There are 4 ways to get from Chartres to Challans by train (TGV), train, bus, or car
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Train
best- Take the train from Chartres to Le Manstrain Ter
- Take the train from Le Mans to Nantestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Nantes to Challanstrain Ter
5h€54–139Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Pôle d'échanges to Gare SNCFbus
- Take the bus from Orléans to Nantesbus
- Take the bus from Gare routière to Gare SNCFbus 12
9h 11m€37–78Train, bus
- Take the train from Chartres to Le Manstrain Ter
- Take the bus from Le Mans - Université Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hubbus
- Take the bus from Gare routière to Gare SNCFbus 12
6h 57m€41–85Drive 350.3 km
- Drive from Chartres to Challanscar 350.3 km
3h 28m€54–78
Chartres to Challans by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chartres to Challans is to train and bus which costs €40 - €85 and takes 6h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Chartres to Challans is to drive which takes 3h 28m and costs €50 - €80.
No, there is no direct train from Chartres to Challans. However, there are services departing from Chartres and arriving at Challans via Le Mans and Nantes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h.
The distance between Chartres and Challans is 368 km. The road distance is 350.3 km.
The best way to get from Chartres to Challans without a car is to train which takes 5h and costs €50 - €140.
It takes approximately 5h to get from Chartres to Challans, including transfers.
Chartres to Challans train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Chartres station.
The best way to get from Chartres to Challans is to train which takes 5h and costs €50 - €140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €80 and takes 9h 11m.
Chartres to Challans train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Le Mans station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chartres to Challans is 350 km. It takes approximately 3h 28m to drive from Chartres to Challans.
What companies run services between Chartres, Centre-Val de Loire, France and Challans, France?
You can take a train from Chartres to Challans via Le Mans and Nantes in around 5h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pôle d'échanges to Gare SNCF via Gare SNCF, Gare d'Orléans, Libération, Orléans, Nantes, and Gare routière in around 9h 11m.
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Chartres to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Le Mans to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Challans
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–23
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Le Mans to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Le Mans - Université Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +33 09 69 39 14 14
- Website
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
Bus from Gare routière to Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
- Phone
- +33 806 70 33 33
- Website
- remi-centrevaldeloire.fr
Bus from Pôle d'échanges to Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- remi-centrevaldeloire.fr
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Bus from Pôle d'échanges to Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Orléans to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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