Want to explore our beautiful region but not sure how to get here? It couldn’t be easier, just follow our recommendations and you’ll be on the right track. By bus, train, plane, car, camper van or motor cycle… whichever way you travel, prepare to feast your eyes!
By road
A72 Saint Etienne / Clermont Ferrand sorties Andrézieux-Bouthéon, Montrond-les-Bains/Montbrison or Feurs/Boën.
Distances
- Saint Etienne – 40 km
- Lyon via Saint Etienne – 80 km
- Clermont Ferrand – 100 km
- Roanne – 50 km
- Paris via Lyon or Clermont Ferrand – 530 km
- Puy en Velay – 90 km
Road conditions
Recharging stations
By train
TGV from Châteaucreux station to Saint Etienne Ligne TER from Saint Etienne to Clermont Ferrand (stops at the stations of Bonson, Saint Romain le Puy, Montbrison)
Info
Journey length
- Saint Etienne – Montbrison: 35 min – direct
- Lyon – Montbrison: 1h25 – via Saint Etienne Châteaucreux
- Clermont Ferrand – Montbrison: from 1 hr 45 – direct
- Roanne – from 1 hr 55 via Roanne
- Paris – from 3 hrs 50 via Saint Etienne Châteaucreux
- Le Puy en Velay – from 2 hrs via Saint Etienne Châteaucreux
Carpooling
In the Loire Forez area: 8 areas and 5 carpooling spaces. Open 24/7, they are connected to the main roads and public transport and are equipped with cycle racks.
Carpooling site developed by the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
By plane
Lyon Saint Exupéry International airport
Clermont-Ferrand-Aulnat airport
Getting around the Loire Forez
14 interurban transport lines serve the Loire Forez area
1 Montbrison/Savigneux urban shuttle and 1 St Just St Rambert/ Bonson urban shuttle
8 local lines in the Loire Forez area
