Air traffic
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In 2005, the traffic of the three Auvergne region airports (Aurillac, Le Puy-en-Velay/Loudes et Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne)still discreased reaching a total of more than 590 000 passengers.
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Largest Airport
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Clermont Ferrand international airport is the largest one, the second one being Aurillac with a total traffic of 17 500 passengers.
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Local Airports
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Aurillac departmental airport with regular flights to Paris
Le Puy-en-Velay-Loudes regional airport
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International Airports
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Clermont Ferrand international airport has direct flights with many destinations in France via Air France and europe but there are currently no direct flights from the UK. The nearest airports served by low-cost airlines are Limoges and Rodez in the west, and Lyon in the east.
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Useful Contacts
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Airline bookings and pricings: www.airfrance.co.uk, www.ba.com, www.bmibaby.com, www.flybe.com, www.easyjet.com, www.ryanair.com
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Passengers
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More than 590 000 train passengers a year in Auvergne.
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Regional Rail Network
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Auvergne has an efficient mainline railway network on 1443 kilometres.
Fast railways(Teoz Corail) running between Clermont Ferrand and Paris via Vichy and Moulins, in under 4 hours.
Clermont Ferrand also has direct services to Lyons, Marseille and Béziers.
Local modern railways(TER*)operating throughout Auvergne.
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National Rail Network
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TGV Paris - St Etienne to reach Le Puy en Velay
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International Rail
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Connection to Eurostar via Paris.
Connection to Eurotunnel via Calais.
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Useful Contacts
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Railway bookings and pricings
www.eurostar.com, www.raileurope.co.uk, www.sncf.fr, www.eurotunnel.com
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Daily Trafic level
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The daily traffic around Clermont Ferrand on the main motorways is as follow: A71=30214vehicles, A72=19 909 vehicles, A75= 58 207 vehicles.
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Road network
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Auvergne accounts for a large regional network including: 319kms of motorways and 20500 kms of secondary roads.
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Mains motorways
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"A 89" motorway is an east-west axis with easy access to the Auvergne from Lyon and Bordeaux via Clermont-Ferrand.
"A71" crosses Massif Central from North to South, and with access to Auvergne from Paris to Clermont-Ferrand.
"A75" "La Méridienne" links Clermont-Ferrand to Pézenas, with culminant point at 1121 m, it is the highest French motorway.
The new motorway link between Paris and Spain, via the magnificent new Millau bridge, passes through the heart of the Auvergne (A 71 in the north, A 75 in the south).
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Distances
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By road, destinations in the Auvergne are from about 7 hours'drive(700kms) from Calais and 4 hours from Paris (425 kms).
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Useful contacts
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Car Rental:
www.hertz.fr, www.avis.fr, www.rentacar.fr, www.europcar.com, www.easycar.com
Trafic Information:
www.autoroutes-trafic.fr, www.infotrafic.com, www.bison-fute.equipement.gouv.fr
Itinaries:
www.www.viamichelin.fr, www.mappy.com, www.igg.fr
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Canals Network
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Auvergne accounts for 66 kms of navigable rivers.
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Ferry Ports
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There is no ferry port in Auvergne. The nearest are:
In Brittany: Roscoff from Plymouth via Brittany Ferries or St Malo from Poole via Condor Ferries.
In Spain Bilbao from Portsmouth via Acciona Transmediterranea or Santander from Plymouth via Brittany Ferries.
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Useful Contacts
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Ferry bookings and pricings :
www.brittanyferries.com, www.condorferries.com, www.hoverspeed.com, www.norfolkline.com, www.POferries.com,www.seafrance.com, www.speedferries.com,www.transmancheferries.com
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Auvergne Region