There are 11 ways to get from Nîmes to Castelo Branco by train, bus, car, plane, or train (Renfe)
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Nimes to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Salamancatrain Alv
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Castelo Brancobus
15h 10m€182–284Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Seville Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane MRS - SVQ
- Take the bus from Seville to Portalegrebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Portalegre to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Brancobus
12h 48m€90–287Bus via Salamanca
- Take the bus from Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station to Salamanca, Estación de Autobusesbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Castelo Brancobus BlaBlaCar Bus
21h 40m€127–226Drive 1,306.9 km
- Drive from Nîmes to Castelo Brancocar 1,306.9 km
12h 21m€203–293Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Lisbon-Portela Airport, bus
- Take the train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane MRS - LIS
- Take the bus from Lisboa - Aeroporto Humberto Delgado (LIS) to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Brancobus
9h 18m€95–331Train
- Take the train from Nimes to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Badajoztrain Alv
- Take the train from Badajoz to Abrantestrain Re
- Take the train from Abrantes to Castelo Brancotrain Ic
18h 24m€211–334Bus
- Take the bus from Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Castelo Brancobus FlixBus N1155
22h 20m€104–178Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane MRS - OPO
- Take the train from Porto Campanha to Coimbra-Btrain
- Take the bus from Coimbra to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Brancobus
10h 37m€98–328Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Badajoz Airport, bus
- Take the train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Badajoz Airport (BJZ)plane MRS - BJZ
- Take the bus from Badajoz to Portalegrebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Portalegre to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Brancobus
13h 22m€251–518Fly Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport (FNI) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane FNI - OPO
- Take the train from Porto Campanha to Coimbra-Btrain
- Take the bus from Coimbra to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Brancobus
9h 41m€136–436Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane MRS - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Salamancatrain
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Castelo Brancobus
13h 16m€115–332
Nîmes to Castelo Branco by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nîmes to Castelo Branco is to bus which costs €100 - €180 and takes 22h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Nîmes to Castelo Branco is to train and fly and bus which takes 9h 18m and costs €95 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Nîmes station to Castelo Branco. However, there are services departing from Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station and arriving at Castelo Branco via Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Nîmes to Castelo Branco. However, there are services departing from Nimes and arriving at Castelo Branco via Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Badajoz and Abrantes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 24m.
The distance between Nîmes and Castelo Branco is 1512 km. The road distance is 1306.9 km.
The best way to get from Nîmes to Castelo Branco without a car is to train and bus which takes 15h 10m and costs €180 - €290.
It takes approximately 15h 10m to get from Nîmes to Castelo Branco, including transfers.
Nîmes to Castelo Branco bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station.
Nîmes to Castelo Branco train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Nimes station.
The best way to get from Nîmes to Castelo Branco is to bus via Salamanca which takes 21h 40m and costs €120 - €230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €210 - €340 and takes 18h 24m.
What companies run services between Nîmes, France and Castelo Branco, Portugal?
You can take a bus from Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station to Castelo Branco via Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses in around 21h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nimes to Castelo Branco via Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Badajoz, and Abrantes in around 18h 24m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Seville Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Seville Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Badajoz Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Badajoz Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–400
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Nimes to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Salamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Nimes to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Badajoz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Salamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Badajoz to Abrantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Abrantes to Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Porto Campanha to Coimbra-B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Porto Campanha to Coimbra-B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station to Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lisboa - Aeroporto Humberto Delgado (LIS) to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Montpellier to Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Coimbra to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Badajoz to Portalegre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Coimbra to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Seville to Portalegre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Portalegre to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Portalegre to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- Rede Expressos
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More Questions & Answers
Nîmes to Castelo Branco bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses station.
Castelo Branco is 1h behind Nîmes. It is currently 6:53 AM in Nîmes and 5:53 AM in Castelo Branco.
Nîmes to Castelo Branco train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nîmes to Castelo Branco is 1307 km. It takes approximately 12h 21m to drive from Nîmes to Castelo Branco.
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