There are 10 ways to get from Genoa to Challans by train (Trenitalia, TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Torino Porta Nuova
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 to Nantes
- Take the train from Nantes to ChallansTer
14h 11m€163–389Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)MXP - NTE
- Take the train from Reze Pont Rousseau to Challans
10h 5m€73–212Bus
- Take the bus from Genoa to Chambéry
- Take the bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Nantes - Haluchère-Batignolles
- Take the bus from Nantes to Challans
19h 7m€76–187Drive 1,083.4 km
- Drive from Genoa to Challans1,083.4 km
12h 17m€167–241Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, train
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)GOA - NTE
- Take the train from Reze Pont Rousseau to Challans
9h 53m€115–310Train
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Torino Porta Nuova
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Chambery Challes Les EauxTgv
- Take the train from Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux to Nantes
- Take the train from Nantes to ChallansTer
14h 38m€151–576Train #2
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Torino Porta Nuova
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to ModaneTgv
- Take the train from Modane to Nantes
- Take the train from Nantes to ChallansTer
15h 3m€193–516Train, bus
- Take the train from Genova P. Principe to Zürich HBEc
- Take the bus from Zurich Limmatstrasse to Nantes Le Cardo
- Take the train from Reze Pont Rousseau to ChallansTer
28h 31m€204–338Train, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)NCE - NTE
- Take the train from Reze Pont Rousseau to Challans
9h€78–209Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)BGY - NTE
- Take the train from Reze Pont Rousseau to Challans
9h 53m€83–204
Genoa to Challans by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Genoa to Challans is to bus which costs €75 - €190 and takes 19h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Genoa to Challans is to train and fly which takes 9h and costs €75 - €210.
No, there is no direct train from Genoa to Challans. However, there are services departing from Genova Brignole and arriving at Challans via Torino Porta Nuova, Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux and Nantes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 38m.
The distance between Genoa and Challans is 1327 km. The road distance is 1083.4 km.
The best way to get from Genoa to Challans without a car is to train via Paris which takes 14h 11m and costs €160 - €390.
It takes approximately 14h 11m to get from Genoa to Challans, including transfers.
Genoa to Challans train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., depart from Genova Brignole station.
The best way to get from Genoa to Challans is to train via Paris which takes 14h 11m and costs €160 - €390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €190 and takes 19h 7m.
Genoa to Challans train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., arrive at Torino Porta Nuova station.
Yes, the driving distance between Genoa to Challans is 1083 km. It takes approximately 12h 17m to drive from Genoa to Challans.
What companies run services between Genoa, Italy and Challans, France?
You can take a train from Genova Brignole to Challans via Torino Porta Nuova, Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, Montparnasse - Rue de l'Arrivée, Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2, and Nantes in around 14h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Genoa to Challans via Chambéry - Bus Station, Nantes - Haluchère-Batignolles, Haluchère - Batignolles, Gare Nord, and Nantes in around 19h 7m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–380
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €110–150
- 1st Class
- €150–190
Train from Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Modane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €22–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Modane to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €150–200
- 1st Class
- €190–250
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 Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- 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
- €10–15
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Reze Pont Rousseau to Challans
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €150–330
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €150–220
- Rail 1st Class
- €230–330
Train from Modane to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €160–360
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €160–240
- Rail 1st Class
- €250–360
Train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genova P. Principe to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–260
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–28
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Genoa to Chambéry
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Nantes - Haluchère-Batignolles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Nantes to Challans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Zurich Limmatstrasse to Nantes Le Cardo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–17
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- €13–17
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