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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

    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
    €144–257

  2. Bus, train #2

    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 34m
    €38–70

  3. Bus, train via Nîmes

    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stopbus bus
    2. Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Nimestrain train
    3. Take the train from Nimes to Mendetrain train Ter
    9h 29m
    €86–174

  4. Drive 419.2 km

    1. Drive from Chamonix to Mendecar car 419.2 km
    5h 16m
    €66–94

  5. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stopbus bus
    3. Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Le Puy En Velaytrain train Ter
    4. Take the bus from Le Puy En Velay to Mendebus bus
    10h 19m
    €54–99

  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 23m
    €107–228

Chamonix to Mende by bus, foot, and train

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration9h 29mAverage Duration
Ticket€86Cheapest 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, Annemasse, Lyon Part Dieu, and Nimes in around 12h 23m.

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