Access and transport
Situation
The destination Gorges de l’Ardèche – Pont d’Arc is located in the south of the Ardèche department, in the south-east of France, in the area of the Gorges de l’Ardèche Nature Reserve. 2 hours from Lyon, Marseille and Grenoble, and 3h30 from Paris, it is an ideal place for your weekends and your holidays!
Coming by car
From Lyon:
Take the A7 motorway towards Marseille, exit N ° 17 Montélimar nord. Follow Le Teil and continue on the N 102 until Lavilledieu. Then turn left, direction Vogüé, Ruoms, Vallon Pont d´Arc.
From Marseille or Montpellier:
Take the A7 motorway towards Lyon, exit N ° 18 Montélimar sud. Follow Viviers and continue on the D 107 to Alba la Romaine, then on the N 102 to Lavilledieu. Then turn left, direction Vogüé, Ruoms, Vallon Pont d´Arc.
From Clermont Ferrand:
Take the A75 motorway towards Montpellier. Take exit 20 (Le-Puy-en-Velay). Follow the N102 to Aubenas, then the D579 towards Vogüé, Ruoms, Vallon Pont d´Arc.
Come by train
The closest SNCF stations are those of Montélimar, Valence TGV and Avignon TGV. Buses provide a link to the various villages of Pont d’Arc – Ardèche. (See bus timetables for Montélimar and Valence TGV or for Aubenas and Avignon).
Use public transportation
How to get to the Gorges de l’Ardèche
Regional bus service (TER) :
Connection at Montélimar or Valence TGV to reach destination.
Ligne 74 Valence TGV/Montélimar/Aubenas/Les Vans
Ligne 76 Valence TGV/Montélimar/Vallon-Pont-d’Arc
Réseau Le Sept (timetables change twice a year)
– Ligne 20 Montélimar/Pont-Saint-Esprit
Departing from or arriving at Montélimar or Pont-Saint-Esprit station, this line serves the towns of Viviers, Saint-Montan, Bourg-Saint-Andéol, Saint-Marcel-d’Ardèche, Saint-Just-d’Ardèche and Saint-Martin-d’Ardèche. The service runs approximately 5 to 7 times a day in each direction.
– Ligne 29 Bourg-Saint-Andéol/Pierrelatte
This line links Bourg-Saint-Andéol to Pierrelatte TER station around 5 times a day.
Please note that some coaches do not run on Sundays and public holidays.
All bus routes and timetables in Ardèche
List of taxis or VTCs
- Taxis
Taxi Marco, Salavas : 06 45 69 50 40 – www.vallontransport.com / contact@taximarco.fr
Alexia Taxi, Vogüé : 06 69 53 50 22 – thiercostes@orange.fr
- VTC / Transports
Slice of France, Saint-Just-d’Ardèche : 06 77 16 43 63 – www.slice-of-france.com / info@slice-of-france.com
Riviera VTC, Vallon Pont d’Arc – 07 86 34 90 06 – www.riviera-vtc.fr / contact@riviera-vtc.fr
Transport Gilou, Vallon Pont d’Arc – 06 79 06 17 87 – gilou1973@hotmail.com
Transport Monteix, Vallon Pont d’Arc – 04 75 88 07 33 – www.ardeche-canoe.com / canoeservice@ardeche-canoe.com
Regular bus lines will allow you to get around and explore the villages and picturesque sites of Pont d’Arc – Ardèche.
Free shuttles run all summer and some eek-ends between Vallon Pont d’Arc bus station and Pont d’Arc beach.
