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Arriving by train eases you gently into the city, with the gare SNCF conveniently located a few blocks to the north of the Arènes. Most buses also arrive here at the adjacent gare routière (tel 04.90.49.38.01), though some, including all local buses, stop on the north side of boulevard Georges-Clemenceau just east of rue Gambetta. Rue Jean-Jaurès, with its continuation rue Hôtel-de-Ville, is the main axis of old Arles. At the southern end it meets boulevard Georges-Clemenceau and boulevard des Lices, with the tourist office directly opposite (April–Sept daily 9am–6.45pm; Oct–Nov Mon–Sat 9am–5.45pm, Sun 10.30am–2.30pm; Dec–March Mon–Sat 9am–4.45pm, Sun 10.30am–2.30pm; tel 04.90.18.41.20, www.tourisme.ville-arles.fr); there's also an annexe in the gare SNCF (Mon–Sat 9am–1pm & 2–6pm). You can rent bikes from Peugeot, 15 rue du Pont, or Europbike, at the newspaper kiosk on esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle, and cars from Europcar (tel 04.90.93.23.24), Eurorent (tel 04.90.93.50.14) or Hertz (tel 04.90.96.75.23), all on avenue Victor-Hugo. To connect to the Internet, head for Hexaworld, on rue 4 Septembre, near place Voltaire.

There's little shortage of hotel rooms at either end of the scale. The best place to look for cheap rooms is in the area around Porte de la Cavalerie near the station. If you get stuck, the tourist office will find you accommodation for a €1 fee.