There are 9 ways to get from Brest to Chamonix by train, bus, car, plane, or train (TGV)
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Train, bus via Paris
best- Take the train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Genevetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Geneva to Chamonixbus
11h 16m€130–335Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Brest to Lyonbus N724
- Take the bus from Lyon to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus S766 / ...
20h 10m€54–129Drive 1,090 km
- Drive from Brest to Chamonixcar 1,090 km
11h 7m€165–238Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BES - LYS
- Take the bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
7h 12m€128–292Train
- Take the train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayettrain Tgv
11h 39m€121–369Train, bus
- Take the train from Brest to Albertvilletrain 081G
- Take the bus from Albertville to Chamonix-Mont-Blancbus Autocar
11h 56m€194–441Bus via Nantes
- Take the bus from Brest - SNCF Train Station to Nantes - Haluchère-Batignollesbus
- Take the bus from Nantes - Haluchère-Batignolles to Geneva - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Geneva to Chamonixbus
21h 15m€103–140Fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BES - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus
8h 17m€123–338Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BES - MXP
- Take the bus from Milan to Chamonixbus
11h 22m€130–358
Brest to Chamonix by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brest to Chamonix is to bus which costs €50 - €130 and takes 20h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Brest to Chamonix is to fly and bus which takes 7h 12m and costs €120 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Brest to Chamonix. However, there are services departing from Brest and arriving at Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) via Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Brest to Chamonix. However, there are services departing from Brest and arriving at Chamonix-Mont-Blanc via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Bercy, Paris Gare De Lyon and Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 39m.
The distance between Brest and Chamonix is 1203 km. The road distance is 1090 km.
The best way to get from Brest to Chamonix without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 11h 16m and costs €130 - €340.
It takes approximately 11h 16m to get from Brest to Chamonix, including transfers.
Brest to Chamonix bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Brest station.
Brest to Chamonix train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Brest station.
The best way to get from Brest to Chamonix is to bus which takes 20h 10m and costs €50 - €130. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €120 - €370 and takes 11h 39m.
What companies run services between Brest, France and Chamonix, France?
You can take a bus from Brest to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) via Lyon in around 20h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Brest to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Bercy, Gare de Lyon, Paris Gare De Lyon, St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, and Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains in around 11h 39m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–450
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–470
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–460
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–260
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Geneva International Airport via Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–450
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brest to Albertville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €180–290
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €180–240
- 1st Class
- €220–290
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 Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Brest to Albertville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €190–430
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €190–290
- Rail 1st Class
- €300–430
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Geneva to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brest to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- 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 Milan to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
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
- €15–29
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Brest - SNCF Train Station to Nantes - Haluchère-Batignolles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Nantes - Haluchère-Batignolles to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Albertville to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
- 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
- €10–35
- Website
- https://www.alpytransfers.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Brest to Chamonix bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Brest to Chamonix train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brest to Chamonix is 1090 km. It takes approximately 11h 7m to drive from Brest to Chamonix.
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