PeterBarry
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Le Puy to SJPDP
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Hi,
Apologies if this has been asked before, but I am wondering what is the best route to take to get to La Puy?
I can fly to Montpellier which is closest (I think) to La Puy, but am not sure how to proceed from there.
I cold fly to Bordeaux, its further away but again am not sure how to proceed from there!
Any help appreciated.
Best Regards to all
Peter from Dublin
I'm starting from le Puy on the 17th of May. I'm flying from Dublin to Lyon and was considering booking my train ticket to Le Puy but i was worried what would happen if my flight was delayed and i missed the train i had booked on?Hi Peter,
I live in Ireland and have travelled to Le Puy en Velay three times since 2014. Personally I recommend the Dublin to Lyon flight, tram/light rail from the airport to Lyon Part Dieu train station where you can get a train to Le Puy. I normally prebook the train online (SNCF website). From memory the connection time from airport and catching the train to Le Puy can be tight enough so my
recommendation is don't dawdle
once you collect your luggage and walk to where the light rail train/tram leaves. You need to purchase a ticket from a machine before you walk outside and down the steps to where the tram leaves. Best of luck!
I'm starting from le Puy on the 17th of May. I'm flying from Dublin to Lyon and was considering booking my train ticket to Le Puy but i was worried what would happen if my flight was delayed and i missed the train i had booked on?
Hi Peter, basically what I did was book my accommodation as far as Conques according to the stages in a little Michelin guide book that I bought.
Apparently the pressure comes off after Conques as Le Puy to Conques is the most popular section of the route.
I booked a hotel in Le Puy off a Hotel booking site and for other locations I emailed the premises directly, some were on booking sites and in other cases I just did an Internet search for accommodation in the location I wanted.
Hope this is some help. Rosser
Thanks BShea for that information, I have a Hotel booked for my stay in Le Puy and that's what I was worried about as when I looked at the train schedule I reckoned that I might not get to the hotel until 11.30 approximately. I then have a tough first day as I have accommodation booked in St Prive D'Allier and have to get there as I pre -booked my first week's accommodation, therefore I must hit certain places on certain days.
Thanks for that, i will wait for the next train from Part Dieu which is about 19.30 . I'm caught whichever way i go at this stage. The train from Perrache won't get me in any earlier and both journeys are partly by bus due to maintenance work being carried out on the linesThere is no way your going to get from a 1630 arrival to catch 1740 train from Lyon.
Even assuming your plane arrives on time it will take a bare minimum 30 minutes and more likely one hour to get clear of the airport. The shuttle train goes every 15 minutes and takes 30 minutes to Lyon Part Dieu. Then you still have to get from SNCF station Part Dieu to SNCF station Perrache using the TCL metro tram or bus ... so you'll definitely be too late to catch 1740. Allow 2:00 as a bare minimum estimate.
Your only choice is the 1932 train from Lyon Perrache. You'll arrive Le Puy 2302.
There is a bus 0024 arr 0713 ... not recommended.
The service is TER train/bus. No reservation possible. Your ticket is good for 90 days.
Service provider is SNCF TER Auvergne Rhone Alpes.
https://www.ter.sncf.com/auvergne-rhone-alpes
Thanks for that, i will wait for the next train from Part Dieu which is about 19.30 . I'm caught whichever way i go at this stage. The train from Perrache won't get me in any earlier and both journeys are partly by bus due to maintenance work being carried out on the lines
Yes, it's a bus transfer on the later train from Part Dieu but the arrival times into le Puy are similar to the service from Perrache?There is no train 1930 from Part Dieu. It leaves from Perrache. (I note the sked does have trains from Part Dieu to St Etienne where you can transfer ... so not entirely true)
http://cdn.ter.sncf.com/medias/PDF/auvergne_rhone_alpes/09af_2017 hiver_V8_du 10 avr au 1er juill_tcm72-116566_tcm72-121419.pdf
You are right, all the later evening trains are from Perrache...ouch!!
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