There are 11 ways to get from Chamonix to Edinburgh by bus, plane, train, car, car train, train (TGV, Eurostar), or car ferry
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Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the bus from Chamonix Sud Bus Station to Geneva Airport Bus Stop
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)GVA - EDI
6h 12m£59–172Bus, train
- Take the bus from Chamonix Sud Bus Station to Geneva Bus Station
- Take the train from Geneve to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
13h 16m£165–571Bus
- Take the bus from Chamonix to Lille
- Take the bus from Lille to Calais
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoria700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
27h 8m£93–229Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Chamonix to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburgh
16h 39mBus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Chamonix Sud Bus Station to Geneva Airport Bus Stop
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)GVA - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
7h 2m£86–277Bus to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Chamonix to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LIN - EDI
9h 25m£77–257Bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Chamonix to Bergamo
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BGY - EDI
9h 59m£93–199Train via Paris
- Take the train from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
15h 5m£186–598Train
- Take the train from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Lyon Part DieuTer
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille EuropeTgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
15h 35m£204–634Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Chamonix - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Take the bus from Paris to London Victoria700
- Take the bus from Golders Green Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station598 / ...
29h 28m£80–234Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Chamonix to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburgh
17h 34m£253–374
Chamonix to Edinburgh by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chamonix to Edinburgh is to bus and fly which costs £55 - £180 and takes 6h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Chamonix to Edinburgh is to bus and fly which takes 6h 12m and costs £55 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Chamonix to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Chamonix and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Lille, Calais and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Chamonix to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, Lyon Part Dieu, Lille Europe and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 35m.
The distance between Chamonix and Edinburgh is 851 miles.
The best way to get from Chamonix to Edinburgh without a car is to bus and train which takes 13h 16m and costs £160 - £600.
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Chamonix to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Chamonix to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Chamonix station.
Chamonix to Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh is to bus which takes 27h 8m and costs £90 - £230. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs £180 - £600 and takes 15h 5m.
What companies run services between Chamonix, France and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Chamonix to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Lille, Calais, and London Victoria in around 27h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to Edinburgh Waverley via Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains, St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon - Van Gogh, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 15h 5m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–180
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–290
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–120
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–270
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Geneve to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £70–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £39
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £75–130
- Phone
- +41 22 781 04 04
- Website
- cham-transfers.com
Bus from Chamonix Sud Bus Station to Geneva Airport Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–19
- Website
- https://www.cham-transfers.com/EN
Bus from Chamonix Sud Bus Station to Geneva Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- 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 Chamonix Sud Bus Station to Geneva Airport Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix Sud Bus Station to Geneva Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix to Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £22–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix Sud Bus Station to Geneva Airport Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Chamonix Sud Bus Station to Geneva Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Chamonix to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £18–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Chamonix to Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Chamonix - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Golders Green Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–90
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £70–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Chamonix to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lille station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Chamonix. It is currently 7:38 PM in Chamonix and 6:38 PM in Edinburgh.
Chamonix to Edinburgh train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
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