All aboard! | Avignon Tourisme

The Accueil vélo brand

Since January 2020, the Tourist Offices of Avignon and Greater Avignon – located on the ViaRhôna itinerary – have been awarded the Accueil Vélo label. We offer a warm welcome to our cycling tourists and provide a number of special services free of charge!

We provide a free repair kit and pump in the Tourist Office. We’ll recharge your e-bike batteries free of charge – just ask.* We welcome any comments and suggestions you may have about our services for cycle tourists and the infrastructure in and around Avignon, so that we can improve our welcome for cycle tourists around Avignon.

Avignon, the former city of the Popes and capital of the Côtes du Rhône, is an essential stop-off point on the ViaRhôna before reaching the sea. The city has an exceptional historic centre, with a number of sites listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the famous Palais des Papes and Pont d’Avignon.

* Batteries are not kept at the Tourist Office outside working hours.

Cycling routes and walks

Explore the city’s cycle routes and the surrounding countryside, discover the local sites, indulge in a sporting escapade, cycle the trails of the Luberon, Ventoux or Alpilles nature parks… Whatever your level or cycling preferences, you’ll find the ideal package starting from Avignon!

Explore the city’s cycle routes and the surrounding countryside, discover the local sights, indulge in a sporting escapade, cycle the trails of the Luberon, Ventoux or Alpilles nature parks… Whatever your level or cycling preferences, you’ll find the ideal package starting from Avignon!

Avignon by bike

Good to know

Our advisors will give you all the information and advice you need to make the most of your trip: practical information, itineraries, cycle routes, weather forecasts, train and coach timetables…. We’ll point you in the direction of establishments with the Accueil Vélo label in Greater Avignon: accommodation, rentals and repairs, sites and museums, etc.

We provide a free repair kit and pump in the tourist office. We welcome any comments and suggestions you may have about our services for cycle tourists and the infrastructure in and around Avignon, so that we can improve our facilities for cycle tourists around Avignon.

A secure, free bicycle parking area (13 spaces) is available in the car park of the Palais des Papes.

*Batteries are not kept at the Tourist Office outside working hours.

©Tourists reading a cycling itinerary in front of the tourist office. Credit: Alain Hocquel / VPA|Alain Hocquel / VPA

©Bike clips in front of the tourist office. Credit: Alain Hocquel / VPA|Alain Hocquel / VPA

©Tourists on bicycles. Credit: Alain Hocquel / VPA|Alain Hocquel / VPA

Practical guide

Bike rentals

Bike-friendly accommodation

bike-friendly restaurants

Monuments and museums Accueil Vélo

Avignon, a cycling destination

You can discover Avignon by bike… and there’s something for everyone! As a family, with friends, as a couple or on your own, Lies, our travel consultant, will share with you her must-sees, her favourites and give you some invaluable advice.

Avignon by bike brochure

Are you visiting Avignon and looking for a cycling break from the city? Are you passing through on your bike, and the City of the Popes is one of your stops? This comprehensive, practical guide is for you: itineraries, trips in and around Avignon, practical information (bike repairs and hire, safety, parking, etc.) and visits.

Leaf through

New!

Vélopop' - self-service bicycles

The new Vélopop' service is now available in Greater Avignon. Now electric, 300 bikes will be available 24/7 at 29 stations in Avignon, Le Pontet and Villeneuve lez Avignon.

Discover the region

Fancy exploring the region and discovering the nuggets of Provence? No need for a car! There’s nothing easier than using public transport. Looking for some fresh air and a 100% nature break? There’s a wide range of walks and cycle rides from Avignon and the surrounding area.

Greenways
Greenways + shared lanes

▶ Villeneuve-lez-Avignon // Via Rhôna + Véloroute des Chartreaux (approx. 4 km)

▶ Sorgues // Via Rhôna + Voie des Papes (approx. 18 km route) ➔ return possible by TER with the bike on the train

▶ Caderousse // Via Rhôna (approx. 27km route) ➔ return possible with bike: ZOU 922 bus to Sorgues and then TER train.

▶ Châteauneuf du Pape // ViaRhôna + shared route (approx. 20 km route) ➔ return possible with the bike: ZOU 922 bus to Sorgues and then TER train

▶ Orange // Via Rhôna + Via venaissia on shared track (approx. 45km route) ➔ possible return by TER with the bike on the train

▶ Pont du Gard // ViaRhôna green route and shared route + Pont du Gard green route (approx. 35km route) ➔ return possible by bus LIO 115 with bike in hold

▶ Tarascon // ViaRhôna greenway and shared route (approx. 36km route) ➔ possible return by TER with bike on the train

▶ Beaucaire // ViaRhôna greenway and shared route (approx. 36km route) ➔ return possible by TER with the bike on the train

▶ Arles // ViaRhôna greenway and shared route (approx. 54km route) ➔ return possible by TER with the bike on the train

Avignon City PassBenefit from the destination at the price

Earn more than 57€ on the tourist attractions of the City of Papes, direct access to museums and monuments of Avignon and Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, discounts on your visiting guides and certain places. Activities, as well as your favorite station 24 or 48 hours!

Find out more here

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