Voici à quoi ressembleront les bus quand ils auront reçu les couleurs du nouveau réseau. DR – DR
Max, the Mende transport network, came into operation at the beginning of 2025. A short guide to using it.
What if, among your good resolutions, you made the decision to drive less? This is a good opportunity to take advantage of the launch of Max, the new transport network in the City of Mende, which replaces Tum, to take your first steps in public transport.
A separate line for schoolchildren
From now on, school transport no longer uses the same buses as urban transport.
Students using transport have three lines (SCO1, 2 and 3) of their own (the third line, for children from Mas, Chanteruéjols, Bahours and Lou Chaousse, will enter service in September).
School transport remains identical in its services and timetables to that which existed until today.
On the outward journey, the service serves all schools for arrival before 8 a.m. On the way back, the service collects students from the various establishments from 4:30 p.m., followed by a second collection from 6 p.m. (and noon on Wednesdays).
In the event of overloaded buses on SCO1 and SCO2 services, students will be able to board buses on lines 1 and 2 from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. from Monday to Friday, to get to their schools.
Two fixed lines six days a week
Line 1 runs from east to west, between LouChaousse and Fontanilles, line 2 runs from north to south, from the Causse d’Auge to Chapitre and Tuff.
The two lines intersect at the bus station. They operate six days a week, from Monday to Saturday, and serve around sixty stops. On Saturdays, the service is provided according to a simplified circuit, line 3 (which only runs on that day).
The buses in circulation are small and medium capacity vehicles.
The timetables of the fixed lines
The timetables of these two new lines are adapted to have high frequencies at peak times (one bus every 30 minutes on average at peak times, and one bus every 45 minutes at off-peak times).
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The map of fixed lines and on-demand transport. DR – DR
On line 1: buses every 20 to 30 minutes during peak hours and approximately every 40 minutes during off-peak hours. On line 2: buses every 30 to 40 minutes during peak hours and every 45 to 50 minutes during off-peak hours. Time range from 7am to 7:30pm for fixed lines.
To find out the timetables, an application called Zenbus can be downloaded on a smartphone. It allows you to locate buses in real time.
Transport on demand
This is the big new feature. From 71 stops, you can reach fifteen points of interest, public services, medical services, administrative services, shops. For example, the following are served: the Halle au Blé, the hospital, the Piencourt residence, the Jean-Jaurès space, the shopping center and even the cemeteries. The advantage is that the TAD serves neighborhoods not served by fixed lines, such as Le Mas, Chanteruéjols, Bahours, Chabrits, les Boulaines, Sirvens, Gardès, Ramade.
The service is from stop to stop: 71 stops dedicated to the TAD are available, some of which share with fixed bus lines 1 and 2.
The TAD operates from Monday to Friday from 8:40 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Round trip is possible, and must be indicated at the time of booking. Door-to-door transport is available for those over 75 and people with reduced mobility, who also benefit from a 50% reduction in fare.
This dynamic transport service will eventually be equipped with three nine-seater electric minibuses, one of which is accessible to people with reduced mobility (PRM).
Reservations can be made by telephone on 04 66 49 03 81 or online at www.hugon-tourisme.com from 3 weeks before the journey and up to 2 hours before departure. A dedicated mobile application will be available from March.
Fares, tickets and subscriptions
For fixed bus lines: €1 per day (unlimited number of trips); €8 for 10 days of travel; €100 for an annual subscription at full price; €15 for an annual subscription for young people, students, and social security beneficiaries; €15 for an annual subscription for seniors.
For on-demand transport (TAD): €2 per one-way trip. Reduced rate of €1 per one-way trip for those over 75 and people with reduced mobility (PRM). The ticket must be paid on the bus.
For school transport: €15 per year. To have access to school transport and landlines and therefore take the bus on Wednesday afternoons or during school holidays for example, you must subscribe to both subscriptions (for a total of €30 per year).
Where to go?
To subscribe to a subscription, go to Voyages Boulet, 1 rue du Chapitre in Mende (04 66 65 19 88).
Contact points will be gradually developed at the tourist office, Hyper U and the Lozérienne Mobility Agency.
Single tickets and booklets can be purchased directly on the bus from the driver. Bring change if possible.
More information on Facebook, on the “MAX Mende Mobilités” page, on the website www.max-mende-mobilites.fr or on mende.fr. A brochure will be available soon.