Coming to the South Cévennes

Road, train, plane… Wherever you come from and whatever mode of transport you choose, the South Cévennes region guarantees direct connections and access to its territory…

By train

The two most important train stations in the region are Montpellier and Nîmes . TGV trains depart from and arrive at these stations daily, to and from Paris (3 hours Paris-Nîmes, 3 hours 20 minutes Paris-Montpellier). Car rental is available upon arrival.

By plane

The two closest airports are Montpellier-Méditerranée and Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes . The former offers regular domestic flights to and from, among other destinations, Paris Orly, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Nantes, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, Ajaccio, Bastia, and Lyon, as well as numerous international flights (Tangier, Marrakech, London, Amsterdam, etc.). The latter has frequent connections to London and Liverpool (Great Britain), Charleroi (Belgium), and Fez (Morocco).

Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport

Flight information at Nîmes airport

Car rental agencies at Nîmes airport

Montpellier Mediterranean Airport

Flight information at Montpellier airport

Car rental agencies at Montpellier airport

By car

Take exit n°25 (Nîmes Ouest), then the D999 towards Le Vigan and finally the D986 if you are heading towards Valleraugue and towards Mont Aigoual.

Take exit no. 31 (Montpellier), then the D986 towards Ganges, then the 999 towards Le Vigan and finally the D986 if you are heading towards Valleraugue and towards Mont Aigoual.

To reach the Borgne valley, take exit n19 (Montélimar), follow Bollène, Pont-St-Esprit, Bagnols-sur-Cèze, Alès, Anduze, St-Jean-du-Gard.

Take exit no. 49 (Le Caylar), then the D25 towards Ganges.

Take exit no. 48, then the D809 towards Le Vigan.

Finally, take exit no. 45 (Millau) to access Mont Aigoual from the north then D991 towards Nant then D41 and D29 towards Lanuéjols and then D 986 towards Mont Aigoual; and from the south exit no. 49 (Le Caylar) then towards Sauclières, saint Jean de Bruel, Dourbies.

Each department provides you with inforoutes.fr , an alert and information website that allows you to know, in real time, the state of the roads and traffic in the region, travel conditions depending on snow cover, flooding, black ice or accidents (…). So don't hesitate to consult it.

If you are arriving in an electric car, you can find a list of charging stations throughout the region here.

Thanks to carpooling, the magnificent landscapes of the Southern Cévennes become even more accessible to travelers while contributing to environmental preservation, making this an eco-friendly and sociable way to get around. We recommend the BlaBlaCar website.

Flora, travel advisor

By bus

The liO Occitanie network operates regular bus routes:

Line 608, between Montpellier and Le Vigan, via Notre-Dame-de-Londres, Brissac, Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois, Laroque and Ganges.

Line 140 from Nîmes also takes you to Le Vigan, via Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort, Ganges, Sumène, Saint-Julien-de-la-Nef, and Saint-André-de-Majencoules. In addition to the Le Vigan-Alès route (142), liO offers numerous local connections, serving the entire Gard and Hérault departments.

Line 108 departing from Le Vigan, Trèves-Le Vigan, via Pont-d'Hérault, serves Val-D'Aigoual, L'Espérou, Saint-Sauveur-Camprieu le Mont Aigoual in summer only.

Line 112, departing from Nîmes, takes you to St-Jean-du-Gard.

Line 109, departing from St-Jean-du-Gard, reaches Saint-André-de-Valborgne, via L'Estréchure, Saumane, and Les Plantiers.

For timetables and prices: liO Occitanie

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