There are 8 ways to get from Chamonix to Plum Village Monastery by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train via Paris
best- 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 Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St JeanTgv
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to GardonneTer
11h 14m€125–380Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Chamonix to Annecy
- Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Libourne to Gardonne
17h 8m€82–148Bus, train
- Take the bus from Chamonix to Lyon
- Take the bus from Lyon to Brive-la-Gaillarde716
- Take the train from Brive La Gaillarde to PerigueuxTer
- Take the bus from LR PERIGUEUX-Gare SNCF(2) to LR BERGERAC-Gare SNCF330 / ...
16h 43mDrive 685.1 km
- Drive from Chamonix to Plum Village Monastery685.1 km
7h 18m€106–153Bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Chamonix - Bus Station to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)LYS - BOD
- Take the train from Cenon to Gardonne
8h 34m€90–226Train, bus
- Take the train from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Lyon Part DieuTer
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Clermont FerrandTer
- Take the bus from Gare sncf to Gare SNCFP46
- Take the train from Ussel to PerigueuxTer
- Take the bus from LR PERIGUEUX-Gare SNCF(2) to LR BERGERAC-Gare SNCF330 / ...
17h 34mBus 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 Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)GVA - BOD
- Take the train from Cenon to Gardonne
7h 57m€86–225Bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Chamonix to Malpensa Airport - Milan
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)MXP - BOD
- Take the train from Cenon to Gardonne
10h 39m€107–277
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chamonix to Plum Village Monastery is to bus which costs €80 - €150 and takes 17h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Chamonix to Plum Village Monastery is to drive which takes 7h 18m and costs €100 - €160.
The distance between Chamonix and Plum Village Monastery is 1219 km. The road distance is 685.1 km.
The best way to get from Chamonix to Plum Village Monastery without a car is to bus and train via Paris which takes 11h 14m and costs €120 - €380.
It takes approximately 11h 14m to get from Chamonix to Plum Village Monastery, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Chamonix to Plum Village Monastery is 685 km. It takes approximately 7h 18m to drive from Chamonix to Plum Village Monastery.
There are 851+ hotels available in Plum Village Monastery.
What companies run services between Chamonix, France and Plum Village Monastery, France?
You can take a bus from Chamonix to Plum Village Monastery via Annecy, Annecy - Bus Station, Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop, Gare St Jean, Cenon Gare, Gare SNCF Cenon, Gare Routiere, Libourne, and Gardonne in around 17h 8m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–260
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- 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
- €29–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Gardonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €14–21
- Rail 1st Class
- €21–35
Train from Brive La Gaillarde to Perigueux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €12–18
- Rail 1st Class
- €18–26
Train from Cenon to Gardonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €13–20
- Rail 1st Class
- €20–29
Train from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €44
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Clermont Ferrand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Ussel to Perigueux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Rail 1st Class
- €40–60
- 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
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- 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
- €10–21
- 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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Brive-la-Gaillarde
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix - Bus Station to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix to Annecy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- 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
- €17–25
- 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
- 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
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Chamonix - Bus Station to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Chamonix to Annecy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- 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
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 0970 870 870
- Website
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
Bus from LR PERIGUEUX-Gare SNCF(2) to LR BERGERAC-Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Libourne to Gardonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
- Phone
- 04 73 42 20 20
- Website
- auvergnerhonealpes.fr
Bus from Gare sncf to Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- Réseau interurbain Puy-de-Dôme
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