Lerab Ling is located 1 hour and 15 minutes by car from Montpellier (the largest train station and airport in the area) and 15 minutes by car from Lodève (the closest bus station).

COMING FROM MONTPELLIER

Transport organized by Lerab Ling.
On arrival and departure days of large retreats, Lerab Ling offers a shuttle service from the Montpellier airport and train station to Lerab Ling. Please reserve the bus when booking online, or contact us ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) for more information about the dates and time. Because of building works around the railway station of Montpellier, the meeting place is on the 1st floor of the railway station, in front of the large departure screen and the ticket office, where there are benches to sit on.

Timetable of the public buses Montpellier-Lodève

Timetable of Tramway 3 from Montpellier train station and Mosson station (dir Juvignac)

Association Shantidas
Assistance and services association for transport (French and English spoken)
tel : Denis Malis +33 (0) 6 77 71 25 58
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Website: www.shantidas.fr

Tourist Office:
tel: 04 67 88 86 44
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Shuttle Bus for Those Staying in Surrounding Villages
During certain retreats a daily shuttle service is available between Lerab Ling and neighbouring villages. See the page for each event for more information. Return

COMING BY TRAIN

Montpellier SNCF train station (Gare St-Roch) is the largest train station near Lerab Ling. Book your ticket. Tip: From the SNCF train station, you can take the Tramway 3 (dir Juvignac) to Mosson station , where the buses to Lodève leave (dir Millau), or a bus organized by Lerab Ling (for certain events). See Section Coming from Montpellier.

A small train station is located near Ceilhes, a few minutes by car from Lerab Ling: line Millau -Béziers, which includes departures from Montpellier. Carefully note that, there is no public transport from Ceilhes to Lerab Ling and few cars to hitchike.The train station is located in between Ceilhes and Roqueredonde.

NEW: Line Béziers - Ceilhes at 1€!

To consult the timetables, please contact TER Languedoc - Rousillon

COMING BY PLANE

From Montpellier airport. The closest airport is located in Montpellier.
Journey from Montpellier to Lodève: one hour 15 minutes by car. For recommended transport to go to Lerab Ling, see section Coming from Montpellier. Tip: If you want to take the public bus to go to Lerab Ling there is a regular shuttle bus from the airport to the city centre. The airport shuttle will take you as far as the tramway station Léon Blum. From there you will need to take the tram 3 (direction Juvignac) and stop at Mosson where the public bus leaves for Lodève (direction Millau). Taxis are also available to drive you to the first stop of the Tram 3 in Lattes (direction Juvignac).

From Rodez airport. The airport in Rodez offers inexpensive daily flights from several importants european towns.

Journey from Rodez to Lerab Ling: approximately 3 hours. Recommended transportation: from the airport in Rodez, you can take a taxi to the bus station in Rodez and then a bus to Lodeve (15 km from Lerab Ling). The buses from Rodez to Lodeve run from Monday to Saturday at 7.00, 8.40, and 12.05, Sundays at 17.30. You can then take a taxi from Lodeve bus station to Lerab Ling (see section Taxis).

From Marseille airport. Major airlines operate inexpensive flights from a number of major European cities such as Amsterdam to the International airport in Marseille.
Journey from Marseille to Lerab Ling: approximately 3 hours. Recommended transportation: you can either rent a car at the Marseille airport or take the shuttle bus which runs between the airport and the Marseille train station. High speed train service (TGV) is available between Marseille and Montpellier. Book your ticket. From Montpellier you can take the shuttle organised by Lerab Ling or a bus to Lodève (see section Coming from Montpellier).

COMING BY CAR

If you whish to share a car please visit (in french) :
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From Paris. Take the direction Clermont Ferrand and Millau on autoroute A75, take exit number 49, 'Le Caylar'. Take the direction Les Rives and Lunas. The entrance to Lerab Ling is 6km after Les Rives.

From Spain, Perpignan or Toulouse. Take the A9 motorway, and then the A75 towards Millau. After Lodeve take exit number 49 at Le Caylar and head towards Les Rives and Lunas. It takes about 20 minutes to drive from Le Caylar to Lerab Ling. The entrance for Lerab Ling is on the right, 6 km after Les Rives.

From Montpellier. Take the A75 motorway in the direction of Millau and Lodeve. After Lodeve take exit number 49 at Le Caylar and head towards Les Rives and Lunas. It takes about 20 minutes to drive from Le Caylar to Lerab Ling. The entrance for Lerab Ling is on the right, 6 km after Les Rives.

From Lodève. Follow the direction to Lunas (D35) all the way up. At the top, where the road goes down to Lunas, turn right, direction of Roqueredonde (D142). Follow this road for about 10 minutes. Do not turn left towards Roqueredonde. You will find the entrance to Lerab Ling on your left, about 500m after the turn-off to Roqueredonde. Please be cautious entering, as cars may be coming from the other direction.

Please note that the road D909 from Lodève to Col de Pertus is closed.