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Travelling to the Grands Causses Nature Park
(Millau, St.Affrique, Pays de Roquefort, Tarn-valley, Gorges du Tarn, Sud-Aveyron)
 
Travelling to Aveyron

 

By car

By train and bus

By air


 

By car

Take the A1, (A4) to Paris

After the airport Charles de Gaulle you will follow the direction of Bordeaux / Nantes (de A3) untill you're on the

Boulevard Périphérique (BP). Very Short after the Porte d’Italie you leave the BP in the direction of Bordeaux / Nantes. You'll end up on the

A10. Continue following in the direction of Bordeaux / Nantes and later  Clermont Ferrand. After Orléans you'll be on the

A71. From Clermont Ferrand it is about 3 hours driving on the A75 to Millau on  a splendid tollfree highway. The first place in Aveyron will be Severac le Chateau.

If you have to be in Millau follow "CENTRE" until the big roundabot with a fountain, Place du Mandarous. There is the Hotel du Commerce. Most hiking tours start in this hotel

If you're dstination is Millau you have a car-parking in Parking Emma Calvé, (24 euro for a week)

If your hotel is Chateau de Creissels you have to drive 2 more kms. Take direction Albi and St.Affrique and cross the bridge over the Tarn. Turn right towards St.Affrique. You'll see the Chateau at your right hand side.

From Millau to St.Affrique  (direction Albi) is another 30 minutes (D992/D999).

In St. Affrique your hotel will be Hotel le Moderne. Follow direction Albi. At the first roundabout  (trafic circle) turn left.  Hôtel le Moderne is on your right hand.


 

Train & Bus to the Grands Causses via Millau.
  • From Paris (Gare du Lyon), from Airport Charles-de-Gaulle or from Brussels:
    Take the TGV to Montpellier or Beziers.
  • From Brussels
  • From Barcelona: Train to Beziers and change on train (TER) to Millau:
    Departure from     Beziers: 18h26. Arival  20h21 (Millau) or
    Train to Montpellier and change on bus (Herault Transports or SNCF-TER) to Millau; see below.
    The journey takes about 2 hrs to Millau and Creissels, 2½ hrs to St.Affrique (with SNCF-TER), bikes free.

    Leave Montpellier

    		 Arrival  in Millau Arrival  in St.Affrique
    07:10 08:45  
    07:58 10:58  
    11:55 15:00  
    17:15 18:50 19:35
    22:10 23:45  

      ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
    Millau  leave at: 07:00 12:35 16:45 21:00
    Creissels 07:05 12:40 16:50 21:05
    St. Affrique 07:40 13:15 17:40 21:40
    Albi  arrival at: 09:14 14:49 19:40 23:14



  • From Beziers continue by train to Millau: From Monday through Sunday there is a possibility of travelling to Millau by train.

    BEZIERS departure 18h26 train:  78962 arrival Millau 20:21

    •         

  • From Toulouse and Albi. Surf to this page for access to Millau and the Grands Causses from Toulouse.

 General information on train and bus (Montpellier-Millau)
  • The winter schedule of the SNCF changes to summer schedule in June.

    See this link for timetables for train schedules in Southern France (Midi Pyrenees) and this one for the "Grandes Lignes" when you travel from Paris.
     
  • From Paris Gare du Nord u Gare de Lyon
    -  For overnight trains to Rodez, Millau and Albi: take Metro Line 5 direction Place d'Italie and change at Gare d'Austerlitz.
    -  For day trains TGV to Montpellier: take RER line D to Gare de Lyon.
     

Contact: Tel:
SNCF railway station in Millau, Tel: 0565 603 402
SNCF general informations, Tel: 0836 353 535
Bus Company Hérault Transports Tel: 0434 888 999
SNCF general informations, Tel: 0836 353 535
Busses Millau - Toulouse. 
S.A. Verdie 		Tel: 0562 189 494 / 0562 188 454.
Busses Millau - Rodez. Tel: 0565 598 933
Taxi Millau - Taxi Gros Tel: 0565 610 385
Busses Rodez - St. Affrique. Company Mouls Tel: 0565 990 587

 
 

 

  Travelling to the Parc Naturel Régional des Grands Causses from Brussels:
1 Brussels-Midi [TGV] u Montpellier [bus] u  Millau [bus] u  St.Affrique.

  • 11.25 hr Departure from Brussels-midi with TGV to Montpellier
  • 17.03 hr Arrival in Montpellier
    •
    2 Brussels-Midi [TGV] u  Beziers [TER-train] u  Millau  or change at Tournemire for taxi to St.Affrique

    • 11.25 hr : Departure from Brussels-midi with TGV to Montpellier and Beziers (€ 96)
    • 17.50 hr : Arrival in Beziers
    • 18:26 hr : Train (TER) Millau (€ 20)
    • 20.20 hr : arrival in St.Rome-de-Cernon for taxi to St.Affrique or continue to Millau
    • 20.50 hr : Arrival in Millau at the SNCF Station.

     


     

     


     
    Train & Bus to Grands Causses via Toulouse and Albi
    to the lower Valley of the Tarn.
      From Paris to Toulouse, Albi and St.Affrique and Millau by bus company Verdie.
      TGV from Paris-Gare d'Austerlitz to Toulouse
      From Toulouse to Albi and Aveyron (Millau) by train and bus.
    Toulouse railway station Matabiau - Albi - Millau

    Toulouse
    Departure    		 Company Albi Departure to Millau (2 hours travel)
    Train: Almost every hour SNCF
    60 minutes to    		 Albi Monday through Saturday: 08:35; 15:23; 19:33
    Bus Verdie Company not on Sunday
    Bus: 13:50 h Bus Verdie 15:23 h Monday through Saturday: 15:23; 19:33
    Bus Verdie Company not on Sunday
    Bus: 18:00 h Bus Verdie 19:33 h Monday through Saturday: 19:33
    Bus Verdie Company not on Sunday

     


    Air

    For our walks and tours in Grands Causses in South of France you can fly in to

    • Toulouse (for all walks in Dordogne, Cathar-walks and tours starting in Albi)
    • Paris (for all walks and tours. Further travelling by TGV to Montpellier or Toulouse)
    • Rodez (all walks and tours in the Grands Causses Nature Park and Lot Valley)
    • Montpellier (Grand Causses Nature Park, Lot Valley and Provence)
    • Beziers (Direct train connection to Millau-Grands Causses)

      Travelling to the Grands Causses Nature Park:
    Flying in to Rodez Airport.

    London Stansted - Rodez (Ryanair, March-December)
    Paris - Rodez (Brit Air, Daily)

    Connections at Rodez airport:

    No busses. You'll have to take a taxi. La Ligne Verte can pick you up or send a taxi to pick you up at the airport and bring you to your first hotel.
    Costs of transfer for 5 persons + luggage. (Prices 2010)
    From Rodez Airport to your hotel in:

    Rodez-aeroport to Millau € 150
    Rodez-aeroport to Creissels € 150
    Rodez-aeroport to St.Affrique € 170
    Rodez-aeroport to Broquiès € 160
    Rodez-aeroport to St.Rome-de-Tarn € 160
    Rodez-aeroport to Albi € 150


    Cost of transfers on Sundays and evenings: add 50%, costs of returns to airport are not included.


    Flying in to Toulouse

    From Toulouse-Airport you take the shuttle-bus to SNCF railway (and bus) station Toulouse Matabiau (20 minutes) and from there the train to Albi (1 hour), or by bus from Toulouse (13:45hr) to Albi and ahead to  St. Affrique and Millau.

    Surf to this page for all details Toulouse-Millau-Toulouse.


    Flying in to Montpellier:

    Low cost carriers:

    From Brussels-Charleroi with Ryanair
    From Amsterdam with Transavia.com
    From London Gatwick with easyJet.com
    From Frankfurt-Hahn with Ryanair.com
    From Madrid with Iberia
    From Copenhagen with Sterling.dk

    Connections at the airport of Montpellier (Fréjorgues)
    Shuttlebus to the SNCF railway station of Montpellier (15 minutes to railway and bus station)    .

    From Montpellier railway station by bus (SNCF or Hérault Transports) to Millau and St.Affrique.


    Return-journey to Montpellier airport    :
    At 6:50 by bus from Millau to Montpellier arrival at 09:05 plus 20 minutes to airport; or:
    At 8.35 by bus from Millau to Montpellier arrival at 10:10 plus 20 minutes to airport. 


    Flying in to Paris

    From Paris 2 options:
    1) Go to Paris, Gare de Lyon (45 minutes). There you will take the TGV-train to Montpellier (about 5 hours) and in Montpellier you will take the bus (SNCF or Hérault Transports) to Millau (2 hours).
    2) If you don't want to go to Paris Centre, you can take also the TGV at Paris airport Charles De Gaulle and travel  directly to Montpellier (4 or 5 hours).

    Flying in to Carcassonne with Ryanair

    From Carcassone to Millau and St. Affrique

    Carcassone       train Beziers       train Millau
    Dep: 07:44 Arr:  08:28    Dep: 09:10 Arr: 10:58
    Dep: 11:33 Arr:  12:18    Dep: 12:38 Arr: 14:29
    Dep: 15:13 Arr:  15:57    Dep: 18:26 Arr: 20:21
    Dep: 16:54 Arr:  17:38    Dep: 18:26 Arr: 20:21
      For St. Affrique change in Tournemire and ahead with taxi to St. Affrique.