Sea Travel Provence-Beyond (Beyond the French Riviera) ® [ Air | Bus | Rail | Road | Sea | Driving Times | Tours | What to Wear ] Also: [ Nice-Transportation ] Below: [ Nice-Corsica | Hyères Islands ] Regular car-ferry service is provided from the old port of Nice to Corsica and other destinations. One of the newer ferries is the "NGV" (Navire Grande Vitesse), the nautical variation of the TGV high-speed train (photo), which currently runs during good weather only. Nice-Corsica Ferry 3 Ave Gustave-V Tel: (33) 493 88 60 63; Tel: (33) 493 89 89 89 SNCM - Ferryterranee Ferry service to Corsica, Sardinia, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Corsica-Italy. Beginning 19 Nov 1999, SNCM will have a winter service of the high-speed "NGV" boat between Nice and Corsica, with three round-trips every weekend. From 26 Mar 2000, the daily summer schedule will resume. Marseilles 61 Bvd des Dames 13002 Marseille Information: Tel: (33) 836 67 95 00 Reservations: Tel: (33) 836 67 95 00; Fax: (33) 491 56 35 86 Nice Quai du Commerce, BP 159, Cedex 04 06303 Nice Info, Res: Tel: (33) 493 13 66 99; Fax: (33) 493 13 66 81 Gare maritime: Tel: (33) 493 13 66 66 Paris 12 Rue Godot-de-Mauroy 75009 Paris Info, Res: Tel: (33) 149 24 24 24; Fax: (33) 149 24 24 09 Sample Prices, for Nice-Corsica, one-way. The vehicles are categorized by the maximum length in meters. The "blue"-"red" days relate to seasonal days, with "red" being peak days (such as a weekend in August) and "blue" being an off-season day (such as a mid-week day in the winter). The prices listed here are, of course, approximate only. Category Price, "blue"-"red" days Adults 252 - 278 F Kids 138 - 160 F Vehicles 3.80 246 - 642 F Vehicles 4.40 304 - 818 F Vehicles 5.00 374 - 1007 F Vehicles 5.00+ 449 - 1234 F Moto 1000+ cc 183 - 469 F Moto-Sidecar 246 - 642 F Hyères Islands (Iles d'Hyères) Note: Schedule (and cost) information is obtained once and updated very infrequently, so might not be exact as shown. Schedules vary only slightly, if at all, from year to year. Also, boat schedules may change at the last minute due to weather conditions. Ferry service is offered for people, pets. No visitors' automobiles are allowed. Bicycles are allowed on the ferry to Porquerolles; there is apparently no cycling on Port Cros island. Keep your ticket stub: you'll need it for the return trip. Get there early so you can get good seats. Up front can be windy (depending on the weather); outside gives the best view, but be prepared for the sun. Le Lavandou Vedettes Iles d'Or 15 quai Gabriel-Péri and Gare Maritime Tel: 04 94 71 01 02 Fax: 04 94 71 78 95 Le Lavandou -- Port Cros; Levant Cost: Port Cros (return), adults 122 F; kids 80 F Port Cros, Levant (Circular), adults 144 F; kids 122 F. No bicycles, motorcycles, automobiles July-August 1998 Schedule Examples Le Lavandou 9h00 10h00 11h00 12h00 14h30     17h30 17h30 Ile du Levant 9h30     12h30 15h00         Port-Cros 9h55 10h30 11h30 12h55 15h20     18h00   Ile du Levant   10h55 11h55   15h40 16h30     18h00 Le Lavandou 10h45 11h45 12h45   16h25 17h20 17h25 18h55 18h55 Le Lavandou -- Porquerolles 1998 Schedules Le Lavandou Porquerolles   Porquerolles Le Lavandou 29 Mar - 2 July; Wed, Sat 9h45 10h40   17h15 18h05 29 Mar - 2 July; Mon 10h15 11h10   17h15 18h05 3 July - 5 Sept; Every Day 10h10 10h50   17h15 18h05 6-30 Sept; Wed, Sat 9h45 10h40   17h00 17h50 6-30 Sept; Mon 10h15 11h10   17h00 17h50 1-31 Oct 9h45 10h40   16h30 17h20 La Tour Fondue Direct Porquerolles Tel: 04 94 58 21 81 Fax: 04 94 58 92 73 Cost: 78 F per person (including kids over 4 years old) - no automobiles or motorcycles. 1998 Schedules Tour Fondue -- Porquerolles Direct Service Time: 20 minutes Tour Fondue Depart: First: 7h30 (except Sun); 9h00 (Sun) Then: every half hours July-Aug; less frequent off-season Last: 17h30 off season, to 19h00 July-August Porquerolles Depart: First: 7h00 (except Sun); 9h00 (Sun) Then: every half hours July-Aug; less frequent off-season Last: 17h00 off season, to 20h00 July-August Tour Fondue -- Three Islands (July-Aug, Mon-Wed, Fri) Tour Fondue Depart: (Direct Service, above) Porquerolles Depart: 13h00 Ile de Port Cros Arrive: 14h00 Ile de Port Cros Depart: 15h20 Ile du Levant Cros Arrive: 15h30 Ile du Levant Cros Depart: 16h30 Porquerolles Arrive: 17h45 Porquerolles Depart: (Direct Service, above) Tour Fondue -- Porquerolles Vision des Mers Tel: 04 94 58 95 14 Fax: 04 94 58 91 73 A 40 minute trip in a 25-m, 285-seat catamaran with transparent hulls; return by Direct Service (above) Tour Fondue Depart: 9h00*, 10h15, 11h30*, 14h30 * - the off-season 9h00 and 11h30 trips are by group reservation; full service 11 Apr to 7 Sept. Port d'Hyères -- Port-Cros, Ile du Levant Service Direct, Port d'Hyères Tel: 04 94 57 44 07 July-August 1998 Schedule Examples Port d'Hyères Depart 8h15 9h30 10h30 11h30 14h15 Port-Cros Arrive 9h15 10h30 11h30 12h30 15h15 Port-Cros Depart   10h40 11h40 12h35   L'Ile du Levant Arrive 9h45 10h55 11h55 12h50 15h35 L'Ile du Levant Depart   11h00     17h00 Port Cros Depart         17h30 Port d'Hyères Arrive 11h15 12h00     18h30