There are 10 ways to get from Chamonix to Garmisch-Partenkirchen by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Chamonix Sud Bus Station to Geneva Bus Station
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBIc1 / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck HauptbahnhofRjx
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
11h 41m€171–392Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Chamonix Sud Bus Station to Geneva Bus Station
- Take the bus from Geneva to Innsbruck Südbahnstraße
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Garmisch-Partenkirchen station040 / ...
12h 10m€46–128Drive 498.5 km
- Drive from Chamonix to Garmisch-Partenkirchen498.5 km
6h 52m€76–110Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Chamonix Sud Bus Station to Geneva Airport Bus Stop
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Munich International Airport (MUC)GVA - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Pasing
- Take the train from Pasing to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
7h 7m€121–290Train
- Take the train from Martigny to VispIr
- Take the train from Visp to Zürich HBIc8 / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck HauptbahnhofRjx
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
13h 4m€203–451Train via Fribourg
- Take the train from Martigny to Fribourg/FreiburgExt / ...
- Take the train from Fribourg/Freiburg to Zürich HBIc1 / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck HauptbahnhofRjx
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
13h 47m€196–406Bus, train via Brescia
- Take the bus from Chamonix - Bus Station to Brescia - North Bus Station
- Take the bus from Brescia - North Bus Station to Innsbruck
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
14h 37m€82–188Bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Chamonix to Malpensa Airport - Milan
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Munich International Airport (MUC)MXP - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Pasing
- Take the train from Pasing to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
9h 29m€98–234Bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Chamonix to Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)LYS - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Pasing
- Take the train from Pasing to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
9h 9m€116–288Bus to Turin Caselle Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Chamonix to Turin
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)TRN - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Pasing
- Take the train from Pasing to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
9h 50m€135–329
Chamonix to Garmisch-Partenkirchen by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chamonix to Garmisch-Partenkirchen is to bus which costs €45 - €130 and takes 12h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Chamonix to Garmisch-Partenkirchen is to drive which takes 6h 52m and costs €75 - €110.
No, there is no direct bus from Chamonix station to Garmisch-Partenkirchen station. However, there are services departing from Chamonix Sud Bus Station and arriving at Garmisch-Partenkirchen station via Geneva and Innsbruck Südbahnstraße. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Chamonix to Garmisch-Partenkirchen. However, there are services departing from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc and arriving at Garmisch-Partenkirchen via Vallorcine, Martigny, Visp, Zuerich Hb and Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 4m.
The distance between Chamonix and Garmisch-Partenkirchen is 693 km. The road distance is 498.5 km.
The best way to get from Chamonix to Garmisch-Partenkirchen without a car is to bus and train which takes 11h 41m and costs €170 - €400.
It takes approximately 11h 41m to get from Chamonix to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, including transfers.
Chamonix to Garmisch-Partenkirchen bus services, operated by Swiss Tours, depart from Chamonix Sud Bus Station.
Chamonix to Garmisch-Partenkirchen train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Martigny station.
The best way to get from Chamonix to Garmisch-Partenkirchen is to bus which takes 12h 10m and costs €45 - €130. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €200 - €460 and takes 13h 4m.
What companies run services between Chamonix, France and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany?
You can take a bus from Chamonix Sud Bus Station to Garmisch-Partenkirchen station via Geneva and Innsbruck Südbahnstraße in around 12h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to Garmisch-Partenkirchen via Vallorcine, Martigny, Visp, Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, and Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof in around 13h 4m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Martigny to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Martigny to Fribourg/Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Fribourg/Freiburg to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €40–65
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen München to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pasing to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 27 720 47 47
- info@regionalps.ch
- Website
- regionalps.ch
Train from Martigny to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–49
- Schedules at
- regionalps.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €24–29
- 1st Class Ticket
- €44–49
- Phone
- +41 22 781 04 04
- Website
- cham-transfers.com
Bus from Chamonix Sud Bus Station to Geneva Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.cham-transfers.com/EN
Bus from Chamonix Sud Bus Station to Geneva Airport Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €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 Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Geneva to Innsbruck Südbahnstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Garmisch-Partenkirchen station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix Sud Bus Station to Geneva Airport Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix to Malpensa Airport - Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix to Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix Sud Bus Station to Geneva Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Chamonix Sud Bus Station to Geneva Airport Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Chamonix - Bus Station to Brescia - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Brescia - North Bus Station to Innsbruck
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Chamonix to Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Chamonix to Garmisch-Partenkirchen bus services, operated by Swiss Tours, arrive at Geneva Bus Station.
Chamonix to Garmisch-Partenkirchen train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Visp station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chamonix to Garmisch-Partenkirchen is 499 km. It takes approximately 6h 52m to drive from Chamonix to Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
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