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How to get fromChampagne to Loire Valleyby train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane

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There are 8 ways to get from Champagne to Loire Valley by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Renens VD to Annemassetrain train
    2. Take the train from Annemasse to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Saumurtrain train
    12h 3m
    €196–306

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Lausanne to Lyonbus bus FlixBus N1149 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Lyon to Saumur Nord -Vivybus bus 724
    17h 46m
    €111–161

  3. Drive  593.9 km

    1. Drive from Champagne to Loire Valleycar car 593.9 km
    7h 32m
    €125–180

  4. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane plane GVA - NTE
    3. Take the train from Nantes to Saumurtrain train
    8h 9m
    €128–325

  5. Train via Nevers

    1. Take the train from Grandson to Lausannetrain train R1 / ...
    2. Take the train from Lausanne to Frasnetrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Frasne to Dijon Villetrain train Ter
    4. Take the train from Dijon Ville to Neverstrain train Ter
    5. Take the train from Nevers to Saumurtrain train
    12h 32m
    €180–290

  6. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Yverdon-les-Bains to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Tours - Édouard Vaillant Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Tours to Port Boulettrain train Ter
    19h 3m
    €153–242

  7. Train, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport

    1. Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain train
    2. Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    3. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane plane LYS - NTE
    4. Take the train from Nantes to Saumurtrain train
    10h 36m
    €166–392

  8. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane GVA - CDG
    3. Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to St Pierre Des Corpstrain train
    4. Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Saumurtrain train
    9h 42m
    €224–458

Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) flights

Calendar18Weekly Planes
Duration2h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket€42Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 818.8 km
  • Duration: 12h 3m

What companies run services between Champagne, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland and Loire Valley, France?

You can take a bus from Champagne, collège to Loire Valley via Yverdon-les-Bains, gare, Yverdon-les-Bains, Renens VD, Annemasse, Lyon Part Dieu, and Saumur in around 12h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Champagne, collège to Loire Valley via Yverdon-les-Bains, gare, Lausanne, gare, Lausanne, Lyon, and Saumur Nord -Vivy in around 17h 46m.

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