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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

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    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
    9h 19m
    €36–63

  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
    10h 16m
    €90–177

  3. Drive  419.2 km

    1. Drive from Chamonix to Mendecar car 419.2 km
    5h 16m
    €67–96

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to Lyon Part Dieu Gare Routierebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Lyon Part Dieu Gare Routiere to Le Puy En Velaybus bus
    3. Take the bus from Le Puy En Velay to Mendebus bus
    9h 36m
    €61–109

  5. Bus, train via Annecy

    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Annecy - Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Annecy to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain train Ter
    4. Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Le Puy En Velaytrain train Ter
    5. Take the bus from LE PUY-EN-VELAY - Gare Routière to MENDE - Gare Routièrebus bus 282
    10h 16m
    €60–108

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Bellegardetrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Bellegarde 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
    11h 48m
    €99–206

Chamonix to Mende by bus and train

Calendar6Weekly Services
Duration9h 19mAverage Duration
Ticket€36Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 462.7 km
  • Duration: 9h 19m

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

You can take a bus from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to Mende via Lyon Part Dieu Gare Routiere and Le Puy En Velay in around 9h 36m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to Mende via Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains, St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, Bellegarde, Lyon Part Dieu, and Nimes in around 11h 48m.

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