There are 8 ways to get from Bilbao to Chamonix by plane, bus, train (Renfe, TGV), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bilbao Airport to Geneva International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BIO - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus
6h 15m€92–253Fly Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BIO - MXP
- Take the bus from Milan to Chamonixbus
8h 40m€43–171Bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Annecybus FlixBus N1156
- Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus BlaBlaCar Bus
17h 41m€98–164Train
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain Alv
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Figueres Vilafanttrain Ave
- Take the train from Figueres Vilafant to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Bellegardetrain Ter
- Take the train from Bellegarde to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayettrain Ter
20h 48m€203–442Drive 1,065.3 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Chamonixcar 1,065.3 km
10h 53m€167–241Bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Biarritzbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BIQ - LYS
- Take the bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
8h 25m€114–355Bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Biarritzbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BIQ - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus
7h 40m€142–370Bus via Bayonne
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stopbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus BlaBlaCar Bus
17h 45m€94–174
Bilbao to Chamonix by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Chamonix is to fly and bus which costs €40 - €180 and takes 8h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Chamonix is to fly and bus which takes 6h 15m and costs €90 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Chamonix. However, there are services departing from Bilbao and arriving at Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) via Annecy - Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Bilbao to Chamonix. However, there are services departing from Bilbao-Abando and arriving at Chamonix-Mont-Blanc via Zaragoza-Delicias, Figueres Vilafant, Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud, Bellegarde and Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 48m.
The distance between Bilbao and Chamonix is 886 km. The road distance is 1065.3 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Chamonix without a car is to bus which takes 17h 41m and costs €95 - €170.
It takes approximately 6h 15m to get from Bilbao to Chamonix, including transfers.
Bilbao to Chamonix bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bilbao station.
Bilbao to Chamonix train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Bilbao-Abando station.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Chamonix is to bus which takes 17h 41m and costs €95 - €170. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €200 - €450 and takes 20h 48m.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Chamonix, France?
You can take a bus from Bilbao to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) via Annecy and Annecy - Bus Station in around 17h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bilbao-Abando to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc via Zaragoza-Delicias, Figueres Vilafant, Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud, Bellegarde, St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, and Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains in around 20h 48m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–400
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Geneva International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–140
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–85
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Figueres Vilafant
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Figueres Vilafant to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Figueres Vilafant
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Figueres Vilafant to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bellegarde to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Bellegarde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bellegarde to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +41 24 539 10 17
- info@alpytransfers.com
- Website
- Alpy Transfers
Bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Alpy Transfers
Bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Alpy Transfers
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao to Annecy
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Flixbus
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
- €17–29
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milan to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Bilbao to Chamonix bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Annecy station.
Bilbao to Chamonix train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Zaragoza-Delicias station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bilbao to Chamonix is 1065 km. It takes approximately 10h 53m to drive from Bilbao to Chamonix.
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