Welcome to the Vézère valley, the prehistoric pearl of the Périgord Noir

Located in the Dordogne department, lin the Vézère valley is, with the Dordogne valley and the town of Sarlat, one of the tourist jewels of the Périgord Noir. Over around fifty kilometers, the Vézère valley deploys many treasures : a river, preserved landscapes, a typical rural heritage, an explosive gastronomy, a culture in relief, ancestral traditions, fantastic tales and legends... But how to get to Montignac-Lascaux, Les Eyzies, Le Bugue or Limeuil?

Coming to the Vézère valley


By car

  • Paris – Toulouse byA20 – (From Paris exit 51 : Périgueux, Brive Ouest, Terrasson, Montignac-Lascaux / From Toulouse, exit 56 : Aurillac, Sarlat, Figeac)
  • Bordeaux-Lyon byA89 (Thenon toll station exit 2km from Bachellerie – 17 output)

We are at :
2 hours from Bordeaux, 2 hours from Toulouse, 4 hours from Lyon, 4h45 from Nantes, 5h30 from Marseille, 6h30 from Lille, 7h45 from Strasbourg

To guide you:
www.viamichelin.com 
www.mappy.fr 
www.vinci-autoroutes.com

By train

Stations: Périgueux – Les Eyzies – Le Bugue – Le Buisson – Thenon – Condat Le Lardin – Terrasson – Brive la Gaillarde.
Lines: Paris-Toulouse / TGV Paris – Bordeaux / Limoges-Agen

To guide you:
www.ter.sncf.com/nouvelle aquitaine
www.sncf.com


By plane 

Brive Vallée Dordogne Airport
Consult the list of destinations on the airport website.
Phone: 05 55 22 40 00
Website : www.aeroport-brive-valle-dordogne.fr

Bergerac Dordogne Périgord airport
Consult the list of destinations on the airport website.
Phone: 05 53 22 25 25
Fax: +05 53 24 35
Website : www.bergerac.aeroport.fr

By bus

Transport New Aquitaine
Consult all the lines on the Region's website
Telephone: 0970 870 870 (non-premium rate call)
Website : https://transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr/cars-regionaux/reseau-et-horaires/dordogne

Regular lines all year round:

  • No. 336   Périgueux-> Montignac-Lascaux -> Sarlat
  • No. 320    Montignac-Lascaux -> Terrasson -> Brive la Gaillarde

Summer lines (from 06/07/24 to 01/09/24)

 

Website : https://transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr/les-offres/les-estivales-les-cars-de-vos-vacances-dete

 

 

  •  n°13 Sarlat -> Les Eyzies    Timetable available soon
  • n°15 Vézère Valley (stop at Bugue, Campagne, Les Eyzies, Tursac, Peyzac, Saint-Léon, Thonac, Montignac-Lascaux)  Timetable available soon

 

https://transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr/sites/default/files/documentation_files/Flyer-lignes_Estivales-Cars

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