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How to get fromCologne to Chamonixby train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or plane

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There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Chamonix by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 47 / ...
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationtrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Visptrain train Ice
    4. Take the train from Visp to Martignytrain train R91 / ...
    10h 15m
    €191–727

  2. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane DUS - MXP
    3. Take the bus from Milan to Chamonixbus bus
    8h 36m
    €72–219

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Köln to Basel, Bahnhofbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Aostabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Aosta to Chamonixbus bus
    13h 17m

  4. Drive 749.4 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Chamonixcar car 749.4 km
    7h
    €116–167

  5. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane DUS - GVA
    3. Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus bus
    6h 11m
    €131–331

  6. Train, bus via Bern

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain train Ic6 / ...
    3. Take the train from Bern to Genèvetrain train Ic1 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Geneva to Chamonixbus bus
    10h 28m
    €187–709

  7. Train via Neuchâtel

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 47 / ...
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Neuchâteltrain train
    4. Take the train from Neuchâtel to Martignytrain train Re
    11h 20m
    €182–692

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Lausannetrain train
    3. Take the bus from Lausanne to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus bus
    13h 13m
    €137–342

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane FRA - GVA
    3. Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus bus
    6h 19m
    €181–423

  10. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane CGN - MXP
    2. Take the bus from Milan to Chamonixbus bus
    8h 9m
    €74–210

  11. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane CGN - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausannetrain train
    3. Take the train from Lausanne to Martignytrain train
    9h 29m
    €206–534

Cologne to Chamonix by train

Calendar5Weekly Trains
Duration10h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket€191Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 791.4 km
  • Duration: 10h 15m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Chamonix, France?

You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station, Visp, Martigny, and Vallorcine in around 10h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln to Chamonix via Basel, Bahnhof, Basel SBB, and Aosta in around 13h 17m.

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