Access routes to the Chauvet cave or how to get to the Razal site near the Ardèche gorges in Vallon-Pont-d’Arc?
Access via the Rhône valley
En route to the Chauvet cave and its replica in the Ardèche from the Rhône valley.
From the A7 Lyon and northern France
Exit 18 Montélimar sud from theA7 motorway, then follow signs for Bourg-Saint-Andéol / Saint-Remèze :
From the A7, Orange and the south of France
Exit 19 Bollène, then follow signs for Bourg-Saint-Andéol / Saint-Remèze :
From the RD86 or RN7
From the departmental road 86 on the Ardèche side of the Rhône or the national road 7 and the town of Pierrelate on the Drôme side:
Access from the Massif-Central
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, Le Puy and the A75 motorway :
From Montpellier and Alès :
From Toulouse and Rodez :
Hiking maps, road maps
- Maps of the Ardèche: walking, cycling and exploring
- Road maps and touristatlases
The Chauvet 2 cave?
And to find out more about the genesis of a flagship project in the Ardèche on a UNESCO World Heritage site, visit the Chauvet 2 cave presentation:
Where to stay around the Chauvet cave?
And to find accommodation around the Chauvet cave or to sleep in Aubenas, take a look at the interactive map of nearby hotels and accommodation:
Hiking maps, road maps
IGN maps, tourist maps, road maps and topographical guides of the Ardèche :
Gorges de l’Ardèche Community
Focus on the Gorges de l’Ardèche community of communes in southern Ardèche :
Transport in the Ardèche
And to get to the Chauvet cave (the nearest bus stop is the Vallon-Pont-d’Arc bus station, lines E15 and X75) and around the department by public transport (bus, train from the Drôme, greenway, etc.), visit the page dedicated to transport in the Ardèche: