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How to get here, in Alpes de Haute Provence, South France
Coming by car / by motorbike
From the south of France
To get to the department of the Alpes de Haute Provence when coming from the south, take the A51 motorway and then:
- For the Ubaye Valley: La Saulce exit then road to Barcelonnette,
- For the Blanche Valley: Peyruis exit then road to Digne-les-Bains and Seyne-les-Alpes,
- For the Pays de Forcalquier/Montagne de Lure: Brillane exit then road to Forcalquier,
- For the Val d’Allos/Haut-Verdon: Peyruis exit, road to Digne-les-Bains then Nice and from the Côte d’Azur take the RN202 or RN85 (Route Napoléon – Napoleon Road),
- For the Pays de Verdon: Manosque exit, road to Valensole, Moustiers-Sainte-Marie and Castellane, from the Côte d’Azur take RN85,
- For the Durance and Bléone valleys: Manosque, Peyruis or Sisteron exits depending on where you are spending your holiday.
From the North of France
To get to the department of the Alpes de Haute Provence when coming from the north, take the road via Lyon, Grenoble, the Col de Lus-la-Croix-Haute and then:
- For the Ubaye Valley: go as far as Gap, then take the road to Barcelonnette,
- For the Blanche Serre-Ponçon Valley: go as far as Gap, then take the road to Barcelonnette and take the D900 for Digne-les-Bains and Seyne-les-Alpes,
- For the Pays de Forcalquier: go as far as Sisteron, take the A51 motorway and take the Aubignosc or La Brillanne exit depending on where you are spending your holiday,
- For the Val d’Allos/Haut-Verdon: go as far as Sisteron, take the A51 motorway and take the Aubignosc exit, take the road for Digne-les-Bains then Nice and finally Allos,
- For the Pays de Verdon: go as far as Sisteron, take the A51 motorway and either
– take the Aubignosc exit and the road to Digne-les-Bains and Castellane (Route Napoléon) to reach the Gorges du Verdon,
– take the Manosque exit and the road for Valensole, Moustiers-Sainte-Marie for the Verdon lakes and the Gorges du Verdon
- For the Durance and Bléone valleys: go as far as Sisteron, take the A51 motorway and then take the road to Digne-les-Bains or Manosque depending on where you are spending your holiday,
From Nice
Follow the Route Napoléon (Napoleon Road), RN 202, via Puget-Théniers, Entrevaux
From Italy
Colle di Monginevro (Col de Montgenèvre) /Claviere (North), Colle della Maddalena (Col de Larche) / Coni (South) and follow indications above.
Information on road conditions
Traffic conditions: consult the inforoute04.fr site to find out all about the traffic conditions in the department.
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Inforoute 04: inforoute04.fr
Electric mobility
The Syndicat d’Energie des Alpes de Haute Provence deploys a network of charging stations for electric vehicles. It thus offers a real electromobility service throughout the Alpes de Haute Provence department.
Electric mobility service in the Alpes de Haute Provence, a portal of information and services. Find the charging stations for your car.
Find out more
Energy Syndicate: www.sde04.fr
The public network of eborn charging stations: moncompte.reseau-eborn.fr/map/
Cartography
Map references:
MICHELIN N° 81 : Avignon / Digne, Echelle : 1 / 200 000
IGN TOP 115 : Provence – Côte d’Azur, Echelle : 1 / 250 000
Coming without a car
Coming by coach
Lignes Express Régionales (LER) coaches cover the whole territory of the Alpes de Haute Provence and serve towns and small villages.
Find out more
Lignes Express Régionales (LER): zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Coming by train
From Paris:
- By T.G.V., Paris-Valence link then Grenoble-Gap or transfer by coach to the Vallée de la Blanche Serre-Ponçon, the Ubaye Valley, the Val d’Allos and the Durance and Bléone valleys.
- By T.G.V., liaison Paris-Avignon link with transfer by coach to the Pays de Forcalquier, Digne-les-Bains and tithe Val d’Allos.
- By T.G.V., Paris-Aix-en-Provence link to Gare de l’Arbois TGV with transfer by coach to the Pays de Forcalquier, Digne-les-Bains and the Val d’Allos.
From Marseille or Nice:
- By TER, several links per day to Sisteron with transfer by coach to all the valleys.
Find out more
TER Sud Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur: https://www.ter.sncf.com/sud-provence-alpes-cote-d-azur
From Nice:
- The “Train des Pignes“, chemin de fer de Provence, tourist train, links Nice to Digne-les-Bains every day, via the Pays d’Annot-Entrevaux, the Vallée du Haut-Verdon, the Vallée de l’Asse.
Find out more
Chemins de Fer de Provence: https://www.cpzou.fr/
Snow shuttles
« ZOU ! Neige, la neige en bus » is a bus service, from Marseille Provence Airport or Aix en Provence TGV train station which ensures your round trip transfert to the ski resort of your choice in the Southern Alps.
Find out more
To know more about snow shuttles « ZOU ! Neige, la neige en bus »
Combineige
Train + bus offer to go to the Val d’Allos ski resorts, from Nice and Digne-les-Bains.
Find out more
Chemins de Fer de Provence : www.cpzou.fr/actualites/combineige/
Coming by air – 4 international airports
- Marseille-Provence Airport in Marignane, then take the A51 Val de Durance motorway for Sisteron.
- Nice-Côte d’Azur Airport, then take the RN202 for Digne-les-Bains.
- Toulon/Hyères Airport, then take the A50 motorway to Aix-en-Provence, and the A51 Val de Durance motorway for Sisteron.
- Avignon-Provence Airport, then take the A7 motorway for Aix-en-Provence, and the A51 Val de Durance motorway for Sisteron.
Access by the Mediterranean
The ports of Marseille, Toulon and Nice have regular links with other ports on the Mediterranean.
