There are 9 ways to get from Chamonix to Santander by bus, plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo), or car
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Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Santander Airport
best- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane GVA - SDR
7h 50mBus via Lyon
cheapest- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
18h 46m€51–108Train
- Take the train from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Alv / ...
19h 8m€160–331Drive 1,175.6 km
- Drive from Chamonix to Santandercar 1,175.6 km
11h 41m€182–263Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane GVA - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
7h 36mBus to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Turinbus
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane TRN - SDR
11h 8m€80–276Bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Milanbus
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MXP - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
10h 16m€53–203Bus
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Genevabus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from Geneva to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
20h 21m€63–147Bus #2
- Take the bus from Martigny to Bilbaobus FlixBus N1157
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus Alsa
22h 51m€120–176
Chamonix to Santander by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chamonix to Santander is to bus via Lyon which costs €50 - €110 and takes 18h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Chamonix to Santander is to bus and fly which takes 10h 16m and costs €50 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Chamonix to Santander. However, there are services departing from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) and arriving at Santander E.A. via Lyon - Perrache Bus Station and Bilbao Intermodal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 46m.
No, there is no direct train from Chamonix to Santander. However, there are services departing from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc and arriving at Santander via St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, Lyon Part Dieu, Barcelona-Sants, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 8m.
The distance between Chamonix and Santander is 927 km. The road distance is 1175.6 km.
The best way to get from Chamonix to Santander without a car is to bus via Lyon which takes 18h 46m and costs €50 - €110.
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Chamonix to Santander, including transfers.
Chamonix to Santander bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) station.
Chamonix to Santander 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 Santander is to bus via Lyon which takes 18h 46m and costs €50 - €110. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €160 - €340 and takes 19h 8m.
What companies run services between Chamonix, France and Santander, Spain?
You can take a bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Santander E.A. via Lyon - Perrache Bus Station and Bilbao Intermodal in around 18h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to Santander via Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains, St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, Lyon Part Dieu, Barcelona-Sants, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 19h 8m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–150
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–150
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Santander Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–150
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Santander Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Santander Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–140
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
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 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +41 24 539 10 17
- info@alpytransfers.com
- Website
- alpytransfers.com
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.alpytransfers.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Geneva to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Geneva to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Martigny to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Chamonix to Santander bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Lyon - Perrache Bus Station.
Chamonix to Santander 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 Santander is 1176 km. It takes approximately 11h 41m to drive from Chamonix to Santander.
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