Public transport: Paris - Vézelay
Trains in the direction of Vézelay depart from the small Paris Bercy Station, which is close to the much larger and more well-known Paris Gare de Lyon Station.
From Gare de Lyon to Paris Bercy Station it is about a 1 km walk, via the Rue de Bercy, or take the Metro (line 14) to 'Bercy' (the first stop after Gare de Lyon).
Attention: pickpockets, especially on busy platforms and in the trains of the subway!
Alternative: by Flixbus (bus station Bercy-Seine) to Auxerre (train station) and from there continue by train.
Get off at Sermizelles-Vézelay station. From there a bus (LR 505) goes to Vézelay.
- Journey Planner of the French Railways (SNCF) (English)
- Timetable bus (PDF).
Alternatives:
- on foot
- by taxi:
- Cyril Taxis - Vézelay, tel : 03 86 33 19 06
- Annette Devry Taxis - Sermizelles, tel : 06 87 41 16 69
- Carlos Taxi - Givry, tel : 06 84 83 85 40
Public transport: Tour de Vézelay
Bus and train connections around Vézelay are limited. You will find the stops along the Tour de Vézelay on the digital map (soon):
- train: Tannay - Flez-Cuzy station, on the Paris-Bercy - Auxerre - Corbigny line (see the Journey Planner SNCF, above)
- bus: stops in Vézelay, Saint-Père, Bailly, Asquins, on the LR 505 line (see the bus timetable, above)
An additional option: hitchhiking (using common sense). It is not uncommon for a motorist to stop to offer you a lift. Everyone knows that there is little public transport.
By car
Via the A6 motorway (Paris - Lyon): exit Auxerre (n° 20), Nitry (n° 21) or Avallon (n° 22).
Parking
There is a charge for parking throughout the municipality of Vézelay. You can buy a ticket at the parking meters: € 12 for one week. If you want to park for more than a week, you must buy a card at the town hall. (Rue Saint Pierre, about 125 m from the basilica. An annual card costs € 20).
Alternative: parking in a campsite. ('Garage mort', approximately € 2 - 3 per day.) You will find the campsites on the digital map of the Tour de Vézelay.
Carpooling: BlaBlaCar.
