Carpooling and Roads
What if you reduced your carbon footprint on your trip to the mountains? Choose to carpool—whether you’re a passenger or a driver—it’s a great way to meet new people, save money, and help protect our planet!
To do this, the BlaBlaCar website is perfect for this; you can post a ride or join an already organized ride to come to the Pays des Écrins.
Getting to the Pays des Écrins
, by car
When coming fr
, heading north
Take the A48 highway to Grenoble, then take the Col du Lautaret (RN91). Drive through Briançon toward Gap. You’ll enter the Pays des Écrins as soon as you reach Saint-Martin de Queyrières.
When coming from the south vi
Take the A51 highway to La Saulce, then follow the signs for Briançon (RN 94). You’ll enter the Pays des Écrins at La Roche de Rame.
From abroad
From Italy
Take the A43 motorway from the Maurienne via the Fréjus tunnel, then take the Col de Montgenèvre. Cross Briançon in the direction of Gap. You enter the Pays des Écrins from Saint-Martin de Queyrières.
From Belgium
Take the A26 highway to Dijon. Continue toward Lyon, then take the A43 Maurienne Highway through the Fréjus Tunnel, followed by the Montgenèvre Pass. Drive through Briançon toward Gap. You’ll enter the Pays des Écrins region once you reach Saint-Martin de Queyrières.
Sincethe major cities
From Paris
: Take the A6 highway to Lyon, then the A43 highway to Grenoble, and continue toward Briançon via the Col du Lautaret; you’ll enter the Pays des Écrins at Saint-Martin de Queyrières.
From Grenoble
Take the D1091 toward Briançon via the Col du Lautaret; you’ll enter the Pays des Écrins at Saint-Martin de Queyrières.
From Marseille
Take the A51 highway to Gap/Tallard, then take the N94 toward Briançon; you’ll enter the Pays des Écrins at La Roche de Rame.
To come to the Pays des Écrins, you can also use taxis that provide you with the vehicle adapted to your request: Transport all distances, airports/train stations, group transport, Vallouise/Entraygues link for hikers of the GR54, mountain biking, repatriation assistance, visit of our Valley and its surroundings, seated medical transport, etc.
Traffic Updates
Before hitting the road, be sure to check the road conditions along your route and the weather forecast for your trip. To help you with this, we update our weather reports and traffic conditions daily.
We also recommend that you write down and keep the following phone numbers during your trip:
- Information Col du Lautaret and Col du Montgenèvre: 04 65 03 00 05
- Traffic information (CRIR): 08 26 02 20 22
I’m doing my part for the planet by calculating my carbon footprint on the ADEME website here, and/or offsetting my emissions here.