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).

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BY CAR

• 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!

BY TRAIN

Valence or Montélimar TGV (high-speed train) station, then the 76 bus (Rhône-Alpes) to Vallon Pont-d’Arc 

BY BUS

The regional (TER) bus route links Valence TGV station to the village of Vallon Pont d’Arc, via Montélimar, Le Teil and Vogüé. 

BY PLANE

  1. 160 km (100 miles) from Marseille-Provence airport 
  2. 160 km (100 miles) from Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport 
  3. 100 km (62 miles) from Avignon airport