--- title: "Clermont-Ferrand – what to see, and every way to get there | Mixroutes" description: "How to get to Clermont-Ferrand from Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône, Montpellier/Méditerranée and Toulouse/Blagnac: every way compared, with today's quickest…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/places/clermont-ferrand" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/places/clermont-ferrand.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Translohr_STE4_-_143.jpg/1920px-Translohr_STE4_-_143.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail" --- ![Clermont-Ferrand](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Translohr_STE4_-_143.jpg/1920px-Translohr_STE4_-_143.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) # Clermont-Ferrand Clermont-Ferrand is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, with a population of 146,351 (2023). [Plan a trip to Clermont-Ferrand](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Clermont-Ferrand) [From Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Colombier-Saugnieu%2C+Rh%C3%B4ne&to=Clermont-Ferrand) ## Every way there - Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône → Clermont-Ferrand 157 km · quickest by road, 2h 29m · €21–30 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/colombier-saugnieu-rhone-to-clermont-ferrand) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Colombier-Saugnieu%2C+Rh%C3%B4ne&to=Clermont-Ferrand) - Montpellier/Méditerranée → Clermont-Ferrand 249 km · quickest by road, 3h 55m · €33–46 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/montpellier-mediterranee-to-clermont-ferrand) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Montpellier%2FM%C3%A9diterran%C3%A9e&to=Clermont-Ferrand) - Toulouse/Blagnac → Clermont-Ferrand 273 km · quickest by road, 4h 19m · €37–50 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/toulouse-blagnac-to-clermont-ferrand) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Toulouse%2FBlagnac&to=Clermont-Ferrand) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. The field note What is in and around Clermont-Ferrand, ranked by how widely it is written about, how you reach it, and the nearest places where we have researched how people move. [Read the note on Clermont-Ferrand](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/clermont-ferrand) What Clermont-Ferrand has - Y Scheduled flights Clermont-Ferrand (CFE), 7 km - Y Trains and coaches Transitous carries 445 timetable feeds for this country, 275 with real-time - N Ferries no crossing within 25 km - Y Driving and taxi OpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band - F Bike and scooter share 167 share feeds in Transitous, not surfaced yet - N Cruises no open itinerary source anywhere Y routable now · F found, not yet implemented · N no source known. 45.783°, 3.082° Its metropolitan area had 510,685 inhabitants in 2023. It is the prefecture (capital) of the Puy-de-Dôme département. Julien Bony is its current mayor. Get in ## Getting to Clermont-Ferrand The best way to travel around France is by train, and Clermont-Ferrand's train station is located just on the eastern edge of centre ville on l'Avenue de l'Union Sovietique. Trains leave every couple of hours to and from Paris throughout the day 05:00 - 20:00. The ride takes 3½ hours, and makes 4 stops along the way. Clermont-Ferrand also has a bus station. 1. Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport See ## Worth seeing 1. Place de Jaude The city centre, housing many cafés, stores, restaurants, and a shopping mall. 2. Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption Construction on the black Gothic cathedral started in 1248 and was not finished until 1902. 3. Vulcania 4. Notre-Dame-du-Port Notre-Dame-du-Port is a Romanesque basilica constructed in the 11th and 12th century out of yellow sandstone. 5. La Fontaine La Fontaine d'Amboise, which was built in 1515. 6. Parc Montjuzet This park over the town offers a great view for visitors who can't make it to the top of the Puy-de-Dome. Do ## Things to do Take a walk in the old streets around the cathedral in the old town area. You will find a lot of cute stores (antiques, clothes) good restaurants, and little parks to sit down and rest. Have a picnic or take a nap in Jardin Lecoq. The immense park in the center of town is open year round. A cafe and a merry-go-round are at its center, with paths, hills, trees, and flower gardens all around. Eat ## Where to eat All these are in the city centre: 1. Brasserie Le Derrière 12 Pl. 2. Le Bistro de la Mairie 11 Rue Philippe Marcombes. 3. Brasserie La Régence 74 Rue Lamartine. 4. Crêperie Le Menhir 2 Rue de la Treille. 5. Zorzi 38 Bis Rue Bonnabaud. Text adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clermont-Ferrand) and [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Clermont-Ferrand), CC BY-SA 4.0. 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