Day 3: Avignon to Marseille
Train · About 35 min
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Travel from Avignon to Marseille and Nice over six days. Keep the moving days light and choose one coastal outing; extra nights make room for longer hikes or day trips.
France · Published planning example
- Duration
- 6 days
- Travel style
- Mid Range
Day-by-day itinerary
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Day 1Arrive inside Avignon’s walls
AvignonChoose Avignon Centre or the local connection from Avignon TGV around your room. Walk inside the walls and have a meal. Add a reserved palace visit only if arrival leaves enough time; otherwise use tomorrow and leave the excursion optional.
€110 for one whole private room, €47 for meals, €10 for local travel and €8 for extras. Add paid visits, excursions and intercity or airport tickets. These are chosen allowances; use your actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €175.00
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Day 2Pont du Gard or a day in Avignon
AvignonFor Pont du Gard, check the regional bus in both directions before leaving Avignon. Include the walk from the stop and the last return. If the timetable is awkward, stay for the palace and old streets instead. A riverside site visit is different from booking a guided bridge tour.
€110 for one whole private room, €47 for meals, €10 for local travel and €8 for extras. Add paid visits, excursions and intercity or airport tickets. These are chosen allowances; use your actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €175.00
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Day 3Travel to Marseille and the Old Port
Marseille
Marseille, France Compare Avignon Centre and Avignon TGV departures; the complete trip can take around 50 minutes to an hour and a half on the train. Leave bags at your room, walk around the Old Port and choose Le Panier or Mucem as the main afternoon stop. Mucem’s museum rooms have a separate ticket from its outdoor spaces.
€110 for one whole private room, €47 for meals, €10 for local travel and €8 for extras. Add paid visits, excursions and intercity or airport tickets. These are chosen allowances; use your actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €175.00
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Day 4Notre-Dame de la Garde and the waterfront
MarseilleGive the basilica its own visit, using local transport if the climb is too much. Later, choose a manageable stretch of the Corniche and Vallon des Auffes. Leave room for lunch and the return journey instead of treating all the coastal walks as one short stroll.
€110 for one whole private room, €47 for meals, €10 for local travel and €8 for extras. Add paid visits, excursions and intercity or airport tickets. These are chosen allowances; use your actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €175.00
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Day 5Continue to Nice
Nice
Nice, France Take a suitable train to Nice-Ville and check the actual journey before booking afternoon plans. Walk a short part of the promenade after leaving your bags. Cours Saleya has different market arrangements by day, so check before going specifically for flowers or food.
€120 for one whole private room, €47 for meals, €10 for local travel and €8 for extras. Add paid visits, excursions and intercity or airport tickets. These are chosen allowances; use your actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €185.00
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Day 6Nice or one coastal outing
NiceIf leaving today, keep the morning near your accommodation. With a full day available, choose Cannes or Antibes and save the return train. Visiting both towns and a museum adds several journeys, so an extra Nice night makes this a more comfortable finish.
No overnight stay; €47 for meals, €10 for local travel and €8 for extras. Add paid visits, excursions and intercity or airport tickets. These are chosen allowances; use your actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €65.00
Arrange the overnight stops first
Travel from Avignon to Marseille and Nice over six days. Keep the moving days light and choose one coastal outing; extra nights make room for longer hikes or day trips. Match the main journeys to the room locations, then book the visits you most want. Keep arrival afternoons flexible.
Destination details
Avignon · Marseille · Nice. These guides explain local arrivals, admission choices and practical places to start.
Build the budget from nights and days
The day figures add up to €950.00 for one traveller, before the extra costs listed below. The day notes show the stay, meals, local travel and small extras separately. A private-room allowance buys the whole room; divide that part only when sharing. A final day in these destinations has no overnight allowance. These are chosen spending plans, not measured averages or available room offers.
Add paid visits, day-trip transport, intercity tickets and airport journeys. Replace the stay line with your full booking cost, including taxes and cleaning. Do not add the city budget cards on top of these day amounts; they are an alternative way to plan the same spending.
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Day 5: Marseille to Nice
Train · About 2 hr 35 min
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