There are 6 ways to get from Cairns to Chamonix by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane CNS - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
27h 35m€521–1,629Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane CNS - MXP
- Take the bus from Malpensa Airport - Milan to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
27h 25m€510–895Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane CNS - LYS
- Take the bus from Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
29h 5m€573–1,654Fly to Turin Caselle Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane CNS - TRN
- Take the bus from Turin to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
30h 52m€587–2,146Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CNS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausannetrain
- Take the train from Lausanne to Martignytrain
29h 55m€605–1,643Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Basel (BSL)plane CNS - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Visptrain
- Take the train from Visp to Martignytrain
33h 7m€686–1,887
Cairns (CNS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Chamonix is to fly and bus which costs €500 - €900 and takes 27h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Chamonix is to fly and bus which takes 27h 25m and costs €500 - €900.
The distance between Cairns and Chamonix is 15168 km.
It takes approximately 27h 35m to get from Cairns to Chamonix, including transfers.
Chamonix is 9h behind Cairns. It is currently 3:31 PM in Cairns and 6:31 AM in Chamonix.
There are 2137+ hotels available in Chamonix.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Chamonix, France?
There is no direct connection from Cairns to Chamonix. However, you can take the shuttle to Cairns Airport, walk to Cairns (CNS) airport, fly to Geneva International Airport (GVA), walk to Geneva Airport, then take the bus to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud). Alternatively, you can take the shuttle to Cairns Airport, walk to Cairns (CNS) airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP), walk to Malpensa Airport - Milan, then take the bus to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud).
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cairns to Geneva International Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
Flights from Cairns to Geneva International Airport via Hong Kong, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,100
Flights from Cairns to Geneva International Airport via Hong Kong, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,100
Flights from Cairns to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Cairns to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Hong Kong, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
Flights from Cairns to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Hong Kong, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Cairns to Turin Caselle Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–3,500
Flights from Cairns to Turin Caselle Airport via Hong Kong, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
Flights from Cairns to Zurich Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
Flights from Cairns to Basel via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,300
Flights from Cairns to Basel via Hong Kong, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Cairns to Basel via Hong Kong, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cairns to Geneva International Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
Flights from Cairns to Geneva International Airport via Hong Kong, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Cairns to Milano Malpensa Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,400
Flights from Cairns to Zurich Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–3,200
Flights from Cairns to Zurich Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cairns to Milano Malpensa Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–2,800
Flights from Cairns to Zurich Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–3,200
Flights from Cairns to Zurich Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Cairns to Milano Malpensa Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,400
Flights from Cairns to Zurich Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Cairns to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Singapore Changi, Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–3,500
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Malpensa Airport - Milan to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport 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 Turin to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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