Though my everyday commute to and from school is done on foot, I am grateful to have other options available for when I venture outside of my routine. Public transportation systems where I grew up were not the strongest, and having a car was basically a requirement to get around. School, work and home were spread out with highways between them. Traveling outside of the city posed a similar issue, as you still had to find a means to get to the train station or airport.
Here, I live a 10-minute walk away from the main gare (bus station) of Aix-en-Provence and can easily catch a ride to several surrounding areas, as well as a few long-distance destinations. I make use of this nearly weekly with my trips to Marseille to see friends and attend Polyglotte Club. There is also a reduction in price for young people under 26 years-old, making the price two euros (€2) for a ticket that allows unlimited rides between the cities during a 24-hour time period. This reduction in fees also applies to other lines departing from Aix, which I hope to utilize as the weather gets warmer!
