There are 12 ways to get from Forres to Chamonix by bus, plane, train, car, car train, train (Eurostar, TGV), or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from Forres to Aberdeen Airportbus
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ABZ - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus
8h 42m€124–363Bus to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Turin Caselle Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Forres to Aberdeen Airportbus
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane ABZ - TRN
- Take the bus from Turin to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
13h 26m€98–344Train, bus
- Take the train from Forres to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Take the bus from Chambéry to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus 779
19h 10m€648–1,034Bus
- Take the bus from Forres to Aberdeen Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris to Chamonixbus
35h 10m€177–279Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Forres to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Chamonixcar
19h 41m€468–627Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Geneva International Airport, bus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane INV - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus
9h 36m€149–323Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane INV - LYS
- Take the bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Annecy - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
11h 35m€127–385Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Turin Caselle Airport, bus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane INV - TRN
- Take the bus from Turin to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
13h 26m€128–324Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cumming Street to Bus Station Stance 5bus M96 / ...
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Albertvilletrain
- Take the bus from Albertville to Chamonix-Mont-Blancbus
20h 57m€655–1,011Train
- Take the train from Forres to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayettrain Ter
21h 24m€511–824Bus, train via Antony
- Take the bus from Cumming Street to Bus Station Stance 5bus M96 / ...
- Take the train from Inverness to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau Vilmorin Bus to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
26h 51m€381–598Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Forres to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Chamonixcar
20h 41m€361–581
Forres to Chamonix by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Forres to Chamonix is to fly and bus which costs €140 - €330 and takes 9h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Forres to Chamonix is to bus and fly which takes 8h 42m and costs €120 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Forres to Chamonix. However, there are services departing from Forres and arriving at Chamonix via Union Square Bus Station, London Victoria, Dover and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Forres to Chamonix. However, there are services departing from Forres and arriving at Chamonix-Mont-Blanc via Edinburgh Waverley, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu and Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 24m.
The distance between Forres and Chamonix is 1549 km.
The best way to get from Forres to Chamonix without a car is to train and bus which takes 19h 10m and costs €650 - €1100.
It takes approximately 8h 42m to get from Forres to Chamonix, including transfers.
Forres to Chamonix bus services, operated by Ember, depart from Forres station.
Forres to Chamonix train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Forres station.
The best way to get from Forres to Chamonix is to bus which takes 35h 10m and costs €170 - €280. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €500 - €850 and takes 21h 24m.
What companies run services between Forres, Scotland and Chamonix, France?
You can take a bus from Forres to Chamonix via Aberdeen Union Street, Union Square Bus Station, London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris in around 35h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Forres to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc via Edinburgh Waverley, London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, and Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains in around 21h 24m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Geneva International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–450
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–470
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–480
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–380
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Forres to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Forres to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €230–320
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €290–470
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Albertville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €310–500
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €180–290
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Forres to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Forres to Aberdeen Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Forres to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +41 24 539 10 17
- info@alpytransfers.com
- Website
- Alpy Transfers
Bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Alpy Transfers
Bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Alpy Transfers
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chambéry to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Turin to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Turin to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau Vilmorin Bus to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Cumming Street to Bus Station Stance 5
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Cumming Street to Bus Station Stance 5
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Albertville to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- SNCF Bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Forres to Chamonix bus services, operated by Ember, arrive at Aberdeen Union Street station.
Chamonix is 1h ahead of Forres. It is currently 9:22 AM in Forres and 10:22 AM in Chamonix.
Forres to Chamonix train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
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