 La Bastide-Pradines is located some 50 km south-east of Rodez and 10 km north-east of Saint-Affrique in the heart of the "Parc naturel régional des Grands Causses".Access to the commune is by the A75 autoroute which passes through the north of the commune from north-west to east with Exit in the commune and connecting to the D999.The D999 comes from Saint-Rome-de-Cernon in the west and passes through the centre of the commune north of the village and continues east to Exit on the autoroute and to La Cavalerie.