How to get here in Livradois-Forez?

The Livradois-Forez has a dense, high-quality road network of national, departmental and country roads. By private or rental car, cab or public transport, or even motorcycle or bicycle, you can explore the Livradois-Forez in complete freedom.

Coming by car?

From Lyon :
A89 then D906
From Saint-Étienne :
A72 then A89 and D906

From Clermont-Ferrand :
A89 then D906
From Vichy :
D906 or A71

From Issoire :
A75 then A89 and D906
From Le Puy-en-Velay :
D906

Coming by train? by train?

Saint-Étienne

Loire

Châteaucreux – 2, rue Esplanade de France – 42000 Saint Etienne
Station opening hours:

Monday to Friday, 4.45am to 1.30am
Saturday from 5.10am to 1.30am
Sunday and public holidays from 6am to 1:30am

Vichy

Allier

Place de la Gare – 03200 Vichy
Station opening hours:

Monday to Friday, 5.30am to 10.50pm
Saturday 5.45am to 10.50pm
Sunday and public holidays from 8.20am to 10.50pm

Clermont-Ferrand

Puy-de-Dôme

46 Avenue de l’Union Soviétique – 63000 Clermont-Ferrand
Station opening hours:

Monday to Friday, 4.45am to 11.30pm
Saturday from 5:30am to 11:30pm
Sunday and public holidays from 6:30am to 11:30pm

Le Puy-en-Velay

Haute-Loire

Place Maréchal Leclerc – 43000 Le Puy-en-Velay
Station opening hours:

Monday 4:00am to 11:45pm
Tuesday to Friday, 6am to 11:45pm
Saturday 7.45am to 11.45pm
Sunday and public holidays 8:15am to 11:45pm

Coming by plane?

Clermont-Ferrand airport

30 minutes from Thiers and Billom, 1 hour from Ambert, Clermont-Ferrand airport serves destinations with scheduled direct or connecting flights in France and Europe.
Tel: 04 73 62 71 00
www.clermont-aeroport.com

Lyon Saint-Éxupéry airport

2 hours from Thiers, Ambert and Billom, Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport offers destinations from France and abroad.
www.lyonaeroports.com

Andrézieux-Bouthéon airport

1h from Thiers, Ambert and Billom, Saint-Étienne airport offers charter flights to France and Europe all year round.
www.saint-etienne.aeroport.fr

Coming to Livradois-Forez in soft mobility?

Carpooling

There are a number of platforms for carpooling to and from Livradois-Forez:

BlaBlaCar, the leader in France, offers a vast choice of carpools throughout the Livradois-Forez region.
Mov’ici Auvergne, the car-sharing website for the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region, offers local car-sharing schemes.
Cariocar.fr, the site provides carpooling locations for events; the journey can be searched from the event itself.

Via Allier

455 km along the Allier River, from its confluence with the Loire near Nevers to Langogne in Lozère, close to its source. The Auvergne cycle route starts near the famous Bec d’Allier, where the Allier meets the Loire and the Via Allier meets the famous Loire à Vélo. The Via Allier winds its way up the river, heading south and collecting countless treasures all the way to the top of the Gorges de l’Allier, close to its source nestled in the Cevennes mountains.