Transport in the Ardèche is organised by the State, the Region, the Conseil Départemental and private operators, depending on the type of mobility: bus, coach, car or even cycling and walking. How do I get around the department?
Transport in the Ardèche
The Ardèche has 11,169 kilometres of road network, including 3,800 departmental roads, but no passenger rail stations and no motorways. The department is therefore mainly served by coaches and buses for public transport.
A practical look at the different ways of getting around the département.
Buses and coaches in the Ardèche
Departmental buses and coaches
Direct access to bus and coach routes in the Ardèche, with timetables and a map of the departmental public transport network.
Regional buses and coaches
Information page about the region’s express coach services to and from the Ardèche in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Urban networks, city buses
List of urban bus and coach networks in the Ardèche.
Bus stations
Annonay, Privas, Tournon-sur-Rhône or Aubenas, a practical look at the bus stations in the Ardèche :
School transport
Find departmental information on school transport in the Ardèche (enrolment, applications, timetables):
Regional trains, TER, SNCF
Today, there are no longer any SNCF train services for travellers in the Ardèche, only departmental and regional bus services.
The nearest passenger rail stations are in the Drôme:
Montélimar, Valence, Tain-l’hermitage (Tournon-sur-Rhône), Saint-Vallier and Le-Péage-de-Roussillon in Isère.
Find information, maps, SNCF and TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes timetables, including stations in the Drôme, just opposite the Ardèche:
- Travelling by train? SNCF Connect, Ouigo
- Book your TER bus or train ticket in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes :
Roads, traffic
The Ardèche department keeps you informed about winter traffic, roadworks in progress and road safety via its dedicated information page:
For traffic conditions (traffic jams, accidents, etc.) in the Rhône valley between Ardèche and Drôme, you can consult the following information:
Carpooling
For carpooling, Mov’ici offers an information page with suggestions for shared journeys:
- Carpooling in the Ardèche department
To organise your car-sharing journeys on a regional scale, the Mov’ici website andmobile application are available for you to share your car or book your journey in the Ardèche and beyond in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region:
- Mov’ici, a regional car-sharing platform
- Other car-sharing solutions
Greenways and cycle routes
The Ardèche has a strong focus on cycling as a means of attracting tourists: the Ardèche greenways and theArdéchoise, an annual cycling event, are just two examples. A departmental plan outlines this approach.
Soft routes and cycle routes are also developing around the Via Rhôna towards the valleys of the Ardèche department:
- Via Fluvia, Cance and Deûme valleys
- Dolce Via, Eyrieux valley
- Voie de la Payre, Ouvèze valley
- Via Ardèche, Ardèche valley
- Crossing theArdèche by mountain bike
For more information: Green routes in the Ardèche.
Other greenways criss-cross the department; you can find out more about them on the AF3V association website.
Maps, hiking trails
Maps, walking, trails and hikes in the Ardèche :
Airport, aerodromes
The Ardèche has two airfields: