COMING TO THE FESTIVAL
Find here all the information to get around the festival, whether by train, bike, or car.
Région Grand Est
Département des Vosges
Ville d'Epinal
Located in the south of Lorraine, close to Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, and Switzerland, Épinal gets a privileged position in the heart of Europe.
Easily accessible, you can come on the territory by train, van, and of course, by bike!
By bike
La voie Bleue
700 km of riverside cycle paths, from Luxembourg to Lyon. It’s an itinerary for the curious, the gourmets and those who love good living and meeting new people.
Vilvolt
Short-term hire of electrically-assisted bicycles for €1
The Communauté d’Agglomération d’Épinal offers you a service of electrically-assisted bicycles available 24/7. Vilvolt self-service bicycles are available at around thirty stations, so you can get around the towns and villages of the conurbation in complete freedom.
Natur’O Vélo
Location (long term) all bikes.
Natur’O Vélo Epinal, Bouzey and Xertigny offer mountain bikes, electrically-assisted bikes (MTB or VTC), tandems, fatbikes and children’s carts for hire by the half-day, day or several days.
Carpooling
As part of an eco-responsible approach to every aspect of the festival’s organisation, the Enjoy Vélos Épinal team has created a car-sharing area for you, thanks to the “Togetzer” application. With just a few clicks, you can offer or look for your rides throughout the 1st weekend of May!
It couldn’t be easier to get to Épinal or the starting points of the races!
The dates have been extended to allow volunteers to come and help us before and after the festival.
In Car
Regular bus services cover the whole of the département as well as the main towns in neighbouring départements.
For more information, contact the Epinal Tourist Office: 03 29 82 53 32
To get to different parts of the region, here are the bus routes to take:
Route 11 : Epinal > Montmotier with services to Xertigny/La Vôge-les-Bains
Route 12 : Epinal > Charmes
Depuis le 3 janvier 2022, pour les trajets intra-muros à l’agglomération d’Épinal et quelle que soit la distance parcourue, tous les habitants et visiteurs peuvent se déplacer en autocar sur les lignes régulières FLUO Grand Est ainsi que dans les cars des services scolaires (dans la limite des places disponibles), pour 1€ le trajet.
Le titre de transport est délivré et payé au moment de la montée à bord du véhicule.
À noter que, pour les clients réguliers, les abonnements délivrés par la Région Grand Est restent valables aux tarifs en vigueur en 2021 (ex : l’abonnement annuel à 640€ pour un déplacement en zone 2).
By Train
The TGV EST European high-speed train links Epinal to Paris in just 2 hours 15 minutes, with no need to change trains.
Get off at Epinal station if you are coming from or going to Paris.
Many TER trains run daily:
to Nancy-Metz (providing connections to the south of France and northern Europe)
to Strasbourg
to Belfort-Mulhouse-Basel.
By Car
Epinal is :
380 km from Paris
380 km from Lyon
70 km from Nancy
130 km from Metz
30 km from Charmes and La Vôge-les-Bains
20 km from Xertigny
Vosges road information – Tél: 04 50 66 10 74
GPS coordinates : X: 48° 10′ 59.99″ Y: 6° 27′ 0″
By Camping Car
Campervans can stay in dedicated areas in the following communes:
Charmes
Nomexy
Port D’Épinal
Thaon les Vosges
Xertigny
Pitches are also available at various campsites in the Épinal area.
By Van
50 bucolic parking spaces will be available close to the show on the banks of the Moselle.
No services (no water or electricity)
Rent a car
There are car rental agencies in Epinal and Golbey:
- Epinal RENT A CAR : 03 29 33 85 50
- Hertz Epinal : 03 29 82 30 99
- Golbey UCAR : 03 29 33 01 57
By Taxi
You can also use taxis to get around the area:
- Taxis Epinal : 03 29 30 40 50
- Taxis DICHE Sylvie (La Vôge-les-Bains) : 06 81 70 82 07
By Boat
The network of waterways linking Burgundy to neighbouring countries provides links with Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. Thanks to this privileged location, the waterways are one of the last bastions of traditional inland waterway transport and, at the same time, a much sought-after route for pleasure boaters.
The route enters the southern Vosges via the charming commune of Fontenoy le Château and winds its way through the Vôge via Lac de Bouzey, before leaving the Vosges at Charmes/Socourt.
The Port d’Epinal, with its 20 moorings, is open all year round.
