28 15:00:30 · answer #4 · answered by wiz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
call a bloke called monty who drinks in the english pub in port grimaud. he,ll pick you up and charge you a bloody fortune and give you his life story.
2006-07-29 18:30:18 · answer #5 · answered by bournemouth_blue 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Duh. Train! It's a gorgeous train ride!
2006-07-28 15:02:59 · answer #6 · answered by tonevault 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋