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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, train

    best
    1. Take the bus from Sallanches to Saint-Étiennebus bus 779
    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 15m
    €42–69

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Lyon to Clermont-Ferrandbus bus 706 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Clermont Ferrand to Mendebus bus
    10h 25m
    €36–102

  3. 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
    10h 19m
    €98–178

  4. Drive  419.2 km

    1. Drive from Chamonix to Mendecar car 419.2 km
    5h 16m
    €79–114

  5. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain train Ter
    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 37m
    €73–122

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nimestrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Nimes to Mendetrain train Ter
    11h 3m
    €104–206

Chamonix to Mende by bus and train

Calendar3Weekly Services
Duration10h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket€42Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 454.3 km
  • Duration: 10h 15m

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 via Lyon, Clermont-Ferrand, Maison de la Culture, Gare SNCF Parvis 1, and Clermont Ferrand in around 10h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to Mende via Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains, St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, Lyon Part Dieu, and Nimes in around 11h 3m.

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