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Lascaux IV: Guided Tour
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Lascaux IV is at 42 avenue de Lascaux, in Montignac-Lascaux (Dordogne). Montignac has no train station: you come by car, or by regional bus from Périgueux, Sarlat or Brive. Distances below marked as our calculation are approximate road distances without traffic.
Lascaux IV · 42 avenue de Lascaux, 24290 Montignac-Lascaux
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Enter 42 avenue de Lascaux, Montignac-Lascaux. The official site warns that Lascaux alone is also a village in the Corrèze, an hour's drive away.
By car and parking
The tourist office gives these directions. From Paris take the A20 to exit 51 (Périgueux, Brive Ouest, Terrasson, Montignac-Lascaux). From Toulouse take the A20 to exit 56. From Bordeaux or Lyon take the A89 to the Thenon toll (exit 17).
By road, our calculation: the centre of Montignac is 1.4 km (3 minutes), Sarlat-la-Canéda 25.6 km (26 minutes), Brive-la-Gaillarde station 47 km (41 minutes), Périgueux station 57 km (49 minutes) and the centre of Bordeaux 183 km (about 2 hours 10 minutes).
Parking is free. P1 is for cars and has spaces for disabled visitors, P2 is for cars and campervans, 7 to 8 minutes' walk away, with charging points, and P3 is for coaches.
By train
Montignac-Lascaux has no station. The tourist office lists, among others, the stations of Condat-Le Lardin, Thenon, Terrasson, Les Eyzies, Le Bugue, Le Buisson, Périgueux and Brive-la-Gaillarde, on the Paris–Toulouse and Limoges–Agen lines and the TGV Paris–Bordeaux. By road to Lascaux IV, our calculation: Condat-Le Lardin 11.4 km (13 minutes), Thenon 17.8 km (26 minutes), Les Eyzies 27 km (30 minutes). We did not check train frequencies, so look at sncf-connect.com.
By bus
According to the tourist office, regional line 336 runs from Périgueux to Montignac-Lascaux and Sarlat, and line 320 from Montignac-Lascaux to Terrasson and Brive-la-Gaillarde, all year round. There is no shuttle dedicated to Lascaux IV. We could not confirm frequencies, fares or the stop nearest to Lascaux IV: see the tourist office pages or call Transports Nouvelle-Aquitaine on 0970 870 870.
By air
The tourist office names three airports: Brive Vallée de la Dordogne, Bergerac Dordogne Périgord and Bordeaux-Mérignac. By road to Lascaux IV, our calculation: Brive 58.5 km (47 minutes), Bergerac 99 km (about 1 hour 25), Bordeaux-Mérignac 195 km (about 2 hours 20).
By bike
Lascaux IV holds the Accueil Vélo label, and the Cyclo Vallée de l'Homme route passes 220 m away, according to the official site.
Places nearby
According to the official site, Lascaux II is 1.1 km away. Parc du Thot is about 10 minutes by car, with a visit of about 1 hour 30. The Grand Roc cave and the Laugerie-Basse shelters, in Les Eyzies, are 35 minutes by car, with visits of about 45 minutes and about 1 hour. The National Museum of Prehistory is also in Les Eyzies, about 26 km by road (our calculation).
Sarlat-la-Canéda, with its medieval centre, is 25.6 km away, 26 minutes by car (our calculation). We did not check hours or prices there.
Tourist office
Office de tourisme Lascaux Dordogne Vallée Vézère, place Bertran de Born, Montignac-Lascaux, telephone +33 5 53 51 82 60.