There are 10 ways to get from Chamonix to Lienz by bus, shuttle, 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, shuttle, train
best- Take the bus from Chamonix to Milanbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Malpensa Airport - Milan to Bruneck
- Take the train from Bruneck to Lienztrain 400
12h 20m€206–297Bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, bus, train
cheapest- 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 Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane LYS - VCE
- Take the bus from Venice to San Candidobus
- Take the train from San Candido to Lienztrain
12h 14m€77–285Bus, train via Verona
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain Fr
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Fortezza/Franzensfestrain Re
- Take the train from Fortezza to Lienztrain 400
12h 40m€102–168Drive 653.5 km
- Drive from Chamonix to Lienzcar 653.5 km
7h€110–158Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane GVA - VCE
- Take the bus from Venice to San Candidobus
- Take the train from San Candido to Lienztrain
10h 24m€100–303Bus, train
- Take the bus from Chamonix to Milanbus
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Fortezza/Franzensfestrain Fr
- Take the train from Fortezza to Lienztrain 400
13h 13m€107–168Bus
- Take the bus from Chamonix to Genevabus
- Take the bus from Geneva to Innsbruck Südbahnstraßebus
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Lienz Bahnhofbus
14h 5m€103–179Train
- Take the train from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain Fr
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Fortezza/Franzensfestrain Re
- Take the train from Fortezza to Lienztrain 400
19h 14m€171–285Bus to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, train
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane LIN - TRS
- Take the train from Trieste Airport to Villach Hbftrain
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Lienz In Osttiroltrain
11h 41m€125–341Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane GVA - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Spittal-Millstaetter Seetrain
- Take the train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Lienz In Osttiroltrain
11h 28m€178–511
Chamonix to Lienz by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chamonix to Lienz is to bus and train via Verona which costs €100 - €170 and takes 12h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Chamonix to Lienz is to drive which takes 7h and costs €100 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Chamonix to Lienz. However, there are services departing from Chamonix and arriving at Lienz Bahnhof via Geneva, Innsbruck Südbahnstraße Ersatzhaltestelle and Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Chamonix to Lienz. However, there are services departing from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc and arriving at Lienz via St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale, Verona Porta Nuova and Fortezza. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 14m.
The distance between Chamonix and Lienz is 712 km. The road distance is 653.5 km.
The best way to get from Chamonix to Lienz without a car is to bus and shuttle and train which takes 12h 20m and costs €200 - €300.
It takes approximately 12h 20m to get from Chamonix to Lienz, including transfers.
Chamonix to Lienz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Chamonix station.
Chamonix to Lienz 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 Lienz is to bus which takes 14h 5m and costs €100 - €180. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €170 - €290 and takes 19h 14m.
What companies run services between Chamonix, France and Lienz, Tyrol, Austria?
You can take a bus from Chamonix to Lienz Bahnhof via Geneva, Innsbruck Südbahnstraße Ersatzhaltestelle, and Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof in around 14h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to Lienz via Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains, St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale, Verona Porta Nuova, Fortezza/Franzensfes, and Fortezza in around 19h 14m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–480
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–490
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–480
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–490
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–480
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–120
- Phone
- +39 0471 220 880
- contact@suedtirolmobil.info
- Website
- Sudtirol Alto Adige
Train from Bruneck to Lienz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- Sudtirol Alto Adige
- Standard
- €28–40
Train from Fortezza to Lienz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Sudtirol Alto Adige
- Standard
- €40–55
Train from San Candido to Lienz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Sudtirol Alto Adige
- Standard
- €16–23
Train from Fortezza to Lienz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Sudtirol Alto Adige
- Standard
- €40–55
Train from Fortezza to Lienz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Sudtirol Alto Adige
- Standard
- €40–55
Train from San Candido to Lienz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Sudtirol Alto Adige
- Standard
- €16–23
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Fortezza/Franzensfes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Fortezza/Franzensfes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Fortezza/Franzensfes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Fortezza/Franzensfes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Fortezza/Franzensfes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Trieste Airport to Villach Hbf
- *
- €26–40
Train from Villach Hbf to Lienz In Osttirol
- *
- €20–30
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- *
- €25–40
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Lienz In Osttirol
- *
- €15–24
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Trieste Airport to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Lienz In Osttirol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Lienz In Osttirol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €18–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €18–23
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €19–23
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chamonix to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Venice to San Candido
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chamonix to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chamonix to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Geneva to Innsbruck Südbahnstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- 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
- €19–29
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Venice to San Candido
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0471 305604
- info@suedtirolbus.it
- Website
- Alto Adige Bus
Shuttle from Malpensa Airport - Milan to Bruneck
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €160–230
- Website
- Alto Adige Bus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- 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
- 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
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Alpy Transfers
- 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
- +43 (0) 5254 3550
- info@oetztaler.at
- Website
- oetztaler.at
Bus from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Lienz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- oetztaler.at
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