There are 8 ways to get from Marseille to Challans by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, train, or train (TGV, Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Marseille Saint-Charles to Nantestrain 081C / ...
- Take the train from Nantes to Challanstrain Ter
8h 15m€170–429Fly from Marseille Provence Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane MRS - NTE
- Take the train from Bouaye to Challanstrain
5h 20m€60–215Bus
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Nantesbus
- Take the bus from Nantes Gare SNCF to Gare SNCFbus 12
15h 40m€71–132Drive 836.6 km
- Drive from Marseille to Challanscar 836.6 km
11h 15m€131–189Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nantestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Nantes to Challanstrain Ter
8h 57m€159–427Bus, train
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Nantes - Haluchère-Batignollesbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Nantes to Challanstrain Ter
16h 16m€71–135Train to Fréjorgues Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane MPL - NTE
- Take the train from Bouaye to Challanstrain
7h 50m€60–265Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Antibestrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane NCE - NTE
- Take the train from Bouaye to Challanstrain
8h 8m€88–255
Marseille to Challans by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Marseille to Challans is to bus and train which costs €70 - €140 and takes 16h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Marseille to Challans is to fly and train which takes 5h 20m and costs €55 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Marseille station to Challans. However, there are services departing from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station and arriving at Gare SNCF via Montpellier and Nantes Gare SNCF. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Marseille to Challans. However, there are services departing from Marseille Saint-Charles and arriving at Challans via Nantes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 15m.
The distance between Marseille and Challans is 1188 km. The road distance is 836.6 km.
The best way to get from Marseille to Challans without a car is to train which takes 8h 15m and costs €170 - €430.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Marseille to Challans, including transfers.
Marseille to Challans bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station.
Marseille to Challans train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Marseille Saint-Charles station.
The best way to get from Marseille to Challans is to train which takes 8h 15m and costs €170 - €430. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €140 and takes 15h 40m.
What companies run services between Marseille, France and Challans, France?
You can take a train from Marseille Saint-Charles to Challans via Nantes in around 8h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Gare SNCF via Montpellier, Nantes, and Nantes Gare SNCF in around 15h 40m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–480
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
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
- €35–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
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 Marseille Saint-Charles to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–410
- 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
- €8–22
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bouaye to Challans
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–290
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Marseille St Charles to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–65
- 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 Marseille Saint-Charles to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €210–350
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marseille St Charles to Antibes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Nantes - Haluchère-Batignolles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 09 69 39 14 14
- Website
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
Bus from Nantes Gare SNCF to Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Nantes Gare SNCF to Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Marseille to Challans bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station.
Marseille to Challans train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Nantes station.
Yes, the driving distance between Marseille to Challans is 837 km. It takes approximately 11h 15m to drive from Marseille to Challans.
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