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How to get fromChamonix to Mendeby bus, train, car or train (TGV, Renfe)

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There are 6 ways to get from Chamonix to Mende by bus, train, car, or train (TGV, Renfe)

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  1. Bus

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    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Le Puy-en-Velaybus bus
    3. Take the bus from LE PUY-EN-VELAY - Gare Routière to MENDE - Gare Sncfbus bus 282
    9h 40m
    €26–67

  2. Bus, train via Nîmes

    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Annecy - Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Annecy to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Nimestrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Nimes to Mendetrain train Ter
    11h 11m
    €77–211

  3. Drive 419.2 km

    1. Drive from Chamonix to Mendecar car 419.2 km
    5h 15m
    €66–95

  4. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stopbus bus
    2. Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Le Puy En Velaytrain train Ter
    3. Take the bus from LE PUY-EN-VELAY - Gare Routière to MENDE - Gare Routièrebus bus 282
    10h 44m
    €33–71

  5. Bus, train #2

    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyonbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Lyon to Saint-Étiennebus bus 747
    3. Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Le Puy En Velaytrain train Ter
    4. Take the bus from LE PUY-EN-VELAY - Gare Routière to MENDE - Gare Routièrebus bus 282
    10h 59m
    €33–72

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Annemassetrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Annemasse to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nimestrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Nimes to Mendetrain train Ter
    12h 25m
    €94–241

Chamonix to Mende by bus

Calendar12Weekly Buses
Duration9h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket€26Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Chamonix, France and Mende, France?

You can take a bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to MENDE - Gare Sncf via Lyon - Perrache Bus Station, Le Puy-en-Velay, and LE PUY-EN-VELAY - Gare Routière in around 9h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to Mende via Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains, St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, Annemasse, Lyon Part Dieu, and Nimes in around 12h 25m.

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