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How to get fromLoire Valley to French Alpsby train, unknown, bus or plane

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There are 9 ways to get from Loire Valley to French Alps by train, unknown, bus, or plane

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  1. Train, travel via Paris

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    1. Take the train from Saumur to Angers St LaudtrainTer
    2. Take the train from Angers Saint-Laud to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2train
    3. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to St Gervais Les Bains Le FayettrainTgv
    4. Walk from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to French Alpsunknown
    9h 20m

  2. Bus, travel via Lyon

    1. Take the bus from Gare routière Balzac to Gare Routière et SNCFbus404 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Angers to Lyonbus724
    3. Take the bus from Lyon to Chamonixbus
    4. Walk from Chamonix to French Alpsunknown
    17h 17m

  3. Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus, travel

    1. Take the train from Saumur to Nantestrain
    2. Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)planeNTE - LYS
    3. Take the bus from Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport to Chamonixbus
    4. Walk from Chamonix to French Alpsunknown
    10h 51m

  4. Train, travel

    1. Take the train from Saumur to Angers St LaudtrainTer
    2. Take the train from Angers Saint-Laud to Bourg-Saint-Mauricetrain
    3. Walk from Bourg-Saint-Maurice to French Alpsunknown
    11h 4m

  5. Train, travel #2

    1. Take the train from Saumur to Lyon Part Dieutrain
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Gervais Les Bains Le FayettrainTer
    3. Walk from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to French Alpsunknown
    13h 3m

  6. Bus, travel

    1. Take the bus from Gare routière Balzac to Gare Routière et SNCFbus404 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Angers - Bus Station Esplanade to Annecy - Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Chamonix - Bus Stationbus
    4. Walk from Chamonix - Bus Station to French Alpsunknown
    17h 37m

  7. Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus, travel

    1. Take the train from Saumur to Nantestrain
    2. Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)planeNTE - GVA
    3. Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Saint-Gervais-les-Bains - Le Fayetbus
    4. Walk from Saint-Gervais-les-Bains - Le Fayet to French Alpsunknown
    10h 3m

  8. Train, train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus, travel

    1. Take the train from Saumur to Angers St Laudtrain
    2. Take the train from Angers St Laud to Rennestrain
    3. Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)planeRNS - LYS
    4. Take the bus from Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport to Chamonixbus
    5. Walk from Chamonix to French Alpsunknown
    12h 25m

  9. Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus, travel

    1. Take the train from Saumur to Massy TGVtrain
    2. Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)planeORY - GVA
    3. Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Saint-Gervais-les-Bains - Le Fayetbus
    4. Walk from Saint-Gervais-les-Bains - Le Fayet to French Alpsunknown
    9h 51m

Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights

Calendar41Weekly Planes
Duration1h 24mAverage Duration
Ticket€32Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Loire Valley, France and French Alps, France?

There is no direct connection from Loire Valley to French Alps. However, you can take the taxi to Saumur, take the train to Angers St Laud, take the train to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2, walk to Montparnasse Bienvenue, take the line 6 subway to Bercy, take the line 14 subway to Gare de Lyon, walk to Paris Gare De Lyon, take the train to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, then travel to French Alps. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Loire Valley to French Alps via Centre 2 - Montsoreau, Gare routière Pôle Balzac U - SAUMUR, Gare routière Balzac, Angers, Lyon, and Chamonix in around 17h 17m.

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