There are 9 ways to get from Alès to Les Sables-d'Olonne by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Ales to NimesTer
- Take the train from Nimes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to NantesTgv
- Take the train from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonneTer
9h 25m€135–307Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ales to Nimes
- Take the bus from Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to La Roche sur Yon
16h 26m€49–101Drive 657.7 km
- Drive from Alès to Les Sables-d'Olonne657.7 km
9h 34m€102–147Train, train to Fréjorgues Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ales to Nimes
- Take the train from Nimes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)MPL - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonne
7h 48m€74–230Train
- Take the train from Ales to NimesTer
- Take the train from Nimes to Bordeaux St Jean
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Roche-sur-Yon
12h 44m€64–271Train, bus
- Take the train from Ales to Clermont La PardieuTer
- Take the bus from Clermont-Ferrand to Nantes724
- Take the train from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonneTer
16h 50m€96–176Train, train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ales to Nimes
- Take the train from Nimes to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)MRS - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonne
8h 27m€95–228Train, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ales to Nimes
- Take the train from Nimes to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)LYS - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonne
7h 55m€132–259Train, train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ales to Nimes
- Take the train from Nimes to Toulouse Matabiau
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)TLS - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonne
9h 52m€90–232
Alès to Les Sables-d'Olonne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alès to Les Sables-d'Olonne is to bus which costs €45 - €110 and takes 16h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Alès to Les Sables-d'Olonne is to train and fly which takes 7h 48m and costs €70 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Alès to Les Sables-d'Olonne. However, there are services departing from Ales and arriving at Gare Routière via Gare Triaire, Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station, La Rochelle and Pem-Sncf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 26m.
No, there is no direct train from Alès to Les Sables-d'Olonne. However, there are services departing from Ales and arriving at Les Sables D'olonne via Nimes, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 and Nantes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 25m.
The distance between Alès and Les Sables-d'Olonne is 1239 km. The road distance is 657.7 km.
The best way to get from Alès to Les Sables-d'Olonne without a car is to train via Paris which takes 9h 25m and costs €130 - €310.
It takes approximately 9h 25m to get from Alès to Les Sables-d'Olonne, including transfers.
Alès to Les Sables-d'Olonne bus services, operated by SNCF Bus, depart from Ales station.
Alès to Les Sables-d'Olonne train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Ales station.
The best way to get from Alès to Les Sables-d'Olonne is to train via Paris which takes 9h 25m and costs €130 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €110 and takes 16h 26m.
What companies run services between Alès, France and Les Sables-d'Olonne, France?
You can take a train from Ales to Les Sables D'olonne via Nimes, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, and Nantes in around 9h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ales to Gare Routière via Nimes, Gare Triaire, Costieres Parnasse, Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station, La Rochelle - Bus Station, La Rochelle, and Pem-Sncf in around 16h 26m.
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- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–460
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–100
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €410–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Ales to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–12
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nimes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nimes to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Roche-sur-Yon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Ales to Clermont La Pardieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- Rail 1st Class
- €65–95
Train from Nimes to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nimes to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nimes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nimes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nimes to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Nimes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Nimes to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Nimes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 1st Class
- €12–19
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Ales to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from La Rochelle to La Roche sur Yon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Clermont-Ferrand to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Alès to Les Sables-d'Olonne bus services, operated by SNCF Bus, arrive at Nimes station.
Alès to Les Sables-d'Olonne train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Nimes station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alès to Les Sables-d'Olonne is 658 km. It takes approximately 9h 34m to drive from Alès to Les Sables-d'Olonne.
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