There are 8 ways to get from Avignon to San Gimignano by bus, train (TGV, Trenitalia, Renfe), car, train, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Avignon to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charlesbus
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Poggibonsibus
14h 8m€63–107Train
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Grossetotrain Ic
- Take the train from Grosseto to Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.train Re
15h 48m€126–233Drive 681.1 km
- Drive from Avignon to San Gimignanocar 681.1 km
7h 29m€110–159Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane MRS - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.train
8h 57m€103–273Train, bus via Nice
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Nice Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Follonicatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Follonica Fs to Colle Val d'Elsa - Via Bilenchibus
16h€131–210Train, bus
- Take the train from Avignon Centre to Marseille St Charlestrain Ter
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Genoa to Florencebus
- Take the bus from Firenze Autostazione to Poggibonsi Fsbus 131
17h 31m€81–144Train, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane NCE - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.train
10h 15m€169–345Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane MRS - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.train
9h 16m€97–302
Avignon to San Gimignano by bus and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Avignon to San Gimignano is to bus which costs €60 - €110 and takes 14h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Avignon to San Gimignano is to drive which takes 7h 29m and costs €110 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Avignon to San Gimignano. However, there are services departing from Avignon and arriving at S.GIMIGNANO - P.ta S.Giovanni via Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles, Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and Poggibonsi Fs. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Avignon to San Gimignano. However, there are services departing from Avignon Tgv and arriving at Poggibonsi-S.Gimign. via Marseille St Charles, Nice-Ville, Ventimiglia and Grosseto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 48m.
The distance between Avignon and San Gimignano is 792 km. The road distance is 681.1 km.
The best way to get from Avignon to San Gimignano without a car is to bus which takes 14h 8m and costs €60 - €110.
It takes approximately 14h 8m to get from Avignon to San Gimignano, including transfers.
Avignon to San Gimignano bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Avignon station.
Avignon to San Gimignano train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Avignon Tgv station.
The best way to get from Avignon to San Gimignano is to bus which takes 14h 8m and costs €60 - €110. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €120 - €240 and takes 15h 48m.
What companies run services between Avignon, France and San Gimignano, Italy?
You can take a bus from Avignon to S.GIMIGNANO - P.ta S.Giovanni via Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles, Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station, Poggibonsi, and Poggibonsi Fs in around 14h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Avignon Tgv to S.GIMIGNANO - P.ta S.Giovanni via Marseille St Charles, Nice-Ville, Ventimiglia, Grosseto, Poggibonsi-S.Gimign., and Poggibonsi Fs in around 15h 48m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Avignon Tgv to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Avignon Tgv to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Avignon Tgv to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Avignon Tgv to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Avignon Centre to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Avignon Tgv to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Avignon Tgv to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Grosseto to Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Avignon Tgv to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Avignon Tgv to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Avignon Tgv to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Avignon Centre to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Grosseto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Follonica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Avignon to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Poggibonsi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Genoa to Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 199 168 182
- [email protected]
- Website
- tiemmespa.it
Bus from Follonica Fs to Colle Val d'Elsa - Via Bilenchi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–22
- Schedules at
- tiemmespa.it
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 800 142 424
- [email protected]
- Website
- at-bus.it
Bus from Firenze Autostazione to Poggibonsi Fs
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- at-bus.it
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Booking & Getting There
Avignon to San Gimignano bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles station.
Avignon to San Gimignano train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Marseille St Charles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Avignon to San Gimignano is 681 km. It takes approximately 7h 29m to drive from Avignon to San Gimignano.
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