There are 7 ways to get from Netherlands to Challans by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, plane, train, or train (TGV)
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Nantestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Nantes to Challanstrain Ter
8h 20m€219–430Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Amsterdam Central Station to Lillebus
- Take the bus from Lille to Nantesbus 712
- Take the bus from Gare routière to Gare SNCFbus 12
15h 10m€70–123Drive 933.1 km
- Drive from Amsterdam to Challanscar 933.1 km
9h 20m€167–242Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane AMS - NTE
- Take the train from Bouaye to Challanstrain
6h 9m€95–274Train
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Nantestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Nantes to Challanstrain Ter
9h 40m€167–316Fly Eindhoven Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane EIN - NTE
- Take the train from Bouaye to Challanstrain
9h 3m€71–242Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane AMS - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Nantestrain
- Take the train from Nantes to Challanstrain
8h 26m€175–477
Netherlands to Challans by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Netherlands to Challans is to bus which costs €70 - €130 and takes 15h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Netherlands to Challans is to fly and train which takes 6h 9m and costs €90 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Netherlands station to Challans. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Central Station and arriving at Gare SNCF via Lille and Gare routière. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Netherlands to Challans. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Centraal and arriving at Challans via Gare du Nord, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 and Nantes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 20m.
The distance between Netherlands and Challans is 964 km. The road distance is 933.1 km.
The best way to get from Netherlands to Challans without a car is to train via Paris which takes 8h 20m and costs €210 - €430.
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Netherlands to Challans, including transfers.
Netherlands to Challans bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Amsterdam Central Station.
Netherlands to Challans train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Amsterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Netherlands to Challans is to train via Paris which takes 8h 20m and costs €210 - €430. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €130 and takes 15h 10m.
What companies run services between Netherlands and Challans, France?
You can take a train from Amsterdam Centraal to Challans via Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, and Nantes in around 8h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Amsterdam Central Station to Gare SNCF via Lille, Nantes, and Gare routière in around 15h 10m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–420
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–440
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 1 Et 2 to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- 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
- €8–23
- 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
- €6–17
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Rennes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Amsterdam Central Station to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- 3635
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Bus from Gare routière to Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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More Questions & Answers
Netherlands to Challans bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lille station.
Netherlands to Challans train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Netherlands to Challans is 933 km. It takes approximately 9h 20m to drive from Netherlands to Challans.
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