There are 11 ways to get from Chamonix to Basque Country by bus, plane, 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.
Bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
best- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane LYS - BIQ
6h 30m€93–342Bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Chamonix to Milanbus
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MXP - BIO
8h 50m€36–132Train via Antony
- Take the train from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Hendayetrain Tgv
14h 2m€265–439Bus via Bordeaux
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Stationbus
15h 14m€73–136Drive 980.9 km
- Drive from Chamonix to Donostia / San Sebastiáncar 980.9 km
9h 41m€160–231Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to San Sebastián Airport
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane GVA - EAS
7h 5m€119–406Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane GVA - BIO
6h 10m€81–232Bus to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Turinbus
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane TRN - BIO
8h 45m€40–261Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane GVA - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain
8h 41m€101–278Train
- Take the train from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Toulouse Matabiautrain Tgv
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendayetrain
16h 17m€210–359Bus
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Annecy - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Annecy to San Sebastian / Donostiabus FlixBus N1156
17h 30m€92–142
Chamonix to Basque Country by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chamonix to Basque Country is to bus and fly which costs €35 - €140 and takes 8h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Chamonix to Basque Country is to bus and fly which takes 6h 10m and costs €80 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Chamonix to Basque Country station. However, there are services departing from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) and arriving at San Sebastián - Bus Station via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station and Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Chamonix to Basque Country. However, there are services departing from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc and arriving at Amara-Donostia via St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, Lyon Part Dieu, Massy Tgv and Hendaia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 2m.
The distance between Chamonix and Basque Country is 828 km. The road distance is 980.9 km.
The best way to get from Chamonix to Basque Country without a car is to train via Antony which takes 14h 2m and costs €260 - €440.
It takes approximately 6h 30m to get from Chamonix to Basque Country, including transfers.
Chamonix to Basque Country bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) station.
Chamonix to Basque Country train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet station.
The best way to get from Chamonix to Basque Country is to train via Antony which takes 14h 2m and costs €260 - €440. Alternatively, you can bus via Bordeaux, which costs €70 - €140 and takes 15h 14m.
What companies run services between Chamonix, France and Basque Country, Spain?
You can take a train from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to Amara-Donostia via Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains, St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, Lyon Part Dieu, Massy Tgv, Hendaye, and Hendaia in around 14h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to San Sebastián - Bus Station via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station and Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop in around 15h 14m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Friday to Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–420
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €19–110
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €19–110
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Friday to Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–420
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €19–110
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €19–110
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–95
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–410
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €16–120
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €10–90
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Massy Tgv to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chamonix to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Annecy to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- Rede Expressos
- Phone
- +41 24 539 10 17
- info@alpytransfers.com
- Website
- Alpy Transfers
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Alpy Transfers
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Alpy Transfers
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Alpy Transfers
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Booking & Getting There
Chamonix to Basque Country bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Lyon - Gerland Bus Station.
Chamonix to Basque Country train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chamonix to Basque Country is 981 km. It takes approximately 9h 41m to drive from Chamonix to Basque Country.
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