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How to get here in Livradois-Forez?

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

Visit 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

Visit By train?

Saint-Étienne

Loire

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

  • Monday to Friday from 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 times :

  • Monday to Friday, 5.30am to 10.50pm
  • Saturday from 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 times :

  • 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 times:

  • Monday 4.00am to 11.45pm
  • Tuesday to Friday from 6am to 11.45pm
  • Saturday from 7.45am to 11.45pm
  • Sunday and public holidays from 8.15am to 11.45pm

Visit By train?

Visit 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.aeroports-voyages.fr/clermont-ferrand

🚙 Rent a car at Clermont-Ferrand airport

  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport

    2 hours from Thiers, Ambert and Billom, Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport offers destinations from all over France and abroad.
    www.aeroports-voyages.fr/lyon-saint-exupery

    🚙 Rent a car at Lyon Saint-Exupery airport

    • Andrézieux-Bouthéon airport

      1 hour 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 Soft mobility?

      Carpooling

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

      • BlaBlaCar, France’s leading car-sharing website, offers a wide range of car-sharing options 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 website provides carpooling locations to go to an event; you can search for a journey based on the event.
      Via Allier

      455 km along the river Allier, from its confluence with the Loire at 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 Cévennes mountains.

      Hire a car to get around Livradois-Forez

      – Garage Chanoine
      33 avenue du 11 Novembre 63600 Ambert
      Tel. 04 73 82 08 56

      – Renault SLA Agent
      Route du Puy 63600 Ambert
      Tel. 04 73 82 42 42

      – Renault Jeff Autos
      111 rue Nationale 63220 Arlanc
      Tel. 04 73 95 00 26

      – Car’go Grenier
      Le Bourg 63940 Marsac-en-Livradois
      Tel. 04 73 95 62 94

      – Garage Peugeot
      ZA Route du Puy 63600 Saint-Ferréol-des-Côtes
      Tel. 04 73 82 03 91

      – Hertz
      35 avenue Léo Lagrange 63300 Thiers
      Tel. 04 73 80 95 30

      – Europcar France
      79 avenue des Etats-Unis 63300 Thiers
      Tel. 04 73 80 22 40

      – Renault Rent
      Ricoux (sa) Concess
      ZI du Felet 63300 Thiers
      Tel. 04 73 80 55 10

      Public transport Take full advantage of the public transport network.

      The TER network in Auvergne (SNCF) :
      Network map and timetables

      The Transdôme network
      Network map and coach timetables

      The Cars Régions network in Ambert
      List of bus lines passing through Ambert

      The SMTUT network in Thiers
      Timetables and network map