By Road / Rail


Tourtour is approximately 750 miles from Calais on the Autoroute. Alternatively, there is the overnight French Motorail service from Calais to Nice (tel: 0870 241 5415). Another option is to take the Eurostar to Paris, from where you can pick up the TGV to Aix en Provence and then rent a car.

By Air


Nice and Marseille airports are approximately 1 1/4 hours from the house, and most of the major car hire companies operate from them both. There are various airline options:

  •     British Airways from Heathrow, Gatwick or Manchester to Nice (tel: 0845 773 3377)
  •     British Midland from Heathrow to Nice (tel: 0870 607 0555)
  •     BMI Baby from East Midlands to Nice (tel:0870 264 2229)
  •     Easyjet from Luton or Gatwick to Nice (tel: 0870 600 0000)
  •     Go from Stansted or Bristol to Nice (tel: 0870 607 6543)
  •     Buzz from Stansted to Marseille or Toulon (tel: 0870 240 7070)