Access to the start of the canyons

Gours du Ray

The Jabron canyon

Clue de St-Auban canyon

Riolan canyon

La Lance canyon

plan d'accès à Castellane
  • Note that being in possession of a vehicle to access Castellane, for your trips on site as well as to get to the start of the aquatic hiking and canyoning activities, is strongly recommended.
  • Please note: If you have an appointment at the start of your activity, you will find access maps on the technical sheets describing each route. These technical sheets are accessible from the Courses and rates page.
  • Our office is located at 8, place de l’Eglise in Castellane.

View a larger map and plan a route

 

  • From Marseille (150 km-2h30): A7, A51 Exit “Les Mées”, N85 (the Napoleon road) towards Digne-les-Bains and Castellane. Do not take the road to the Gorges du Verdon D952 (via Moustiers), event if it seems shorter on the map or according to your GPS !!!
  • From Nice (100 km – 1h30), Cannes: N85 (the Napoleon road) towards Grasse, then Castellane.
  • From Fréjus, St. Raphaël (90 km-1h30):

           * AT 8,

           *D1555 towards Draguignan,

           *D54 to avoid Draguignan (very important, the D955 north of Draguignan no longer exists, but is still indicated by the GPS !!!),

           *D955 towards Comps S / Artuby (do not take the D71 at the exit of Comps),

           *stay on the D 955 (do not take the D52 at Jabron, even if your GPS makes you believe that it is a shortcut !!!),

           *D952 towards Castellane.

  • From Paris, Lyon, Grenoble (240 km-3h30): A48 towards Grenoble, N85 towards Digne-les-Bains via the col de Lus La-Croix-Haute, then Castellane.

 

As a general rule, don’t believe your GPS, instead take the time to check your itinerary according to the directions above (or contact us for more details). Give yourself a margin of time, because the local roads are winding (and often used by slow vehicles: motorhomes, etc …).

You can also easily compose your itinerary by consulting the Via Michelin or Mappy websites.

Good road !

 

Then from Nice: train or bus (see “Access to Castellane by train” and “Access to Castellane by bus”).

If you are looking for a vehicle with driver from Nice, you can contact Sunny Days

 

 

  • Closest SNCF stations: Aix-en-Provence, Digne-les-Bains, Draguignan-Les-Arcs (TGV station), Nice.

Then from Nice:

  • Train des Pignes: departure from the Gare des Chemins de Fer de Provence, arrival at Saint-André-Les-Alpes, then shuttle bus (Guichard transport – tel +33 4 92 83 64 47) to Castellane (daily except Sunday and Holidays)
  • VFD coach (tel: +33 4 93 39 79 40) direction Geneva, departure Nice 7:30 am, arrival Castellane 9:45 am

 

For information on trains, visit the SNCF website or Chemins de Fer de Provence

From Marseille

Autocars SUMIAN – +33 4 42 54 72 82
By the Gorges du Verdon.
8h30 Marseille 16h05
9h00 Aix-en-Provence 15h35
9h55 Gréoux-les-Bains 14h40
10h25 Riez 14h15
A D
10h30 14h05
D A
10h50 Moustiers Ste-Marie 13h45
11h20 La Palud/Verdon 13h10
11h30 Rougon 12h55
12h00 Castellane 12h30
  • Runs from July 1st to August 31st every day except Sunday and public holidays.
  • Runs from April 1 to June 30 and from September 1 to October 30 Monday, Wednesday & Saturday.
  • Service on demand from November 1 to March 31 only.
  • Bookings on +33 4 42 54 72 82 or +33 6 89 87 60 90 (before 6:00 p.m. the day before departure).

Nice - Castellane - Digne - Sisteron line

Autocars PAYAN
Runs every day, including Sunday
7h00 Nice Gare routière 20h00
7h20 Cagnes-sur-Mer 19h40
8h00 Grasse 19h20
8h20 Saint-Vallier 19h00
9h10 Castellane 18h20
9h45 Barreme 17h45
10h15 Digne-les-Bains 17h15
10h25 Mallemoisson 17h05
10h35 Malijai 16h55
10h45 Chateau-Arnoux 16h45
11h00 Sisteron
(correspondance Grenoble)
16h30
13h20 Grenoble 14h00

No service on May 1st.

Autocars PAYAN Nice – Sisteron: +33 4 92 61 12 26

S.C.A.L Sisteron Grenoble: +33 4 92 51 06 05

CARS VFD GRENOBLE – GENEVA

(runs 3 times a week + public holidays):

Departure Grenoble 2:00 p.m. – Arrival Grenoble 1:30 p.m.

Arrival Geneva 5:00 p.m. – Departure Geneva 10:30 a.m.

Castellane - Draguignan via Comps-sur-Artuby

BLEU VOYAGES company: +33 4 94 67 22 56

For all information, consult the BLEU VOYAGES company

or the Castellane Tourist Office on +33 4 92 83 61 14.

Gap – St Julien du Verdon – Aéroport de Nice T1 - Nice gare routière

Sté S.C.A.L. : 04 92 51 06 05

Circule toute l’année du lundi au samedi et les jours fériés sauf le dimanche.

8h00 Gap 19h10
10h55 St-Julien du Verdon 16h25
12h30 Nice Terminal 1 14h40
12h40 Nice Gare Routière 14h30

Useful numbers

Bus station – Digne +33 4 92 31 50 00
Bus station – Nice +33 8 92 70 12 06
Bus station – Grasse +33 4 93 36 49 61
Bus station – Sisteron +33 4 92 34 47 23
Bus station – Grenoble +33 4 76 87 90 31
Bus station – Draguignan +33 4 94 68 15 34
Chemins de Fer de Provence – Digne +33 4 92 31 01 58
Chemins de Fer de Provence – Nice +33 4 97 03 80 80