We are driving from Aix en Provence to Menton. It looks to be a straightforward drive using the A9
Would someone please explain how to use the toll road.
Apparently we get a ticket at the first gate then when exiting pay at the last gate before the exit to Menton. I assume payment by credit card will work
Thank you
I can’t speak for that toll road specifically, but we just returned from France. We encountered tap in/out with credit card (no ticket) and some where you took a ticket at the first gate and then inserted the ticket back into the machine at the end of the route. Then inserted a credit card to pay.
Great!! Sounds simple enough. Thankyou.
I second what KD said. We've also just returned and found the experience to be just as they described.
We have seen both where you took a ticket and paid on exit. But in this area we also saw where you simply paid the troll entering the gate, very easy. We found Google Pay on a phone had better range than tapping a CC.
One time we did have an issue where the machine could not read our ticket. We were able to press the call button and have an English speaking operator help us. The cars behind were not happy.
From Aix en Provence to Menton it is not the A9 but the A8.
A few kilometers before exit 59 for Menton you will arrive at “La Turbie” toll.
See street view:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/8UYuyxCURT2qPmCs6
Do not go through the lanes marked with a 30 speed limit sign (Réservé Télépéage signs), these are lanes if you have a payment transponder.
Take one of the lines with the blue Cash/Card signs (or "No Cash" if paying by card)
The price of the Aix→Menton toll is €25.70
But in this area we also saw where you simply paid the troll entering
the gate, very easy.
Some countries guard their toll roads well, but this sounds a bit extreme and honestly scary… ;-)
(This painting comes to mind: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pojken_som_aldrig_var_rädd#/media/File:Här_ska_du_få_en_bit_av_en_trollört,_som_ingen_mer_än_jag_kan_leta_rätt_på.jpg )
The French trolls are very polite.
Glad to hear that!
Nary a troll or pothole was seen throughout our drive in France. The roads were marvelous.
I'm sure the pioneers who came to CA over the dusty trails, had better road conditions than what we have here currently. I just kept marveling at the highways as much as the beauty of countryside in France.
You will find trolls on some travel forums...
