There are 6 ways to get from Chamonix to Cotignac by bus, train, train (TGV, Trenitalia, Renfe), 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.
Bus, train via Lyon Airport (LYS)
best- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain Fr
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Place Clémenceaubus 60
8h 1mDrive 391 km
cheapest- Drive from Chamonix to Cotignaccar 391 km
5h 5m€63–91Train
- Take the train from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Avignon Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Toulontrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulon to Le Luc - Le Cannettrain Ter
9h 58m€176–316Bus, train
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Annecy - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Annecy to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Ter
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Les Arcs Draguignantrain
11h 25m€104–189Bus via Lyon
- 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 Fréjus - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Parking Jean Moulinbus
13h 32mBus
- Take the bus from Chamonix to Aostabus
- Take the bus from Aosta to Nice Airportbus
- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Fréjus - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Parking Jean Moulinbus
14h 32m
Chamonix to Cotignac by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chamonix to Cotignac is to drive which costs €60 - €90 and takes 5h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Chamonix to Cotignac is to drive which takes 5h 5m and costs €60 - €90.
No, there is no direct bus from Chamonix to Cotignac. However, there are services departing from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) and arriving at Place Joseph Sigaud via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station, Gare Routière and Parking Jean Moulin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Chamonix to Cotignac. However, there are services departing from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc and arriving at Le Luc - Le Cannet via St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, Lyon Part Dieu, Avignon Tgv, Marseille St Charles and Toulon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 58m.
The distance between Chamonix and Cotignac is 603 km. The road distance is 391 km.
The best way to get from Chamonix to Cotignac without a car is to bus and train via Lyon Airport (LYS) which takes 8h 1m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from Chamonix to Cotignac, including transfers.
Chamonix to Cotignac bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) station.
Chamonix to Cotignac 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 Cotignac is to train which takes 9h 58m and costs €170 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus via Lyon, which costs and takes 13h 32m.
What companies run services between Chamonix, France and Cotignac, France?
You can take a train from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to Cotignac via Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains, St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, Lyon Part Dieu, Avignon Tgv, Marseille St Charles, Toulon, and Le Luc - Le Cannet in around 9h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Place Joseph Sigaud via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station, Fréjus - Bus Station, Gare Routière, and Parking Jean Moulin in around 13h 32m.
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Avignon Tgv to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
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 Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- 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 Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Avignon Tgv to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Marseille St Charles to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulon to Le Luc - Le Cannet
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Annecy to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Les Arcs Draguignan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- 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 Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Avignon Tgv to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Avignon Tgv to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille St Charles to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Toulon to Le Luc - Le Cannet
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- 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 Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- 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
- €17–29
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Fréjus - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Fréjus - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- 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
- €19–28
- 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 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 to Aosta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Aosta to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Bus from Gare Routière to Place Clémenceau
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Bus from Gare Routière to Parking Jean Moulin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Bus from Gare Routière to Parking Jean Moulin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
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Booking & Getting There
Chamonix to Cotignac bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Lyon - Gerland Bus Station.
Chamonix to Cotignac 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 Cotignac is 391 km. It takes approximately 5h 5m to drive from Chamonix to Cotignac.
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