There are 9 ways to get from Bilbao to Chamonix by plane, bus, train (TGV), car, or train
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 Bus Stop to Chamonix Sud Bus Stationbus
6h 25m€64–210Fly 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 Malpensa Airport - Milan to Chamonixbus
8h 35m€48–212Train
- Take the train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostiatrain E1
- Take the train from Hendaye to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Massy TGV to Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayettrain
17h 41m€223–426Bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Genevabus FlixBus N1157 / ...
- Take the bus from Geneva to Chamonixbus S500 / ...
19h 7m€64–169Drive 1,064.3 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Chamonixcar 1,064.3 km
10h 55m€168–242Bus, bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to San Sebastián / Donostiabus
- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritzbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BIQ - LYS
- Take the bus from Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport to Chamonixbus
9h 32m€81–368Fly Bilbao Airport to Turin Caselle Airport, bus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane BIO - TRN
- Take the bus from Turin to Chamonixbus
11h 22m€91–253Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Annemassebus FlixBus N1156
- Take the train from Annemasse to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayettrain Ter
20h 11m€105–141Bus via Chambéry
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria Gasteiz Central Bus Station to Chambery Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Chamonix-Mont-Blancbus
24h 45m€80–118
Bilbao to Chamonix by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Chamonix is to bus via Chambéry which costs €75 - €120 and takes 24h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Chamonix is to fly and bus which takes 6h 25m and costs €60 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Chamonix. However, there are services departing from Bilbao and arriving at Chamonix via Geneva. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 7m.
No, there is no direct train from Bilbao to Chamonix. However, there are services departing from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao and arriving at Chamonix-Mont-Blanc via Amara-Donostia, Hendaye, Massy TGV and Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 41m.
The distance between Bilbao and Chamonix is 882 km. The road distance is 1064.3 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Chamonix without a car is to train which takes 17h 41m and costs €220 - €430.
It takes approximately 6h 25m 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 Euskotren, depart from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao station.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Chamonix is to train which takes 17h 41m and costs €220 - €430. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €170 and takes 19h 7m.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Chamonix, France?
You can take a train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc via Amara-Donostia, Hendaia, Hendaye, Massy TGV, Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet, and Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains in around 17h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bilbao to Chamonix via Geneva in around 19h 7m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
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
- €65–430
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–130
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- digitala@euskotren.eus
- Website
- euskotren.eus
Train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.euskotren.eus/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hendaye to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €120–160
- 1st Class
- €150–200
Train from Massy TGV to Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €90–120
- 1st Class
- €120–160
Train from Annemasse to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–17
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Massy TGV to Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €95–140
- Rail 1st Class
- €140–210
Train from Annemasse to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 22 781 04 04
- Website
- cham-transfers.com
Bus from Geneva Airport Bus Stop to Chamonix Sud Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.cham-transfers.com/EN
Bus from Geneva to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.cham-transfers.com/EN
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Geneva Airport Bus Stop to Chamonix Sud Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Geneva to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Malpensa Airport - Milan to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to San Sebastián / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Turin to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Geneva Airport Bus Stop to Chamonix Sud Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bilbao to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Geneva to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to San Sebastián / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Vitoria Gasteiz Central Bus Station to Chambery Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Bilbao to Chamonix bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Geneva station.
Bilbao to Chamonix train services, operated by Euskotren, arrive at Amara-Donostia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bilbao to Chamonix is 1064 km. It takes approximately 10h 55m to drive from Bilbao to Chamonix.
Book your Bilbao to Chamonix bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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