Destination Aveyron
Traveling to Aveyron from the UK is as easy as going to Provence!
Located in the Occitanie region, the Aveyron department encompasses the historic province of Rouergue and is a land of striking contrasts, offering wild and varied landscapes. From the ancient capital of Rodez to the spectacular viaduct of Millau, from picturesque bastides (fortified towns) to historic Templar cities, and from Laguiole, renowned for its cutlery, to the prestigious AOC Roquefort cheese, Aveyron is brimming with sites to discover.
You will also be amazed by the numerous castles and medieval villages perched on rocky spurs, as well as the ten villages designated as Plus Beaux Villages de France – Most Beautiful Villages of France.
Below are links to the various official websites you will need:
Traveling to Aveyron from the UK – Air travel and car rental information
Rodez
The Aéroport de Rodez – Aveyron is located 12km north-west of Rodez.
Montpellier
The Aéroport Montpellier Méditerranée is less than 2 hours away by motorway.
You will find all the useful links regarding public transport, car rental services and other resources on their websites.
Traveling to Aveyron from the UK – Ferry travel information
You will need to cross the Channel to reach Brittany, Normandy or Pas-de-Calais and drive down.
Brittany Ferries operates from:
– Portsmouth to Caen-Ouistreham, Cherbourg, Le Havre and St Malo
– Poole to Cherbourg
– Plymouth to Roscoff
– Cork to Roscoff
Condor Ferries operates a weekly ferry service from Portsmouth to Cherbourg, from late May to early September, and Catamaran services from Poole and Weymouth to Saint Malo via the Channel Islands.
P&O operates regular crossings from Dover to Calais.
DFDS Seaways operates services from Newhaven to Dieppe and Dover to Calais or Dunkirk.
Traveling to Aveyron from the UK – Car travel information
Here are the distances using motorways (with tolls) and/or dual-carriage ways from:
- Calais to Rodez (942km), Millau (926km)
- Caen-Ouistreham to Rodez (842km), Millau (827km)
- Cherbourg to Rodez (949km), Millau (933km)
- Roscoff to Rodez (1,034km), Millau (1,019km)
- Saint-Malo to Rodez (891km), Millau (875km)
Traveling to Aveyron from the UK – Rail travel information
Eurotunnel-LeShuttle connects Folkestone to Calais in 35 minutes.
Eurostar connects London St Pancras to Paris – Gare duNord in 2h20 or 2h30, with an average of 15 trains per weekday. You’ll then have to connect on a TGV (SNCF) from Gare de Lyon (train station) to your destination in Aveyron.
