updated aug 2023

• Be aware that Nimes and Montpellier both have 2 train stations.
  The new stations are located at the outer edge of the cities. For Montpellier: ‘Gare Sud de France’, for Nimes: ‘Gare Pont du Gard’.
  The train stations that serve the center are in Montpellier: ‘Gare Saint-Roch’, and in Nimes: ‘Gare Routiere’.
• Advice: get Euros out of the cash machine at the airport on arrival. Currency change offices are rare and France still operates partly on cash.
• Buy yourself a coffee at the airport to get some change for the bus to Ganges (2€ in coins).
• Use the toilet at the airport since you might not get another chance along the way
• Pronounce ‘Ganges’ in a french nasal way, not like the Indian river ;-)

In front of the exit of the station walk to the street lined with high palm trees

on the right side of this street you find the stop for
Tram 1 (blue tram with white birds), direction MOSSON (every 10 minutes)
get off at Occitanie

cross the tramlines and find the BUS stop for ligne 608 (direction Le Vigan) towards the far right
pay the driver €2 (verify with him you’re in the right bus to Ganges)
get off in Ganges, at the bus stop Mairie or at Avenue Mont Aigoual/Gendarmerie

the ride to Ganges takes approx 1 hour

! attention: ‘Occitanie’ is a tram/bus hub. There is no shop, bar or toilet!
The trip from the airport to Occitanie will take you about 40 minutes

Here’s the bus schedule from Montpellier to Ganges

Find the Navette (= shuttle bus) outside the airport
buy a ‘bus-et-tram’ ticket from the driver in the navette (€3 – ask to go to Occitanie)
get off at Place de L’Europe (which is a busy road rather than a square)

cross the road
get in Tram 1 (blue tram with white birds), direction MOSSON (every 10 minutes)
get off at Occitanie.

At Occitanie cross the tramlines and find the BUS stop for ligne 608 (direction Le Vigan) towards the far right
pay the driver €2 (verify with him you’re in the right bus to Ganges)
get off in Ganges, at the bus stop Mairie or at Avenue Mont Aigoual/Gendarmerie
the ride to Ganges is approx 1 hour

Occitanie is a tram/bus hub. There is no shop, bar or toilet!
The trip from the airport to Occitanie will take you about 40 minutes

Here’s the bus schedule from Montpellier to Ganges

You can make your way from the center of Montpellier to the tram/bus hub called Occitanie, by hopping on tram line 1 (blue with white birds) direction Mosson (get off at the stop Occitanie). These trams come every 10 minutes.

at tram hub ‘Occitanie’ cross the tramlines and find the BUS stop for ligne 608 (direction Le Vigan) towards the far right
pay the driver €2
verify with him you’re in the right bus to Ganges
get off in Ganges, at the bus stop Mairie or at Avenue Mont Aigoual/Gendarmerie
the ride to Ganges takes approx 1 hour

download the map of the tram lines in Montpellier

From Nimes Airport
Navette (=shuttle bus) to the Train Station ‘Gare Routiere’
leaves 10 minutes after a plane landed
You can pay €6,80 by bank-card

At Nimes train station (Gare Routiere) cross the road, at the far end to the right of the row of BUS stops, you’ll find the
bus stop D140, direction LE VIGAN
buy a ticket from the driver, €2 in cash (and verify with him you’re in the bus to Ganges. Update 2024: you might be able to pay by Bank Card)
get off in Ganges, at the bus stop Mairie or at Avenue Mont Aigoual/Gendarmerie
the ride from the station to Ganges takes about 1:15 minutes

if you have time to kill, walk through the train station towards the main entrance (the city center), have a coffee anywhere around the Roman Arena

Here’s the website with info about the shuttle bus to Nimes Central Station (Gare Routiere)

Download the bus schedule from Nimes to Ganges

Here’s the SNCF train tickets website

From Nimes train station
At Nimes train station (Gare Routiere) leave the station at the back side, at the far end to the right of the row of bus-stops (platform 13 or 14), you’ll find the
bus stop D140, direction LE VIGAN
buy a ticket from the driver €2in cash, or bank-card (and verify with him you’re in the bus to Ganges)
get off in Ganges, at the bus stop Mairie or at Avenue Mont Aigoual/Gendarmerie
the ride from the station to Ganges takes about 1:15 minutes

if you have time to kill, walk through the train station , direction centre ville = front side, towards the city center, have a coffee anywhere around the Roman Arena

Here’s the bus schedule from Nimes to Ganges (D140)

Here’s the SNCF train tickets website

This is a new station, made for the high speed trains, outside the city. We haven’t used it with public transport journey yet so we’re keen to find out from you! (there is however a shuttle to Nimes, from where you take the bus D140 direction Le Vigan, and get off in Ganges)
its website: https://www.garesetconnexions.sncf/fr/gares-services/nimes-pont-du-gard

Here’s the bus schedule from Nimes to Ganges (D140)

Here’s the SNCF train tickets website

Exit the airport and walk to the area between T1 and T2 to find the stop for the
Navette (= shuttle bus) to Marseille train station, Gare St. Charles (every 10 minutes)
ticket is €10, in cash or Bank-Card
ride takes about 25 minutes from Marseille airport to Marseille station

At the Marseille train station buy a ticket to Nimes, Gare Routiere (cost: between €15 -€30, journey to Nimes Gare Routiere takes approx. 1,5hours)
At Nimes train station (Gare Routiere) cross the road, at the far end of the row of bus stops, you’ll find the
bus stop D140, direction LE VIGAN
buy a ticket from the driver €2 in cash, or Bank Card (and verify with him you’re in the bus to Ganges)
get off in Ganges, at the stop Mairie or at Avenue Mont Aigoual/Gendarmerie
the bus ride from the train station in Nimes to Ganges takes about 1:15 minutes

Check time tables from Nimes to Ganges

Here’s the SNCF train tickets website