Toulon

By ship

Toulon is a large harbour and offers several international routes includingAjaccio, Bastia and Ile Rousse Corsica. It is always best to book early to avoid over booked ferrys.

Also ferry to Rome Civitavecchia

By plane

Toulon-Hyères regional airport, 18 km east of Toulon, +33 4 00 83 83, fax. +33 4 94 00 84 13. It is linked to other French airports. A bus runs from the train station to the airport 4 times a day 1.40 EUR. The last bus leaves for the airport at 7:30 pm. If you arrive on a late night flight into the airport, you must take a taxi around 60 EUR to Toulon.

Other airports are Marseille-Provence 100 km west of Toulon, +33 4 42 14 14 14 and Nice-Côte d'Azur 150 km east of Toulon, +33 4 93 21 30 30.

There are two roads drive to Toulon from Toulon-Hyères airport. Either you follow the highway free, fast, but not very interesting French: Toulon par autoroute or you choose the road that follows the coast French: Toulon par la côte. It may take a longer time, but this is nicer and on rush hour you may avoid traffic jam on the highway.

Ryanair offers a direct flight from London Stansted to Toulon.

By car

The main roads are from east to west and the opposite. There are highways from Nice A57 and Marseille A50. You'll have to pay a toll to go outside the suburbs of the town on these highways.