COMING TO CLERMONT-FERRAND
BY TRAIN
The SNCF provides daily connections with Paris (Paris Bercy Bourgogne Pays d'Auvergne station), including a daily 3-hour non-stop train from Monday to Sunday. There are also links to Béziers, Lyon, Nîmes and Toulouse.
BY BUS
Low-cost national and European services depart from Clermont-Ferrand bus station.
BY CAR
From Paris via the A71 motorway (4 hours). The Méridienne A75 links Clermont-Ferrand to Montpellier free of charge in 3 hours. The A72 takes you to Lyon in 2 hours and the A89 to Bordeaux in 3 hours 45 minutes.
BY PLANE
Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport is just 7 km from Clermont-Ferrand city centre and easily accessible. How do I get to the airport? By train via Aulnat-Aéroport station, or by T2C bus.
THE GALERIE 7 SHOWROOM (LYON)
BY TRAIN
With two stations in the city centre, Part-Dieu and Perrache, and a third at
Lyon Saint Exupéry airport, Lyon is easily accessible. Just 2 hours from Paris, 1 hour 40 minutes from Marseille, 3 hours from Lille, 4 hours 30 minutes from Nantes and 5 hours from London, the stations also receive arrivals from Chambéry, Annecy, Brussels, Béziers, Nîmes, Toulouse, etc.
BY BUS
Low-cost national and European services depart from Lyon Perrache bus station in the city centre.
BY CAR
At the centre of a dense road network of over 1,000 km, linking it to all the major towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, and to major European cities.
BY PLANE
St-Exupéry airport links Lyon to 118 direct destinations worldwide. How do I get to the airport? The Rhônexpress shuttle bus links Gare de Lyon Part-Dieu to Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport in less than 30 minutes, every day of the year.
THE MAISON DES GRENADIÈRES (CERVIÈRES)
BY CAR
The Maison des Grenadières is located 3 km from exit 31 of the A89 motorway: 45 min from Clermont-Ferrand 1 hour from Saint-Etienne 1h20 from Lyon Car and coach parking 150 m from the museum. The entrance to the museum is just opposite the entrance to the church, in the heart of the village.
THE MUSEUM OF LACE MANUFACTURE (RETOURNAC)
BY TRAIN
Retournac station is served by the Saint-Etienne Châteaucreux - Retournac (50 min) and Le Puy-en-Velay (35 min) stations.
BY CAR
From Lyon, take the A47 motorway to Saint Etienne, then the N88 to Firminy - Le Puy. At Monistrol-sur-Loire, take the Retournac exit. From Clermont-Ferrand, towards Brioude, Le Puy, Saint-Etienne on the N88, at Yssingeaux, exit at Retournac.