This is in addition to the long-standing seasonal summer service on Saturdays during July and August and the first week of September travelling to Avignon Centre.[256] The Aix-en-Provence services did not run in 2014 but was replaced along with the seasonal Avignon Centre services with the new year-round service to Lyon and Marseille as of 1 May 2015.[2] In 2018, at least, direct services to Lyon, Avignon and Marseille ran only from May to September,[257][258] with connections during the rest of the year being offered via Eurostar but requiring a change to SNCF trains in Paris or Lille.[259] Travel time from London to Marseille was roughly 6.5 hours in 2018.[258]