Getting here

Public transport: Paris - Vézelay

Trains in the direction of Vézelay depart from the small Paris Bercy Station, which is close to the much larger and more well-known Paris Gare de Lyon Station.
From Gare de Lyon to Paris Bercy Station it is about a 1 km walk, via the Rue de Bercy, or take the Metro, line 14 to 'Bercy' (the first stop after Gare de Lyon).

Attention: pickpockets, especially on busy platforms and in the trains of the subway!

Alternative: by Flixbus to Auxerre (train station) and from there continue by train.

Get off at Sermizelles-Vézelay station. From there a bus (LR 505) goes to Vézelay.
- Route Planner of the French Railways (SNCF) (English)
- Trip Planner Bus: Mobigo. Please note: at weekends, only after booking by telephone: (+33) (0)3 80 11 29 29 (no later than Friday, before 5 p.m.).

Alternatives:

• on foot
• by taxi:
  - Cyril Taxis - Vézelay, tel : (+33) (0)3 86 33 19 06
  - Annette Devry Taxis - Sermizelles, tel : (+33) (0)6 87 41 16 69
  - Carlos Taxi - Givry, tel : (+33) (0)6 84 83 85 40

By car 

Via the A6 motorway (Paris - Lyon): exit Auxerre (n° 20), Nitry (n° 21) or Avallon (n° 22). 

Parking 
There is a charge for parking throughout the municipality of Vézelay. You can buy a ticket at the parking meters. If you want to park for more than a week, you must buy a card at the town hall. (Rue Saint Pierre, about 125 m from the basilica. An annual card costs € 20).
Alternative: parking in a campsite. ('Garage mort', approximately € 2 - 3 per day.)

Carpooling: BlaBlaCar.

Accomodations in Vézelay

• stay in Vézelay (3 April 2026)

Pilgrims Office Vézelay
  
Amis et Pèlerins de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle de la Voie de Vézelay 
Address: 24, rue Saint Pierre (= the steep main street of Vézelay. The office is close to the Centre Sainte-Madeleine, where most pilgrims spend the night).
Tel.: (+33) (0)3 86 32 38 11. 

Open from 9.30am to 12.30pm and 2.30pm to 7pm:

• from 16 April to 14 September: every day
• from 15 March to 15 April and 15 September to 15 October: Friday to Monday.