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Acces by car


Coming from the South
To get to the Alpes de Haute-Provence department take the A51 motorway and then :
• to get to the Ubaye valley, take the La Saulce exit and follow the signs to Barcelonnette,
• to get to the Blanche valley, take the Peyruis exit and follow the signs to Digne-les-Bains and Seyne-les-Alpes,
• to get to the Forcalquier area, take the Brillane exit and follow the signs to Forcalquier,
• to get to the Val d'Allos - Haut-Verdon, take the Peyruis exit and follow the signs to Digne-les-Bains and Nice or if coming from the Rivera, take the RN85 (the Napoleon Road) or RN202
• to get to the Verdon area, take the Manosque exit and follow the signs to Valensole, Moustiers-Sainte-Marie and Castellane, or if coming from the Riviera take the RN85
• to get the Durance and Bléone valleys, take the Manosque, Peyruis or Sisteron exit depending on your destination.

Coming from the North
To get to the Alpes de Haute-Provence department through Lyon or Grenoble, go to the Col de Lus-la-Croix-Haute and then :
• to get to the Ubaye valley, go to Gap and follow the signs to Barcelonnette,
• to get to the Blanche valley, go to Gap, follow the signs to Barcelonnette and take the D900 towards Digne-les-Bains and Seyne-les-Alpes,
• to get to Forcalquier area, go to Sisteron, take the A51 motorway to the Aubignosc or La Brillanne exit depending on your destination,
• to get to the Val d'Allos - Haut-Verdon, go to Sisteron, take the A51 motorway to the Aubignosc exit and follow the signs to Digne-les-Bains, then Nice and then Allos,
• to get to the Verdon area, go to Sisteron, take the A51 motorway and then :
- take the Aubignosc exit and follow the signs to Valensole and Moustiers-Saint-Marie to get to the lakes and the Gorges du Verdon,
• to get the Durance and Bléone valleys, go to Sisteron, take the A51 motorway and follow the signs to Digne-les-Bains or Manosque depending on your destination.




 
Acces by train


From Paris
• Take the "Briançonnais" night train to Veynes, then change trains or take the connecting SNCF coach.
• By TGV, Paris-Valence service, then change to a Grenoble or Gap train, or take a connecting coach to the Blanche Valley, Bès Valley, Ubaye Valley, Allos Valley, Durance Valley or Bléone Valley.
• By TGV, Paris-Avignon service, and then a connecting coach to the Forcalquier area, Digne-les-Bains and Allos Valley.
• By TGV, Paris-Aix-en-Provence TGV Gare service, and then a connecting coach to the Forcalquier area, Digne-les-Bains and Allos Valley.

From Marseille
• By TER, several daily services to Sisteron, with connecting coaches to all the valleys.

From Nice
• The "Train des Pignes", a tourist train that used to be fuelled by pine cones, provides a daily service between Nice and Digne-les-Bains, via the Annot-Entrevaux area, the Haut-Verdon Valley and the Asse Valley.
Web site of Chemins de Fer de Provence: www.trainprovence.com


Acces by plane


2 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS

Marseille-Provence Airport at Marignane,
then take the Val de Durance motorway (A51) heading for Sisteron.
Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport,
then take the RN 202 national highway to reach Digne-les-Bains.


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MICHELIN N° 81 : Avignon / Digne, Scale : 1 / 200 000
IGN TOP 115 : Provence – Côte d'Azur, Scale : 1 / 250 000

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