Train from Nice to Marseilles

Hello, I just found out today that my air agenda changed for my honeymoon in Provence. So instead of flying into Marseilles airport we will be flying into Nice airport and then we will have to take a train into Aix. So what I would like to know is how confusing will it be for us to find the train once we get off the airplane? Any advice for us?

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Unless (1) you are really keen on Aix for your honeymoon for some reason or (2) you cannot cancel your Aix reservations, you might want to consider staying in the Nice area. If you did that, you would not need to rent a car, as most of the place along the coast (Cannes, Monte Carlo, Menton, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Antibes, Eze, and so on) are actually probably easier to access by train/bus than by car.

There is much to see and do along the coast as well as in Nice itself, and you won%26#39;t have the problem of having to figure out the geography or the roads etc. Aix is not actually the most central location from which to explore Provence, though it is quite %26quot;doable.%26quot;

In any case, the Nice rail station is easily reached by bus from the airport. It%26#39;s a fairly short ride. You can research train timetables to Aix at

www.voyages-sncf.com

If you do decide to stick with Aix, you should get a copy of both the Michelin Green Guide to Provence and the one for the Riviera/Côte d%26#39;Azur. The Eyewitness Guide might be useful too as it is profusely illustrated and would give you a better idea of where you might want to go. I think there is a single Eyewitness Guide covering both areas.

You will also need a good map of the Provence/Côte d%26#39;Azur region, preferably the Michelin 1:200,000 scale, as many of the places you will want to go to can only be accessed by getting off the Autoroutes and main roads. Getting this well before you leave would also be a good idea, since having a picture in your head of the lay of the land will mean that you are less likely to get completely lost - which is easy to do in the hills of the Luberon for example.

Last, if you are renting a car in any case, why not pick it up at the airport in Nice and drive to Aix? It%26#39;s less than a two hour drive by the autoroute, a bit more if you take any of several possible interesting routes off the Autoroute.