There are 12 ways to get from Cognac to Chamonix by train, bus, car, plane, or train (TGV)
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Cognac to Angoulemetrain Ter
- Take the train from Angouleme to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Genevetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Geneva to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus 507 / ...
11h 39m€117–354Train, train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Cognac to Angoulemetrain
- Take the train from Angouleme to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BOD - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus
9h 2m€69–245Bus
- Take the bus from Cognac-Cognac Place Gambetta to Angouleme-Gare Sncfbus 160
- Take the bus from Angoulême - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Annecy - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
17hDrive 703.2 km
- Drive from Cognac to Chamonixcar 703.2 km
7h 21m€108–156Train, train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cognac to Angoulemetrain
- Take the train from Angouleme to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BOD - LYS
- Take the bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
9h 37m€73–220Train via Paris
- Take the train from Cognac to Angoulemetrain Ter
- Take the train from Angouleme to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayettrain Tgv
11h 49m€122–357Train
- Take the train from Saintes to Nantestrain 591A / ...
- Take the train from Nantes to Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayettrain 081G
15h 56m€121–461Bus via Clermont-Ferrand
- Take the bus from Cognac-Cognac Place Gambetta to Angouleme-Gare Sncfbus 160
- Take the bus from Angouleme - Gare Sncf to Terminal Carsbus 180
- Take the bus from Terminal Cars to Felletin - Gare Sncfbus 204
- Take the bus from Gare SNCF to Ch.deCommerce Retourbus 259
- Take the bus from Clermont-Ferrand to Lyonbus 706 / ...
- Take the bus from Lyon to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
18h 34mTrain to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus
- Take the train from Saintes to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane NTE - LYS
- Take the bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
10h 50m€72–232Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Saintes to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane NTE - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus
10h 15m€73–267Train, bus to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cognac to Angoulemetrain
- Take the bus from Angouleme - Gare Sncf to Terminal Carsbus
- Fly from Limoges-Bellegarde Airport (LIG) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane LIG - LYS
- Take the bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
11h 25m€128–301Train to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus
- Take the train from Saintes to La Rochelle Villetrain
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane LRH - LYS
- Take the bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
9h 2m€75–380
Cognac to Chamonix by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cognac to Chamonix is to train and fly and bus which costs €70 - €240 and takes 10h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Cognac to Chamonix is to drive which takes 7h 21m and costs €100 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Cognac to Chamonix. However, there are services departing from Cognac-Cognac Place Gambetta and arriving at Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) via Angoulême - Bus Station, Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop and Annecy - Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h.
No, there is no direct train from Cognac to Chamonix. However, there are services departing from Cognac and arriving at Chamonix-Mont-Blanc via Angouleme, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Bercy, Paris Gare De Lyon and Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 49m.
The distance between Cognac and Chamonix is 1078 km. The road distance is 703.2 km.
The best way to get from Cognac to Chamonix without a car is to train and bus which takes 11h 39m and costs €110 - €360.
It takes approximately 11h 39m to get from Cognac to Chamonix, including transfers.
Cognac to Chamonix bus services, operated by Charente - Réseau Interurbain 16, depart from Cognac-Cognac Place Gambetta station.
Cognac to Chamonix train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Cognac station.
The best way to get from Cognac to Chamonix is to bus which takes 17h and costs . Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs €120 - €360 and takes 11h 49m.
What companies run services between Cognac, France and Chamonix, France?
You can take a bus from Cognac-Cognac Place Gambetta to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) via Angoulême - Bus Station, Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop, and Annecy - Bus Station in around 17h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cognac to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc via Angouleme, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Bercy, Gare de Lyon, Paris Gare De Lyon, St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, and Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains in around 11h 49m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Limoges-Bellegarde Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- chalair.eu
Flights from Limoges-Bellegarde Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
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 Cognac to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–19
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €8–13
- Rail 1st Class
- €13–19
Train from Angouleme to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €70–110
- Rail 1st Class
- €110–160
Train from Angouleme to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Saintes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €180–390
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €180–260
- Rail 1st Class
- €270–390
Train from Saintes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Angouleme to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Angouleme to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Geneva to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Clermont-Ferrand to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Geneva to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Angoulême - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 05.55.10.10.03
- Website
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
Bus from Cognac-Cognac Place Gambetta to Angouleme-Gare Sncf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
- Phone
- 05 44 00 10 63
- Website
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
Bus from Angouleme - Gare Sncf to Terminal Cars
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
Bus from Terminal Cars to Felletin - Gare Sncf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
- Phone
- 05 55 45 57 90
- Website
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
Bus from Gare SNCF to Ch.deCommerce Retour
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
- Phone
- +41 24 539 10 17
- info@alpytransfers.com
- Website
- alpytransfers.com
Bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–40
- Website
- https://www.alpytransfers.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Cognac to Chamonix bus services, operated by Charente - Réseau Interurbain 16, arrive at Angouleme-Gare Sncf station.
Cognac to Chamonix train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Angouleme station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cognac to Chamonix is 703 km. It takes approximately 7h 21m to drive from Cognac to Chamonix.
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