There are 8 ways to get from Alsace to French Alps by train, unknown, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, travel via Visp
best- Take the train from Selestat to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Visptrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Visp to Martignytrain Ec / ...
- Walk from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to French Alpsunknown
8h 11mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Colmar to Basel SBBbus 108
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Aostabus
- Take the bus from Aosta Autostazione to Piazzale Monte Biancobus
- Walk from Piazzale Monte Bianco to French Alpsunknown
10h 19mFly Strasbourg International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SXB - LYS
- Take the bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
- Walk from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to French Alpsunknown
7h 17mTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from Selestat to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lausannetrain
- Take the bus from Lausanne Bus Station to Chamonix Sud Bus Stationbus
- Walk from Chamonix Sud Bus Station to French Alpsunknown
8h 30mTrain, travel
- Take the train from Selestat to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lausannetrain
- Take the train from Lausanne to Martignytrain Ir / ...
- Walk from Taconnaz to French Alpsunknown
8h 51mTrain, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus, travel
- Take the train from Selestat to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ZRH - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus
- Walk from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to French Alpsunknown
7h 37mTrain, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, travel
- Take the train from Selestat to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ZRH - MXP
- Take the bus from Milan to Courmayeurbus
- Walk from Courmayeur to French Alpsunknown
9h 18mTrain, train to Luxembourg, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus, travel
- Take the train from Scherwiller to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Luxembourgtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LUX - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus
- Walk from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to French Alpsunknown
9h 40m
Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Alsace and French Alps is 412 km.
The best way to get from Alsace to French Alps without a car is to train and travel via Visp which takes 8h 11m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 11m to get from Alsace to French Alps, including transfers.
There are 9460+ hotels available in French Alps.
What companies run services between Alsace, France and French Alps, France?
There is no direct connection from Alsace to French Alps. However, you can take the train to Selestat, take the train to Basel Sbb, walk to Basel SBB, take the train to Visp, take the train to Martigny, take the train to Vallorcine, take the train to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, then travel to French Alps. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dambach to French Alps via Gare, Selestat, Colmar, Colmar, Basel SBB, Aosta, Aosta Autostazione, and Piazzale Monte Bianco in around 10h 19m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Luxembourg to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–170
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Selestat to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Scherwiller to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–12
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–20
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 27 720 47 47
- info@regionalps.ch
- Website
- regionalps.ch
Train from Visp to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–43
- Schedules at
- regionalps.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €21–25
- 1st Class Ticket
- €38–43
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Visp to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €11–16
- 2nd Class
- €13–18
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Colmar to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Basel SBB to Aosta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Aosta Autostazione to Piazzale Monte Bianco
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lausanne Bus Station to Chamonix Sud Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Milan to Courmayeur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 035 289000
- savda@savda.it
- Website
- aosta.arriva.it
Bus from Aosta Autostazione to Piazzale Monte Bianco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://aosta.arriva.it/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Aosta Autostazione to Piazzale Monte Bianco
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +41 24 539 10 17
- info@alpytransfers.com
- Website
- alpytransfers.com
Bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–30
- Website
- https://www.alpytransfers.com/
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