Picardy Transport
- Picardy is ideally and strategically situated in the North of France for international exchange.
- Picardy region is effectively close to Lille and the French capital Paris and in the same time at the heart of Europe and close to the European major capitals of London, Frankfurt and Brussels.
- Picardy is very easily accessible by road, rail and air for French visitors as european ones.
- The excellent network of motorways and roads crossing the Picardy region will allow you to navigate easily in the department and area of your choice: Oise, Somme or Aisne.
- Most of all is the international airport of Beauvais offering notably flights from the UK.
| Travelling to Picardy by Air | |||
| Air traffic |
In 2006 more than 1.4 million passengers travelled through Picardy main airport Beauvais-Tillé.
The number of passengers visiting it increased from 200,000 passengers to 1.4 millions during the last 10 years. |
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| Largest Airport |
Paris Beauvais Airport includes low costs airlines such as: Ryanair (80% of the traffic), Wizzair, Central Wings and Blue Air, flying to a number of European cities. |
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| International Airports |
Beauvais-Tillé: Ryanair flights from Beauvais to Dublin, Glasgow and Shannon, Stockholm, Copenhague, Budapest, Katowice, Rome, Milan, Barcelone, Casablanca. |
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| Useful Contacts |
Airline bookings and pricings: www.ryanair.com, www.wizzair.com, www.centralwings.com |
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| Travelling to Picardy by Train | |||
| Passengers |
In Picardy, more than 35200 train passengers travel every day by TER in Picardy and about 365 000 per year use the TGV. |
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| Regional Rail Network |
Picardy accounts for 1484 kms of mainline railways and local railways operating throughout the region.
The most frequented lines are linked to Paris (Creil, Chantilly and Orly la Ville). |
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| National Rail Network |
Picardy accounts for 134 km of high speed lines. TGV Haute Picardie links many destinations to South (Lyon, Bordeaux) and North of france(Rennes, Paris). LGV Nord, high-speed line of 333 km from Paris to the Belgian border and to the Channel Tunnel. |
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| International Rail |
Connection to Eurostar via Paris.
Connection to Eurotunnel via Calais. |
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| Useful Contacts |
Railway bookings and pricings: www.eurostar.com, www.raileurope.co.uk, www.sncf.fr, www.eurotunnel.com |
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| Travelling to Picardy by Road | |||
| Daily Traffic level |
More than xx total vehicles in use every day accross the regional road network. |
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| Road network |
Picardy accounts for 5% of the total French road network including: 550kms of motorways and 1185kms of roads. |
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| Main motorways |
A29: on 224 kms between Amiens and Neufchâtel-en-Bray via Saint Quentin.
A16 l'européenne on 312 kms, from Val d'Oise department to Belgium border via Beauvais, Amiens, Abbeville in Picardy and Boulogne, Calais and Dunkerque in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais A26 autoroute des Anglais:from Calais, via Arras and Reims to Troyes. A1 autoroute du Nord:the most frequented, from Paris to Lille, Crossign Picardy via Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport and Astérix Park. A28:from Abbeville to Tours via Rouen, Alençon and Le Mans. It is part of the north-south european axis. |
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| Distances |
Driving distance from Paris to Beauvais: 1hour (80kms)
Driving distance from Paris to Abbeville: 2hours(180kms) |
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| Useful contacts |
Car Rental: www.hertz.fr, www.avis.fr, www.rentacar.fr, www.europcar.com, www.easycar.com Traffic Information: www.autoroutes-trafic.fr, www.infotrafic.com, www.bison-fute.equipement.gouv.fr Itineraries: www.www.viamichelin.fr, www.mappy.com, www.igg.fr |
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| Travelling to Picardy by Sea | |||
| Main Harbours |
The coastline of Bay of Somme accounts for the touristic Crotoy Port, the most active, and the Hourdel Port. |
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| Canals Network |
Picardy accounts 46 fluvial harbours along its 700 kms of navigable rivers.
Fluvial transport accounts for 3,1 millions tons of merchandises. Project "canal Seine-Nord-Europe" as wide load itinerray, crossing departments of Oise, Somme,Nord-Pas-de-Calais. |
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| Ferry Ports |
There are no ferries in Picardy. The nearest are:
In Normandy: Ferries go to Dieppe from Newhaven via Transmanchferries In Nord Pas-de-Calais: Ferries go to Boulogne, Calais,Dunkirk from Dover via SeaFrance, Norfolkline,P&O and Speedferries. |
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| Useful Contacts |
Ferry bookings and pricings:
www.hoverspeed.com, www.norfolkline.com, www.POferries.com,www.seafrance.com, www.speedferries.com |
* TGV (Train à grande vitesse = high-speed train) * TER (Train express régional = express regional train)
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