There are 5 ways to get from Chamonix to Vitznau by train, bus, ferry, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, line 508 bus
best- Take the train from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to Vallorcinetrain Ter
- Take the train from Vallorcine to Martignytrain Mbx / ...
- Take the train from Martigny to Lausannetrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Lausanne to Luzerntrain Ic
- Take the train from Luzern to Küssnacht am Rigitrain S3 / ...
- Take the bus from Küssnacht am Rigi, Bahnhof to Vitznau, Park Hotelbus 502 / ...
7h 16mCHF 116–307Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Chamonix to Genevabus FlixBus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from Geneva Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquaibus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
8h 32mCHF 38–91Bus, train, line 3600 ferry
- Take the bus from Chamonix to Lausannebus
- Take the train from Lausanne to Luzerntrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Luzern Bahnhofquai to Vitznauferry
7h 38mCHF 97–247Drive 259 km
- Drive from Chamonix to Vitznaucar 259 km
3h 43mCHF 41–60Bus, fly, train
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GVA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Arth-Goldautrain
5h 23mCHF 151–360
Chamonix to Vitznau by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chamonix to Vitznau is to drive which costs SFr 40 - SFr 60 and takes 3h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Chamonix to Vitznau is to drive which takes 3h 43m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 60.
The distance between Chamonix and Vitznau is 333 km. The road distance is 259 km.
The best way to get from Chamonix to Vitznau without a car is to train and line 508 bus which takes 7h 16m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 310.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Chamonix to Vitznau, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Chamonix to Vitznau is 259 km. It takes approximately 3h 43m to drive from Chamonix to Vitznau.
There are 845+ hotels available in Vitznau.
What companies run services between Chamonix, France and Vitznau, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Chamonix to Vitznau, Station via Geneva Bus Station, Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai, Zürich HB, Rotkreuz, Rotkreuz, Bahnhof Süd, and Küssnacht am Rigi, Seilbahn in around 8h 32m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
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 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to Vallorcine
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–5
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 27 721 68 40
- info@tmrsa.ch
- Website
- tmrsa.ch
Train from Vallorcine to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–25
- Schedules at
- tmrsa.ch
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Martigny to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Küssnacht am Rigi
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–14
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Martigny to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–60
- 2nd Class
- CHF 20–27
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Luzern to Küssnacht am Rigi
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–26
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- 041 817 75 00
- info@aags.ch
- Website
- aags.ch
Bus from Küssnacht am Rigi, Bahnhof to Vitznau, Park Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Schedules at
- aags.ch
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Chamonix to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +41 22 781 04 04
- Website
- cham-transfers.com
Bus from Chamonix to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–24
- Website
- https://www.cham-transfers.com/EN
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Geneva Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Website
- https://www.alpytransfers.com/
- Phone
- +41 (0)41 367 67 67
- info@lakelucerne.ch
- Website
- lakelucerne.ch
Ferry from Luzern Bahnhofquai to Vitznau
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–28
- Schedules at
- lakelucerne.ch
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