Any questions ? Contact us by phone : +33 4 75 94 39 40
Standard phone hours: from 7/02 to 1/11 : 9h – 17h from 1/11 to 6/02 : 10h – 16h (continuesly)
General Admission
Rates Individuals Tax incl. :
| Rates | |
| Adult | €18 |
| Youth (10-17 years old) | €9 |
| « Family offer » : free admission for children under 10 | Free |
The entrance ticket allows access to the entire site (see a sample program), and also includes:
- Either a guided tour of the Cave (in French, English, German or Dutch depending on availability of our guides)
- French
- English
- German
- Dutch
- Or a self-guided tour of the Cave at the end of the day with our downloadable application. The application is available in 10 languages :
- French
- English
- German
- Dutch
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Italian
- Russian
- Chinese
- Japanese
- a self-guided tour of the Galerie de l’Aurignacien
- access to activities that take place during school holidays
We accept French holiday cheques. In order to use them, please pay for your tickets on arrival. However, we cannot guarantee any availability of places without prior reservation. We therefore recommend that you come early.
Special offer 
Our partners Grand Site de l’Aven d’Orgnac and the UNESCO-listed Pont du Gard Site invite you to take advantage of their special offer: on presentation of the Grotte Chauvet 2 Ardèche ticket, you get a reduction of € 1 per adult and € 0.50 per child on the entrance ticket to Aven d’Orgnac and a reduction of € 2.50 on the adult price (€ 7 instead of € 9.50) at Pont du Gard (children’s tickets are free up to and including the age of 17)
With your tickets from one of these two sites, you also benefit from a reduced rate on the entrance to the Chauvet 2 Ardèche Cave (-1 € / adult, -0.50 € / child). Offer valid for 7 days from the date of the visit and not available at the online ticket offices of Aven d’Orgnac and Pont du Gard.
Groups and schools
Please refer to the Groups area “Groups” (click here), or the School Groups area (click here).
Opening hours 2022/2023
Please note, last entry to the site 2 hours before closing.
| 2022 | Opening hours | Visits |
| From 17/12 to 23/12 | from 10:30 to 18:00 | from 11:00 to 16:30 |
| 24/12 | from 9:30 to 15:00 | from 10:00 to 13:30 |
| 25/12 | from 12:00 to 17:00 | from 13:00 to 15:30 |
| From 26/12 to 31/12 | from 9:30 to 18:30 | from 10:00 to 17:00 |
| 2023 | Opening hours | Visits |
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1/01 |
from 12:00 to 18:00 |
from 13:00 to 16:30 |
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Mondays and Tuesdays from 2/01 to 31/01 |
Closed |
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From 4/01 to 3/02 (weekdays) |
from 12:00 to 17:00 |
from 13:00 to 15:30 |
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From 4/01 to 3/02 (weekends) |
from 11:00 to 17:30 |
from 11:30 to 16:00 |
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From 4/02 to 7/04 |
from 9:30 to 18:00 |
from 10:00 to 16:30 |
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From 8/04 to 8/05 |
from 9:00 to 19:30 |
from 9:30 to 18:15 |
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From 9/05 to 17/05 |
from 9:00 to 19:00 |
from 9:30 to 17:30 |
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From 18/05 to 21/05 |
from 8:30 to 20:30 |
from 9:00 to 19:15 |
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From 22/05 to 26/05 |
from 9:00 to 19:00 |
from 9:30 to 17:30 |
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From 27/05 to 29/05 |
from 9:00 to 19:00 |
from 9:30 to 17:45 |
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From 30/05 to 9/07 |
from 9:00 to 19:00 |
from 9:30 to 17:30 |
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From 10/07 to 31/07 (except Thursdays) |
from 9:00 to 20:30 |
from 09:30 to 19:15 |
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Thursdays 13/07, 20/07 & 27/07 |
from 9:00 to 00:30 |
from 9:30 to 19:15 + visit by night from 19:45 to 23:20 |
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From 1/08 to 25/08 (weekdays, except Thursdays) |
from 8:30 to 21:00 |
from 9:00 to 19:45 |
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From 5/08 to 27/08 (weekends) |
from 9:00 to 20:30 |
from 9:30 to 19:15 |
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Thursdays 3/08, 10/08, 17/08 & 24/08 |
from 8:30 to 00:30 |
from 9:00 to 19:15 + visit by night from 19:45 to 23:20 |
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From 28/08 to 1/09 (except Thursday) |
from 9:00 to 20:30 |
from 9:30 to 19:15 |
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Thursday 31/08 |
from 9:00 to 00:30 |
from 9:30 to 19:15 + visit by night from 19:45 to 23:20 |
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From 2/09 to 20/10 |
from 9:30 to 18:30 |
from 10:00 to 17:00 |
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From 21/10 to 5/11 |
from 9:00 to 19:00 |
from 9:30 to 17:45 |
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From 6/11 to 23/12 |
from 10:30 to 17:00 |
from 11:00 to 15:30 |
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24/12 |
from 9:30 to 15:00 |
from 10:00 to 13:30 |
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25/12 |
from 12:00 to 17:00 |
from 13:00 to 15:30 |
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From 26/12 to 31/12 |
from 9:30 to 18:30 |
from 10:00 to 17:00 |
- Last entry 2hr before closing time
- Please be at reception no later than 30 minutes before the visit time indicated on your ticket
- To be able to visit and discover the different areas, please plan to be on site at least 3 hours before closing time.
The shop and the restaurant are open during site opening hours.