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Reaching the ViaRhôna itinerary by train
The main TER lines along the route:
To book you can use the regional TER websites directly:
Best practice for travelling with your bike on TER in France - link
On board TER coaches, bicycles travel in the luggage compartment, limited to 3 per coach and subject to available space. Only standard bicycles are accepted.
Transport of tandems, tricycles, cargo bikes, recumbent trikes, and trailers is not permitted.
Recommended travel times: It is advised to arrive 20 minutes before departure to facilitate bicycle loading. Traveling during off-peak hours is also recommended. In case of high passenger traffic, the conductor may restrict access to bicycles for safety reasons.
During summer 2025 May 1 to September 28, a €1 bike reservation is mandatory on 6 TER lines, except for season ticket holders on their usual routes.
Daily on the Lyon – Avignon – Marseille line (including trains between Lyon – Avignon, Lyon – Marseille, Valence – Marseille, and Valence – Avignon).
On weekends, public holidays, and Fridays May 2, 9, and 30, on the Lyon – Geneva line (as well as Valence – Gap – Briançon and Grenoble – Gap).
On certain trains, additional services are available to facilitate travel: dedicated staff are present to assist cyclists with boarding.
Book your seat on TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and TER Sud
Train + Bike Program from May 1 to August 31, 2025 in the Occitanie Region
The Occitanie Region and SNCF Voyageurs are renewing the “Accès Serein” program, available every weekend and public holiday starting in May, and daily during the summer.
Starting May 1, every Saturday, Sunday, and public holiday
From July 1 to August 31, 2025, every day
This program offers free and mandatory reservations for dedicated bike spaces on all liO trains, allowing passengers to travel under better conditions during periods of high demand.
Book your seat on Ter Occitanie
BUS NETWORK
Cycle down to the sea and back in a comfortable vehicle - Palisse coaches site
You can use the Ardéchois network: PLAN - free transport for bicycles
This summer, the Southern Region will be trialling the use of bicycles on certain regional coach lines.
The following lines will be equipped with bicycle racks for travel from Port-Saint-Louis to Arles
- 703: Arles - Port Saint Louis du Rhône
- 707: Avignon-Saint Rémy de Provence (with lifting aid)
- 915: Avignon - Apt (with lifting aid)
Users are strongly advised to contact the carrier 36 hours in advance. Contact: 04 42 55 83 19
More informations ici
Depending on the route, bicycles are accepted either on racks or in the luggage compartment, subject to available space. They must be placed by the passenger.
In the Vaucluse (84):
The following lines accept bicycles, with a limit of 4 bikes per vehicle.
- Route 901: Orange - Bollène
- Route 902: Avignon - Orange
- Route 905 : Carpentras - Avignon
- Route 906 : Avignon - L'Isle sur la Sorgue
- Route 907 : Avignon - Cavaillon
- Route 915 : Avignon - Apt : with 5-seater bike rack (connection with EuroVelo 8)
- Route 920: Carpentras - Avignon Agroparc
Bicycles can be transported in the hold if loaded by the owner. In all cases, contact the transport company.
In Bouches-du-Rhône (13)
- Route 701: Arles - Salon de Provence (via Saint Martin de Crau)
- Route 703: Arles - Port St Louis du Rhône: with rear bike rack
- Route 702 : Arles - Salon de Provence (via Maussane-les-Alpilles)
- Route 704 : Plan d'Orgon - Cavaillon - Arles
- Route 705 : Avignon - Tarascon
- Route 707 : Avignon - Saint-Rémy-de-Provence (non-summer timetable) : with rear bicycle rack
- Route 706 : Plan d'Orgon - Avignon
TRAINLINE has developed a resource on SNCF railcards to help you travel and save on train tickets. On this site you will find the SNCF Railcard best suited to your train journeys. https://www.thetrainline.com/fr/compagnies-ferroviaires/sncf