To get to Peyresq by public transport, the easiest method is to first travel to Nice and then take the picturesque train, called the Chemins de Fer de Provence, which goes from Nice through the mountains to Digne. Here is the timetable for the Chemins de Fer de Provence.
Leave the train at Annot, from where we arrange transport to Peyresq. Important! Please do not leave the train at the stop called “Peyresq”, because this is in the river valley from where you would have to climb an hour uphill to the village!
Note that, in Nice, the train leaves from the “Gare de Provence”, which is about 10 minutes walk from the main station, Gare de Nice-Ville. You can use this map for your walk between the two stations.
If you do not have the time to take the train from the Gare de Provence in Nice here is the map of the location of the Gare in Lingostière which is just outside Nice.
By car it takes about 1.5 hours from Nice.
Alternate Travel Route: Marseille
Direct trains to Marseille are available from Madrid, London, Frankfurt, Brussels, etc. When there is no direct Eurostar, then changing in Paris or Lille is possible.
From Marseille, there is an express bus to Digne. Those travelling through Aix-en-Provence may board the bus to Digne directly from Aix rather than boarding via Marseille. Anyone flying into Marseille airport does not need to enter into the city; rather, they can reach a direct bus from the airport.
From Digne, the Chemins de Fer de Provence train takes you the rest of the way to Annot. Anyone arriving too late in the day for the 13:25 bus could spend the night in Digne or Marseille. From Marseille, they can take the 7:00 bus.
All this works for the way back, as well. The Madrid and Frankfurt TGVs from Marseille leave in the morning, so people travelling to these cities would have to spend the night in Marseille.