Buses
The most convenient bus services are those run as an extension of rail links by SNCF, which always run to and from the SNCF station and will access areas not accessible by rail. In addition to SNCF buses, private buses can be useful for local and some cross-country journeys. The most frustrating thing about them is that they rarely serve the regions outside the SNCF network - which is precisely where you need them. Where they do exist in rural areas, the timetable is constructed to suit working, market and school hours - all often dauntingly early. All buses are, generally speaking, cheaper and slower than trains. Larger towns usually have a gare routiere (bus station), often next to the gare SNCF . However, the private bus companies don't always work together and you'll frequently find them leaving from an array of different points (the local tourist office will usually help locate them).
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