There are 9 ways to get from Chamonix to Essen by bus, plane, train, 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 to Geneva International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane GVA - DUS
5h 5m€116–325Bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Chamonix to Milanbus
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MXP - DUS
7h 45m€49–215Bus, train via Bern
- Take the bus from Chamonix to Genevabus
- Take the train from Genève to Berntrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Essen Hbftrain 43
11h 4m€182–367Bus
- Take the bus from Chamonix to Dijonbus FlixBus N1529 / ...
- Take the bus from Dijon to Essen central train stationbus FlixBus N710
14h€73–114Drive 808.6 km
- Drive from Chamonix to Essencar 808.6 km
7h 30m€130–187Bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
- 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 Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LYS - DUS
7h 5m€112–306Train
- Take the train from Martigny to Neuchâteltrain Re
- Take the train from Neuchâtel to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Essen Hbftrain 43
12h 40m€196–361Bus, train
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Zurich Bus Stationbus 144
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Köln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 10 / ...
12h 43m€206–346Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Zurich Bus Stationbus 144
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Kölnbus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Essen Süd Strain S6
15h 25m€97–165
Chamonix to Essen by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chamonix to Essen is to bus which costs €70 - €120 and takes 14h.
The fastest way to get from Chamonix to Essen is to bus and fly which takes 5h 5m and costs €110 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Chamonix to Essen station. However, there are services departing from Chamonix and arriving at Essen central train station via Dijon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h.
No, there is no direct train from Chamonix to Essen. However, there are services departing from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc and arriving at Essen Hbf via Vallorcine, Martigny, Neuchâtel and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 40m.
The distance between Chamonix and Essen is 685 km. The road distance is 808.6 km.
The best way to get from Chamonix to Essen without a car is to bus and train via Bern which takes 11h 4m and costs €180 - €370.
It takes approximately 5h 5m to get from Chamonix to Essen, including transfers.
Chamonix to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Chamonix station.
Chamonix to Essen train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Martigny station.
The best way to get from Chamonix to Essen is to bus which takes 14h and costs €70 - €120. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €190 - €370 and takes 12h 40m.
What companies run services between Chamonix, France and Essen, Germany?
You can take a bus from Chamonix to Essen central train station via Dijon in around 14h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to Essen Hbf via Vallorcine, Martigny, Neuchâtel, and Basel SBB in around 12h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–480
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–180
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–140
Train from Genève to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Martigny to Neuchâtel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Neuchâtel to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €170–250
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Köln Hbf to Essen Süd S
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chamonix to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chamonix to Dijon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dijon to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- 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 to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +41 22 781 04 04
- Website
- Swiss Tours
Bus from Chamonix to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Swiss Tours
- 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 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–59
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Chamonix to Essen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dijon station.
Chamonix to Essen train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Neuchâtel station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chamonix to Essen is 809 km. It takes approximately 7h 30m to drive from Chamonix to Essen.
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