Editing Arras (section)

==<FONT COLOR="#CC0000">'''TRANSPORTATIONS'''</FONT>==

[[File:Gare-arras.jpg||thumb|260px|left|Trainstation of Arras]]

===<FONT COLOR="#000099">'''How to get to Arras ?'''</FONT>===

==== By Carpooling ====
You can find a driver or passenger to share the ride and cut on travel cost. In France carpooling is very popular and is called "covoiturage". Try [http://www.envoiture.fr/covoiturage/0/Arras/b.html Envoiture.fr] to get to Arras.

==== By Plane ====

Here are the nearest airport from Arras:

* '''Lille-Lesquin''': then take the train in Lille to Arras
* '''Paris-Roissy''': There is a direct train Roissy-CDG to Arras
* '''Beauvais''': then take the train Beauvais to Amiens and Amiens to Arras
* '''Charleroi (Belgium)''' Take the train or the bus to Lille and then the train Lille to Arras

==== By Train ====

'''Arras has a very modern trainstation''', the famous fast train '''TGV is passing through'''. With the TGV (with the National Train Company [http://www.sncf.com SNCF]), you can come directly from Lille-Flandres, Paris-Nord and the Airport Roissy-CDG. From Brussels and from London, you will need to change the train in Lille.

[[File:Artis02.jpg||thumb|260px|right|Bus in Arras]]

===<FONT COLOR="#000099">'''Bus'''</FONT>===
There is a nice and developped Bus Network in Arras and its suburb (10 km around). It's shared by the society [http://www.ville-arras.fr/cgi-bin/db2www.cgi/arras2006.mac/lien_direct?type_module=static&id_module=85&rub_id_module=0&id_forcage=1167&page=Le%20réseau%20Artis,%20présentation%20et%20tarifs Artis]. Here are the rates for the bus:

* Free for the Children under 3 years old
* Ticket: 1€
* 10 Tickets: 7€ (5€ under 25 years old)
* Monthly ticket: 25€

'''Main Office of Artis:''' ''Gare de Bus - Place Foch (above the Trainstation) - Tel: 0321514030''<br />

There are some bus who take you 25km from Arras, you can have some information here:
* '''Gare Routière''' - ''Avenue du Maréchal Leclerc - 62000 ARRAS - Tel: 0321513464''
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[[File:Stvelo ruestchristof 080702 11h.jpg||thumb|260px|left|Bicycles in Arras]]

===<FONT COLOR="#000099">'''Bicycle'''</FONT>===

==== How to buy a cheap bicycle in Arras: ====

To buy or rent a bicycle in Arras, you can ask to this association:

* '''AICM Arras''' '''- Maison des sociétés - rue Aristide Briand - 62000 ARRAS - Tel : 0321752540 - contact@aicm-asso.com. ''<br />

This association is acting against some healthy child trouble. So all you will pay there will be given for donation. You have the choice between:

* '''Les "vélos du cœur" (Bicycle of the heart)''': Free rate, you can give all what you want to get a bicycle, there are all in good quality.
* '''Les ""vélos du souffle" (Bicycle of the suffer)''': Bicycle in good quality, up to 40€
* '''Les "vélos du facteur" (Bicycle of the Postman)''': Bicycle in very good quality, guaranty of 1 year, from 50 to 120€

The association AICM have also '''some volunteer who are ready to help you to fix you bicycle'''.
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