Getting there

Direction totem at the SJMC orientation building.

The Sir John Monash Centre is located just behind the Australian National Memorial halfway between the towns of Villers-Bretonneux, Corbie and Fouilloy.

Address:
Route de Villers Bretonneux,
80800 Fouilloy, Somme, France

How to get to the site by road or by train

Drive time to the Sir John Monash Centre is approximately 20 minutes from Amiens and 90 minutes from Paris. Free parking is available on site.

A direct train from Paris to Amiens or Longueau will take just over one hour. In Amiens, you can take a taxi to the Australian National Memorial (between €35 and €40 a fare), or alternatively catch a connecting train to Villers-Bretonneux.

There are no taxi ranks at the Australian National Memorial, nor the Longueau or Villers-Bretonneux train stations. To ensure you secure a taxi at your chosen time and location, we recommend booking it in advance as we cannot always guarantee their availability. Their contact details are available on the Val de Somme Tourism website.

Read more on getting to the Sir John Monash Centre from Paris here.

On foot from Villers-Bretonneux

From Villers-Bretonneux you can either call a taxi or enjoy the 3km walk up to the Centre via the footpath (Rue d’Aubigny, Villers-Bretonneux) and stop by the Victoria School and Franco-Australian Museum on your way.

Signage infront of one of the pavilions of the Australian National Memorial.
Signage infront of one of the pavilions of the Australian National Memorial.

Once on site

The Sir John Monash Centre is located just behind the Australian National Memorial. Follow signage from the information building next to the car park and walk up the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery to the Memorial.

Once you are in front of the Memorial, signage indicates access to the Centre through the pavilions on each side of the Memorial and down the ramps.

 

A disabled access car park is located closer to the Sir John Monash Centre, at the end of the paved road to the side of the orientation building. Please call the intercom at the boom gate for access.

For further assistance, please call the Centre on +333 60 62 01 40.

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