Renting a car
Renting a Car to Visit the Verdon
The Verdon has to be earned behind the wheel — but not every vehicle feels at ease here. If you’re travelling by motorhome or campervan, renting a small car for the length of your stay is often the best move: you leave the big vehicle at the campsite and freely explore the narrow roads and the viewpoints. Here’s the area’s real supply, without sugar-coating it.
Why rent a car when you’re travelling by motorhome
- The Route des Crêtes (D23) and many of the gorges’ smaller roads are narrow, winding, with one-way sections: a motorhome finds them tough going, and depending on its size it can sometimes be banned outright. A small car changes everything.
- Parking at the flagship sites (Point Sublime, Pont du Galetas, the viewpoints) is sized for cars: in a van you’ll circle for a long time and end up parking far away.
- You keep your pitch at the campsite (often paid per night) and travel light — more flexible, less fuel, less stress in the hilltop villages.
Rental agencies recorded in the Verdon
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- Near 1227 route de SalernesDirections
Recorded via OpenStreetMap — confirm availability and rates by phone before booking.
The address shown is the nearest address to the location, according to the Base Adresse Nationale: it is not an official address for the facility. The Directions button takes you to the exact position. The commune each point belongs to was checked on 13 October 2026.
Car rental agencies are rare inside the gorges themselves. For a real choice (and fair prices), the supply is concentrated in the gateway towns and the airports, ideally picked up on arrival:
- Marseille Provence Airport and Nice Côte d’Azur Airport — the widest choice, available as soon as you land.
- Manosque, Digne-les-Bains, Aix-en-Provence, Draguignan — the gateway towns with train stations and agencies.
We don’t list a specific agency in these towns until we’ve verified it: go through the rental company’s official website or a recognised comparison site, and book ahead in summer.
To plan your arrival: from Marseille, from Nice, from Aix · The Verdon by motorhome · Getting there & transport.
Check for yourself
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- Zou! — Région Sud transport networkzou.maregionsud.fr
Timetables, booking and scheduled regional bus lines serving the Verdon.
- Verdon Tourisme — intercommunal tourist officeverdontourisme.com
Official tourist information for the area: sites, services and trip-planning advice.
Both links responded during our last automated check, on 29 October 2026. A broken link is removed, never left in place.