There are 9 ways to get from Chamonix to French Riviera by bus, train, car, plane, or train (TGV, Trenitalia)
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 Marseille
best- 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 Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Saint-Raphaël-Valescuretrain
10h 36m€111–213Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Fréjus - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
11h 30m€52–92Drive 437.7 km
- Drive from Chamonix to French Rivieracar 437.7 km
6h 18m€70–102Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane GVA - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescuretrain
7h 35m€72–182Bus, 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 St Raphael Valescuretrain Tgv
10h 49m€121–203Train
- 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 St Raphael Valescuretrain Tgv
10h 54m€119–226Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Chamonix to Aostabus
- Take the bus from Aosta to Nice Airportbus
- Take the train from Cagnes-sur-Mer to Saint-Raphaël Valescuretrain C13
12h 3m€55–85Bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- 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 Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane LYS - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescuretrain
8h 15m€114–314Bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- 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 Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane LYS - MRS
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Saint-Raphaël-Valescuretrain
9h 15m€132–361
Chamonix to French Riviera by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chamonix to French Riviera is to bus and train which costs €55 - €85 and takes 12h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Chamonix to French Riviera is to drive which takes 6h 18m and costs €70 - €110.
No, there is no direct bus from Chamonix to French Riviera. However, there are services departing from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) and arriving at Les Heures Claires via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station, Fréjus Gare Routière and Gare Routière. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Chamonix to French Riviera. However, there are services departing from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc and arriving at St Raphael Valescure via St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, Lyon Part Dieu and Avignon Tgv. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 54m.
The distance between Chamonix and French Riviera is 710 km. The road distance is 437.7 km.
The best way to get from Chamonix to French Riviera without a car is to bus and train via Marseille which takes 10h 36m and costs €110 - €220.
It takes approximately 10h 36m to get from Chamonix to French Riviera, including transfers.
Chamonix to French Riviera bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) station.
Chamonix to French Riviera 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 French Riviera is to bus which takes 11h 30m and costs €50 - €95. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €110 - €230 and takes 10h 54m.
What companies run services between Chamonix, France and French Riviera, France?
You can take a bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Les Heures Claires via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station, Fréjus Gare Routière, and Gare Routière in around 11h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to Les Heures Claires via Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains, St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, Lyon Part Dieu, Avignon Tgv, St Raphael Valescure, and Gare Routière in around 10h 54m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–250
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
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 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 Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- 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 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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Saint-Raphaël-Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to St Raphael Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- 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 St Raphael Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Saint-Raphaël-Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Saint-Raphaël-Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Cagnes-sur-Mer to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Saint-Raphaël-Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- ZOU!
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- ZOU!
Train from Cagnes-sur-Mer to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- ZOU!
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- ZOU!
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 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
- +3 318 576 2228
- 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
- €17–30
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Fréjus - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- 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 - 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 - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- 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 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, 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 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
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 - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
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Booking & Getting There
Chamonix to French Riviera bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Lyon - Gerland Bus Station.
Chamonix to French Riviera 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 French Riviera is 438 km. It takes approximately 6h 18m to drive from Chamonix to French Riviera.
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