There are 8 ways to get from Avignon to San Gimignano by bus, train (TGV, Trenitalia, Renfe), train, ferry, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Avignon - Le Pontet - Le Lac Stop to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Stationbus
- 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€67–105Train
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Villetrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Grossetotrain Ic
- Take the train from Grosseto to Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.train Re
16h 13m€141–233Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Avignon Centre to Marseille Saint-Charlestrain C7 / ...
- Take the train from Marseille Saint-Charles to Toulontrain C6 / ...
- Take the ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Bastiaferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Bastia to Port of Piombinoferry
- Take the bus from Port of Piombino to Colle Val d'Elsa - Via Bilenchibus
26h 11m€129–197Drive 681.1 km
- Drive from Avignon to San Gimignanocar 681.1 km
7h 29m€128–185Train, bus
- 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 26m€137–212Train 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 33m€108–282Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane LYS - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.train
7h 7m€72–329Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Roma Ciampino Airport, train
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA)plane MRS - CIA
- 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 30m€97–375
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 €65 - €110 and takes 14h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Avignon to San Gimignano is to train and fly which takes 7h 7m and costs €70 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Avignon to San Gimignano. However, there are services departing from Avignon - Le Pontet - Le Lac Stop 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-Saint-Charles, Nice-Ville, Ventimiglia and Grosseto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 13m.
The distance between Avignon and San Gimignano is 782 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 €65 - €110.
It takes approximately 14h 8m to get from Avignon to San Gimignano, including transfers.
Avignon to San Gimignano bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Avignon - Le Pontet - Le Lac Stop 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 €65 - €110. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €140 - €240 and takes 16h 13m.
What companies run services between Avignon, France and San Gimignano, Italy?
You can take a bus from Avignon - Le Pontet - Le Lac Stop 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, Marseille-Saint-Charles, Nice-Ville, Ventimiglia, Grosseto, Poggibonsi-S.Gimign., and Poggibonsi Fs in around 16h 13m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €24–190
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Avignon Tgv to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Avignon Tgv to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- 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
- €17–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- 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
- €8–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Poggibonsi-S.Gimign.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 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
- €8–11
- 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 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-Saint-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 Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille Saint-Charles to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–23
- 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
- €50–90
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Follonica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Avignon - Le Pontet - Le Lac Stop to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Avignon - Le Pontet - Le Lac Stop to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- 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
- Phone
- +39 199 168 182
- [email protected]
- Website
- tiemmespa.it
Bus from Port of Piombino to Colle Val d'Elsa - Via Bilenchi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–24
- Schedules at
- 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
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- corsica-ferries.it
- Book at
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port of Bastia to Port of Piombino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Schedules at
- corsica-ferries.it
- Book at
- corsica-ferries.it
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Booking & Getting There
Avignon to San Gimignano bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus 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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