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

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There are 5 ways to get from Chamonix to Mende by bus, train, car, or train (TGV, Renfe)

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  1. Bus

    best
    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stopbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Lyon Airport to Le Puy-en-Velaybus bus
    3. Take the bus from Le Puy En Velay to Mendebus bus
    9h 21m
    €142–235

  2. Bus, train

    cheapest
    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 9m
    €37–72

  3. Train, bus

    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 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 to Mendebus bus
    11h 14m
    €82–164

  4. Drive 419.2 km

    1. Drive from Chamonix to Mendecar car 419.2 km
    5h 16m
    €66–95

  5. 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 Ter
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nimestrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Nimes to Mendetrain train Ter
    11h 43m
    €99–241

Chamonix to Mende by train and bus

Calendar12Weekly Services
Duration11h 14mAverage Duration
Ticket€82Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 462.4 km
  • Duration: 9h 21m

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 Airport, Le Puy-en-Velay, and Le Puy En Velay in around 9h 21m. 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 43m.

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