ADDRESS :
Grotte Chauvet 2 – Ardèche
4941 Route de Bourg Saint Andéol –
07150 Vallon Pont d’Arc.
Please note :
Follow the direction “Grotte Chauvet 2 – Ardèche” on your GPS, and not “Grotte Chauvet” (the original cave, not open to visit).
• From the north of France on the A7 and then A49, exit 18 (Montélimar Sud).
• From the south of France on the A7 or A9, exit 19. Towards Bourg Saint-Andéol then Saint-Remèze. Continue towards Vallon-Pont-d’Arc.
2½ hours from Lyon, Marseille and Montpellier.
1½ hours from Avignon, Nîmes and Valence.
Free parking facilities for cars, coaches and camper vans.
Accessibility : There are spaces in the car park which are reserved for disabled people, situated near the entrance to the site :
• 2 parking spaces for long vehicles
• 16 parking spaces for individual cars
GPS coordinates : N 44° 24′ 22.3″ – E 4° 25′ 53.6″
Please consider the environment – share car journeys!
Valence or Montélimar TGV (high-speed train) station, then the 76 bus (Rhône-Alpes) to Vallon Pont-d’Arc
The regional (TER) bus route links Valence TGV station to the village of Vallon Pont d’Arc, via Montélimar, Le Teil and Vogüé.
- 160 km (100 miles) from Marseille-Provence airport
- 160 km (100 miles) from Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport
- 100 km (62 miles) from Avignon airport