Le Puy-en-Velay

Le Puy-en-Velay is the prefecture and main town of the Haute-Loire department, in Auvergne, 150 km south-west from Lyon. It is an old town with legendary history, historically an important pilgrimage destination, and still a main starting point for the St. James' Way.

By car
Le Puy is on two national roads:
 * N88 from Lyon via Saint-Étienne (from the north-east) or from Lozère (from the south)
 * N102 from Clermont-Ferrand and Puy-de-Dôme (from the north-west)

Regional road D130 follows the Loire valley from Saint-Étienne.

By train
There are ten daily services from Saint-Étienne via Retournac, five from Clermont-Ferrand, via Brioude and Arvanc, with transfer from Toulouse

By plane
Two daily services from Paris.

Get around
As a road transportation hub, the town is often congested. Walking is a more practical solution.

There is adequate bus transport. As of 2015 a 1-hr ticket costs €1.30, a 24-hr ticket €3.