There are 13 ways to get from Chamonix to Penzance by bus, plane, train, car, car train, train (TGV, Eurostar), or car ferry
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Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Newquay Cornwall Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from Chamonix Sud Bus Station to Geneva Airport Bus Stop
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)GVA - NQY
- Take the bus from Newquay Bus Station to Albert Pier Road
9h 47m£115–368Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Chamonix Sud Bus Station to Geneva Airport Bus Stop
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)GVA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Take the train from Plymouth to Penzance
10h 34m£58–287Bus, 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 London Paddington to Penzance
18h 56m£187–605Bus
- 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 Albert Pier Road
28h 14m£81–217Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Chamonix to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Penzance
14h 45mBus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Exeter, train
- Take the bus from Chamonix Sud Bus Station to Geneva Airport Bus Stop
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Exeter (EXT)GVA - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Penzance
12h 39m£142–442Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Chamonix Sud Bus Station to Geneva Airport Bus Stop
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)GVA - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Penzance
14h 24m£159–430Bus to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Newquay Cornwall Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Chamonix to Turin
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)TRN - NQY
- Take the bus from Newquay Bus Station to Albert Pier Road
15h 20m£105–354Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the bus from Chamonix Sud Bus Station to Geneva Airport Bus Stop
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)GVA - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Penzance
14h 54m£130–392Train 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 London Paddington to Penzance
20h 31m£213–621Train
- 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 London Paddington to Penzance
20h 35m£226–647Bus 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 London Victoria to The Star Inn406
28h 24m£65–204Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Chamonix to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Penzance
15h 44m£228–333
Chamonix to Penzance by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chamonix to Penzance is to bus via Paris which costs £65 - £210 and takes 28h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Chamonix to Penzance is to bus and fly which takes 9h 47m and costs £110 - £370.
No, there is no direct bus from Chamonix to Penzance. However, there are services departing from Chamonix and arriving at Albert Pier Road via Lille, Calais and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Chamonix to Penzance. However, there are services departing from Chamonix - Mont-Blanc and arriving at Penzance via St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, Lyon Part Dieu, Lille Europe, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 35m.
The distance between Chamonix and Penzance is 684 miles.
The best way to get from Chamonix to Penzance without a car is to bus and train which takes 18h 56m and costs £180 - £650.
It takes approximately 9h 47m to get from Chamonix to Penzance, including transfers.
Chamonix to Penzance bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Chamonix station.
Chamonix to Penzance 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 Penzance is to bus which takes 28h 14m and costs £80 - £220. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs £210 - £650 and takes 20h 31m.
What companies run services between Chamonix, France and Penzance, England?
You can take a bus from Chamonix to Albert Pier Road via Lille, Calais, and London Victoria in around 28h 14m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chamonix - Mont-Blanc to Penzance 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, St Pancras International Station, Cleveland Terrace, and London Paddington in around 20h 31m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Exeter via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–750
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–150
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–90
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–430
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £85–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–180
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Frankfurt, Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–340
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Exeter via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–750
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–310
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–290
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- 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
- £55–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- 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
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–260
- 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
- £85–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–180
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Plymouth to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–21
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–190
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- 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
Train from Exeter St Davids to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- £9–19
- 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
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newquay Bus Station to Albert Pier Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- 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 Albert Pier Road
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- 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 - 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
- £19–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Newquay Bus Station to Albert Pier Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Albert Pier Road
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to The Star Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £28–75
- 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
- £14–20
- 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 Penzance bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lille station.
Penzance is 1h behind Chamonix. It is currently 5:37 AM in Chamonix and 4:37 AM in Penzance.
Chamonix to Penzance train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
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