There are 12 ways to get from Modane to Lens by train (TGV), bus, car, train, plane, or train (TGV, Eurostar)
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 Lagny-sur-Marne (TGV)
best- Take the train from Modane to Marne La Vallee ChessyTgv
- Take the train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to ArrasTgv
6h 54m€134–254Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Modane to Torino Porta Susa
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)TRN - CRL
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandres
9h 23m€69–334Bus
- Take the bus from Modane to Grenoble Gare Routiere
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Lyon766 / ...
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Lens
14h 27m€73–112Drive 826 km
- Drive from Modane to Lens826 km
7h 57m€129–185Train
- Take the train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les EauxTer
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Lille EuropeThalys
7h 42m€166–409Train #2
- Take the train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les EauxTer
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to ArrasTgv
7h 43m€115–273Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Modane to Torino Porta Susa
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)TRN - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Arras
8h 31m€118–444Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)GVA - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
10h 34m€105–329Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Take the train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)GVA - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Arras
10h 11m€148–484Train, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Lille-Lesquin Airport
- Take the train from Modane to Torino Porta Nuova
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Savona
- Take the train from Savona to Ventimiglia
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Nice Saint-Augustin
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL)NCE - LIL
13h 1m€116–404Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Lille-Lesquin Airport
- Take the train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL)GVA - LIL
9h 32m€116–390Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Paris Orly Airport
- Take the train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)GVA - ORY
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Arras
10h 28m€109–461
Modane to Lens by train (TGV)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Modane to Lens is to bus which costs €70 - €120 and takes 14h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Modane to Lens is to train via Lagny-sur-Marne which takes 6h 54m and costs €130 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Modane to Lens. However, there are services departing from Modane and arriving at Lens via Grenoble and Lyon - Perrache Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Modane to Lens. However, there are services departing from Modane and arriving at Lens via Marne La Vallee Chessy and Arras. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 54m.
The distance between Modane and Lens is 808 km. The road distance is 826 km.
The best way to get from Modane to Lens without a car is to train via Lagny-sur-Marne which takes 6h 54m and costs €130 - €260.
It takes approximately 6h 54m to get from Modane to Lens, including transfers.
Modane to Lens bus services, operated by SNCF Bus, depart from Modane station.
Modane to Lens train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Modane station.
The best way to get from Modane to Lens is to train via Lagny-sur-Marne which takes 6h 54m and costs €130 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €120 and takes 14h 27m.
What companies run services between Modane, France and Lens, Hauts-de-France, France?
You can take a train from Modane to Lens via Marne La Vallee Chessy and Arras in around 6h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Modane to Lens via Grenoble Gare Routiere, Grenoble, Lyon, and Lyon - Perrache Bus Station in around 14h 27m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Lille-Lesquin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Lille-Lesquin Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lille-Lesquin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Lille-Lesquin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Modane to Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €95–130
- 1st Class
- €130–170
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Modane to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Modane to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Nord to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Modane to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €13–19
Train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €19–28
Train from Savona to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €13–19
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €11–17
- 1st Class
- €18–26
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 Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €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 Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €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 Ventimiglia to Nice Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
- Rail 1st Class
- €10–15
Train from Paris Nord to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €150–300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €150–220
- Comfort
- €180–250
- Premium
- €230–300
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Savona to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Modane to Grenoble Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Grenoble to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Grenoble to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–14
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Lens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Modane to Lens bus services, operated by SNCF Bus, arrive at Grenoble Gare Routiere station.
Modane to Lens train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Marne La Vallee Chessy station.
Yes, the driving distance between Modane to Lens is 826 km. It takes approximately 7h 57m to drive from Modane to Lens.
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