There are 11 ways to get from Cherbourg to Alès by train (TGV), train, bus, car, or plane
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 Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nimestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Nimes to Alestrain Ter
8h 41m€183–372Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routierebus
- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nimes to Alesbus
20h 30m€92–166Train, bus
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Caentrain Ter
- Take the bus from Caen to Paris - Orly Airportbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Orly Airport to Nîmesbus
- Take the train from Nimes to Alestrain Ter
16h 41m€99–181Drive 901.9 km
- Drive from Cherbourg to Alèscar 901.9 km
10h 46m€139–201Train to Caen – Carpiquet Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Caentrain
- Fly from Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane CFR - MRS
- Take the train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Nimestrain
- Take the train from Nimes to Alestrain
7h 57m€96–480Train via Clermont-Ferrand
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Bercy to Clermont Ferrandtrain
- Take the train from Clermont Ferrand to Alestrain Ter
13h 30m€168–348Train to Caen – Carpiquet Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Caentrain
- Fly from Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane CFR - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Nimestrain
- Take the train from Nimes to Alestrain
7h 30m€202–518Train, train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Lisontrain
- Take the train from Lison to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane RNS - MRS
- Take the train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Nimestrain
- Take the train from Nimes to Alestrain
10h 53m€142–476Train, train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Fréjorgues Airport
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Lisontrain
- Take the train from Lison to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)plane RNS - MPL
- Take the train from Montpellier Sud De France to Nimes Pont Du Gardtrain
- Take the train from Nimes to Alestrain
10h 21m€180–577Train to Caen – Carpiquet Airport, fly to Fréjorgues Airport, train
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Caentrain
- Fly from Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)plane CFR - MPL
- Take the train from Montpellier Sud De France to Nimes Pont Du Gardtrain
- Take the train from Nimes to Alestrain
7h 25m€154–591Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Le Puy – Loudes Airport, train
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Le Puy – Loudes Airport (LPY)plane ORY - LPY
- Take the train from Monistrol D'allier to Alestrain
10h 16m€741–1,190
Cherbourg to Alès by train, bus, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cherbourg to Alès is to bus which costs €90 - €170 and takes 20h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Cherbourg to Alès is to train and fly which takes 7h 25m and costs €150 - €600.
No, there is no direct bus from Cherbourg to Alès. However, there are services departing from Cherbourg-Gare and arriving at Ales via Rennes - Bus Station, Parnasse and Nimes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Cherbourg to Alès. However, there are services departing from Cherbourg and arriving at Ales via Concorde, Paris Gare De Lyon and Nimes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 41m.
The distance between Cherbourg and Alès is 1110 km. The road distance is 901.9 km.
The best way to get from Cherbourg to Alès without a car is to train which takes 8h 41m and costs €180 - €380.
It takes approximately 8h 41m to get from Cherbourg to Alès, including transfers.
Cherbourg to Alès bus services, operated by Cap Cotentin, depart from Cherbourg-Gare station.
Cherbourg to Alès train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Cherbourg station.
The best way to get from Cherbourg to Alès is to train which takes 8h 41m and costs €180 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €170 and takes 20h 30m.
What companies run services between Cherbourg, Normandy, France and Alès, France?
You can take a train from Cherbourg to Ales via Paris St Lazare, Gare Saint-Lazare, Concorde - Royale, Concorde, Gare de Lyon, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Nimes in around 8h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Ales via Rennes - Bus Station, Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station, Parnasse, Lycee Cci, and Nimes in around 20h 30m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–500
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–490
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–490
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–750
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Fréjorgues Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–400
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Fréjorgues Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–650
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Le Puy – Loudes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €600–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nimes to Ales
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nimes to Ales
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nimes to Ales
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Bercy to Clermont Ferrand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Clermont Ferrand to Ales
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nimes to Ales
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lison to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nimes to Ales
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lison to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Montpellier Sud De France to Nimes Pont Du Gard
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nimes to Ales
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Montpellier Sud De France to Nimes Pont Du Gard
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nimes to Ales
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Monistrol D'allier to Ales
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Montpellier Sud De France to Nimes Pont Du Gard
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Montpellier Sud De France to Nimes Pont Du Gard
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Montpellier Sud De France to Nimes Pont Du Gard
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Montpellier Sud De France to Nimes Pont Du Gard
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Caen to Paris - Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris - Orly Airport to Nîmes
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cap Cotentin
Bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Schedules at
- Cap Cotentin
- Pre-purchased ticket
- €1
- On board ticket
- €2
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nimes to Ales
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- SNCF Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Cherbourg to Alès bus services, operated by Cap Cotentin, arrive at Rennes-Gare Routiere station.
Cherbourg to Alès train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Paris St Lazare station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cherbourg to Alès is 902 km. It takes approximately 10h 46m to drive from Cherbourg to Alès.
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