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 Ir / ...
- 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 21mCHF 116–317Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Chamonix to Genevabus FlixBus N504 / ...
- Take the bus from Geneva Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquaibus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
8h 37mCHF 40–101Bus, 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 100–262Drive 259 km
- Drive from Chamonix to Vitznaucar 259 km
3h 43mCHF 43–61Bus, 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 153–369
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.
No, there is no direct bus from Chamonix to Vitznau station. However, there are services departing from Chamonix and arriving at Vitznau, Station via Geneva Bus Station, Rotkreuz, Bahnhof Süd and Küssnacht am Rigi, Seilbahn. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 37m.
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 21m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 320.
It takes approximately 7h 21m to get from Chamonix to Vitznau, including transfers.
Chamonix to Vitznau bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Chamonix station.
Chamonix to Vitznau bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Geneva station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chamonix to Vitznau is 259 km. It takes approximately 3h 43m to drive from Chamonix to Vitznau.
There are 867+ 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 37m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–340
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to Vallorcine
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–5
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +41 27 721 68 40
- info@tmrsa.ch
- Website
- Transports de Martigny et Régions
Train from Vallorcine to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–25
- Schedules at
- Transports de Martigny et Régions
Train from Martigny to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Luzern to Küssnacht am Rigi
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–14
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Martigny to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–60
- 2nd Class
- CHF 20–28
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Luzern to Küssnacht am Rigi
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–26
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- 041 817 75 00
- info@aags.ch
- Website
- Auto AG Schwyz
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
- Auto AG Schwyz
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–21
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chamonix to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–10
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +41 22 781 04 04
- Website
- Swiss Tours
Bus from Chamonix to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–28
- Website
- Swiss Tours
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Geneva Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–27
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +41 24 539 10 17
- info@alpytransfers.com
- Website
- Alpy Transfers
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- Alpy Transfers
- Phone
- +41 (0)41 367 67 67
- info@lakelucerne.ch
- Website
- Vierwaldstättersee
Ferry from Luzern Bahnhofquai to Vitznau
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–28
- Schedules at
- Vierwaldstättersee
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