By coach
The island of Noirmoutier without a car is a great way to enjoy the island in complete peace of mind!
To get to the island of Noirmoutier from Paris: from the Montparnasse station, take a Paris-Nantes train, then go to the Nantes bus station (south exit of the SNCF station in Nantes) to board an Aleop coach, line 13 "Nantes - Fromentine - Noirmoutier".
Getting to the island of Noirmoutier from Nantes: from the Nantes bus station (south exit from the SNCF train station in Nantes), board an Aleop coach, line 13 "Nantes - Fromentine - Noirmoutier".
Getting to the island of Noirmoutier from La Roche-sur-Yon: from La Roche-sur-Yon station, take a train to Challans or a Vendexpress La Roche-sur-Yon - Challans bus. Once you arrive at Challans station, go to the bus station to board an Aleop/Sovetours coach, line 571.
Getting to the island of Noirmoutier from Challans: from the Challans bus station (next to the SNCF train station), board an Aleop/Sovetours coach, line 571.
NANTES - NOIRMOUTIER BY BUS
The regional coach : Aleop n°13 Nantes – Fromentine - Noirmoutier
All year, at the departure of the train station SNCF in the city of Nantes (you can take the coach just after a journey in SNCF train, as for example, Paris-Nantes).
- 1h45 journey : You can go to the cities of Noirmoutier island : L'Epine (no stop during the summer), Barbâtre, La Guérinière and the coach station in Noirmoutier-en-île
- 1h20 journey : You can go to the ferry terminal of Yeu island in Fromentine
In the summer, there are 25 coaches per day !
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See the map of the coach lines
in the bus, be aware with the coronavirus and protect yourself !
free SERVICES on board :
- Areas for your bicycle**,
- Free WIFI,
- Electrical outlet and USB connexion/port,
- French newspapers online at your disposal,
- Geo-tracking of the coaches with the smartphone app Zenbus,
- Toilets and sink.
Precision : The coaches had built for disable people who are in wheelchair. Please book in advance**
more informations :
- By phone : +33 (0) 9 69 39 14 14
- Online : https://loireatlantique.transdev-paysdelaloire.com/ligne-13-nantesfromentinenoirmoutier , aleop.paysdelaloire.fr and https://www.sncf-connect.com/
- At the SNCF desk in the coach station in Noirmoutier-en-l'île
- At the Transdev STAO 44 desk in the ferry terminal in Fromentine
how to buy tickets ?
- On board (credit card accepted)
- At the SNCF desk in the coach station in Noirmoutier-en-l'île
- At the Transdev STAO 44 desk in the ferry terminal in Fromentine
- Online : https://www.sncf-connect.com/ ou m.ter.sncf.com/pays-de-la-loire
- With the smartphone app Wop m-ticket
** Free service gratuit. You must call and book (+33 (0)9 69 39 14 14)
- For a journey between the tuesday and the saturday, you must call and book 1 day before your journey before 5 pm.
- For a journey on the saturday and on the sunday, you must call and book on the friday 5 pm. l
CHALLANS - NOIRMOUTIER BY BUS
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From Challans, there are coaches of the line 571 every days from Challans to the cities of Noirmoutier island (ALEOP company) :
- Barbâtre,
- La Guérinière,
- L’Epine,
- Noirmoutier en l’île.
more informations :
Sovetours
- Online : www.sovetours.com et sovetours.com/ligne-171-2/
- Phone : +33 (0) 2 51 62 31 57
Aleop
- Online : https://aleop.paysdelaloire.fr/les-horaires-de-vos-lignes-en-vendee
- Phone : +33 (0) 9 69 39 14 14
how to buy tickets ?
- On board
- At the coach stations
La roche sur yon - Noirmoutier by bus
It is possible to going to Noirmoutier from La Roche sur Yon. There are 2 options ;
- Trains + bus : you must take the train https://www.sncf-connect.com/ La Roche sur Yon - Challans before to take the bus line 571 Challans-Noirmoutier
- Bus + bus : line Vendexpress : You must take the bus line Vendexpress La Roche sur Yon - Challans before to take the bus line 571 Challans Noirmoutier.
Pictures of the bus ligne 13
