bus/train to get to st jean de monts france.

[pinkcowprint]

hi,anyone want a challenge?there are 12 of us,7 adults,3 kids,1 toddler and 1 baby travelling from nantes airport 30th aug.
can anyone make sense of the transport websites and help us get there?
we land 10 am roughly.
thankyou!

[bednobs]

i thought chris had given you the details on another post

[pinkcowprint]

yeh i was just confirming to book but now they think we may need 3 taxis,making it more expensive so was going to price up public transport.

[Buenchico]

Well I still think that I've already given you the easiest route.

To use a train, you'd first have to to take the Tan Air Shuttle bus for the 20 minute journey to Nantes rail station. (Fare €7 per person each way. Buses every ½ hour Monday to Saturday, hourly on Sundays).

Then you'd need to take a train to Challans. That's a 1 hour journey (with a rather irregular service - you might need to wait for over an hour for a train)

From Challans you'd need to take the connecting SNCF bus into St Jean De Monts. That adds another hour hour, or more (depending upon the connection), onto your journey. The inclusive adult train & bus ticket, from Nantes rail station to St Jean de Monts costs €13.20.

So each adult would be paying (2 x €7) + €13.20 = €27.20. But you'd probably still need a taxi to get to your hotel. I fail to see how that could be cheaper than my original suggestion. (You might save a very small amount by taking a taxi from the airport to Nantes station, at around €25, instead of paying for separate bus tickets, but it wouldn't help much).

I can't find any suitable bus-only routes for your journey.

Chris

[Buenchico]

Minor correction to typo above:
"hour hour" should read "half hour"

[pinkcowprint]

do u mean your original was the booking of taxis direct?
the tourist info said i could get the shuttle to nantes sncf and get a bus direct to st jean de monts for about 10 euros?do you live in france because it all confuses me!lol

[Buenchico]

My information was sourced from the official tourism website for St Jean de Monts. Quotes:
"The shuttle runs daily from 1 May to 30 September 2010 and will take you from Nantes Airport to your accommodation in Saint-Jean-de-Monts".
and:
"You will be collected from the arrivals hall. Someone will meet every flight to take you to the bus or taxi, which will take you to your accommodation. You will not have to wait longer than 90 minutes after arrival".
http://www.en.saint-j...-and-shuttle-bus.html

Other information was found from the official Nantes Airport website:
http://www.nantes.aer...93-0-p2635-14-c1.html
together with the website of SNCF railways:
http://www.voyages-sncf.com/

Chris

[Buenchico]

I've just noticed the '2010' in that link. I can't be held responsible if the town's officials can't be bothered to update their website!