There are 4 ways to get from Chamonix to Vitznau by train, bus, ferry, car, or plane
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Train, line 508 bus
best- Take the train from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to Vallorcinetrain Ter
- Take the train from Vallorcine to Martignytrain Re / ...
- 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 9mCHF 121–322Drive 259 km
cheapest- Drive from Chamonix to Vitznaucar 259 km
3h 43mCHF 43–62Bus, train, line 3600 ferry
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lausannebus
- Take the train from Lausanne to Luzerntrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Luzern Bahnhofquai to Vitznauferry
7h 53mCHF 104–262Bus, 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 154–357
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 65 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 65.
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 9m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 330.
It takes approximately 7h 9m 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 866+ hotels available in Vitznau.
What companies run services between Chamonix, France and Vitznau, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Chamonix to Vitznau. However, you can take the train to Vallorcine, take the train to Martigny, take the train to Lausanne, take the train to Luzern, take the train to Küssnacht am Rigi, walk to Küssnacht am Rigi, Bahnhof, then take the line 502 bus to Vitznau, Park Hotel. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Vitznau via Lausanne, Parc Vélodrome, Lausanne, gare, Lausanne, Luzern, and Luzern Bahnhofquai in around 7h 53m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–430
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to Vallorcine
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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
- Every 30 minutes
- 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 23–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–210
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Küssnacht am Rigi
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–15
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–210
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–45
- 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
- Twice daily
- 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
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–21
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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 27–40
- 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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