Itineraries to get to Aubenas in the Ardèche, a town in the Albenassian basin in the south of the Ardèche department in the Cévennes.
Road routes to Aubenas
Aubenas, located in the south of the Ardèche, occupies a strategic position at the heart of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region’s road network. Served mainly by Route Nationale 102, which links Montélimar in the Drôme to Brioude in the Haute-Loire, the town is a crossroads between the north-south and east-west routes. Although it has no direct motorway link, Aubenas can be reached in less than an hour from the A7 1 motorway, via Montélimar. This secondary network makes Aubenas a gateway for regional journeys and for those crossing the Cévennes on their way to the Mediterranean or the Massif Central.
There are several ways to get to the town from the Rhône valley and the departments of Lozère, Gard, Drôme and Haute-Loire.
Access via the Rhône valley
3 exits from the A7 motorway* will take you to Aubenas, depending on where you are coming from.
From Lyon, Valence and the north of France on the A7
If you love views, one of the most beautiful road routes to Aubenas goes over the Col de l’Escrinet. There are a number of bends, but the pass offers a unique viewpoint at 789 metres above sea level as you plunge down towards Aubenas from Privas. For this route, via the motorway, you need to exit at Loriol-sur-Drôme .
- Exit 16 Loriol from the A7 motorway*, then follow signs for Le Pouzin / Privas:
Another alternative for your road itinerary to Aubenas, without going over the Col de l’Escrinet, with fewer bends and less altitude, is exit 17 of the A7 motorway*, which takes you north of Montélimar, across the Rhône to the town of Le Teil in the Ardèche, before climbing towards Aubenas.
- Exit 17 Montélimar north, then follow signs for Le-Teil / Aubenas:
From Nîmes, Avignon and the south of France on the A7 motorway
Via theA9 2motorway from the Occitanie region or theA8 3motorway from the Côte d’Azur, you can take exit 18 south of Montélimar off the A7 motorway*, cross the Rhône to the charming town of Viviers and then climb up to Aubenas via theEscoutay valley.
- Exit 18 Montélimar sud, then follow signs for Viviers / Aubenas:
Via the national and departmental roads
From the north, via the RN7 national road in the Drôme (Loriol) or the RD86 departmental road in the Ardèche*(Le Pouzin):
From the south, via the RN7 national road * in the Drôme (Pierrelatte) or the RD86 departmental road * in the Ardèche(Bourg-Saint-Andéol):
Access via the Massif-Central and the Cévennes
Another possibility, coming from the west of France, is the Massif-Central and the Cévennes, with the Auvergne to the north and the Languedoc to the south.
From Clermont-Ferrand, the A75 motorway and Langogne
Via the A75 4 motorway and RN102 trunk road between Puy-de-Dôme, Haute-Loire and Ardèche :
From Montpellier and Alès
From the south, via the N106 in the Gard department from Montpellier, Nîmes or the A9 motorway:
From Toulouse, Rodez or Millau and Alès
From the south-west, via the free A75 motorway* and the N88 and N102 trunk roads between Aveyron, Lozère and Ardèche :
Hiking maps, road maps
IGN maps, tourist maps, road maps and topographical guides of the Ardèche :
Where to sleep in Aubenas
In the town or nearby, in hotels or rentals, here are some suggestions for your accommodation in Aubenas :
Aubenas Basin Community
Focus on the Aubenas Basin Community of Communes in southern Ardèche :
Transport in the Ardèche
And to get to Aubenas and the rest of the department by public transport (bus, train from the Drôme, greenway, etc.), visit the page dedicated to transport in the Ardèche:
- A7 motorway: prices, route and tolls ↩︎
- A9 motorway: prices, route and tolls ↩︎
- A8 motorway: prices, route and tolls ↩︎
- A75 motorway, the meridian ↩︎