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How to get fromSaintes to Calaisby train (TGV), bus, train, car, or plane

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There are 9 ways to get from Saintes to Calais by train (TGV), bus, train, car, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Saintes to Angoulemetrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Angouleme to Lille Flandrestrain train
    3. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain train Ter
    8h 37m
    €152–262

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Saintes to La Rochelle Villetrain train Ter
    2. Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Dunkirk - Pôle d'Échange Stationbus bus
    16h 54m
    €72–128

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Saintes to Lillebus bus FlixBus N1153
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethuntrain train Ter
    13h 8m
    €79–122

  4. Drive  700.7 km

    1. Drive from Saintes to Calaiscar car 700.7 km
    7h 36m
    €113–163

  5. Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Lille-Lesquin Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Saintes to Bordeaux St Jeantrain train
    2. Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL)plane plane BOD - LIL
    3. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain train
    8h 18m
    €90–337

  6. Train via Paris

    1. Take the train from Saintes to Niorttrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Niort to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Nord to Calais Villetrain train Ter
    9h 49m
    €136–235

  7. Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Saintes to Bordeaux St Jeantrain train
    2. Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane BOD - CDG
    3. Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europetrain train
    4. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain train
    8h 45m
    €173–409

  8. Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Saintes to Nantestrain train
    2. Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane NTE - CDG
    3. Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europetrain train
    4. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain train
    9h 24m
    €201–468

  9. Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Saintes to Bordeaux St Jeantrain train
    2. Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane BOD - BRU
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain train
    4. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain train
    10h 29m
    €141–379

Saintes to Calais by train

Calendar12Weekly Trains
Duration8h 37mAverage Duration
Ticket€152Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 880.3 km
  • Duration: 8h 37m

What companies run services between Saintes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France and Calais, France?

You can take a train from Saintes to Calais Ville via Angouleme and Lille Flandres in around 8h 37m.

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