There are 8 ways to get from Heidelberg to Chamonix by night train, train, bus, car, or plane
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Night train, train via Visp
best- Take the night train from Heidelberg Hbf to Basel Bad Bfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Visptrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Visp to Martignytrain Ec / ...
9h 2m€136–373Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Heidelberg Pre Waypoint to Genevabus FlixBus 122
- Take the bus from Geneva to Chamonixbus FlixBus S500 / ...
11h 36m€42–73Drive 504.7 km
- Drive from Heidelberg to Chamonixcar 504.7 km
4h 59m€78–112Bus, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Frankfurt Airportbus
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane FRA - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus
6h 50m€152–321Night train, train
- Take the night train from Heidelberg Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lausannetrain
- Take the train from Lausanne to Martignytrain Ir / ...
9h 20m€131–370Bus via Karlsruhe
- Take the bus from Heidelberg Pre Waypoint to Karlsruhe central train stationbus N13 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Annecy - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Annecy to Chamonix-Mont-Blancbus
13h 51m€57–102Bus, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Take the bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Frankfurt Airportbus
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane FRA - MXP
- Take the bus from Milan to Chamonixbus
9h€81–216Bus, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Frankfurt Airportbus
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane FRA - LYS
- Take the bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
8h 50m€132–329
Heidelberg to Chamonix by night train, tram, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heidelberg to Chamonix is to bus which costs €40 - €75 and takes 11h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Heidelberg to Chamonix is to drive which takes 4h 59m and costs €75 - €120.
No, there is no direct bus from Heidelberg to Chamonix. However, there are services departing from Heidelberg Pre Waypoint and arriving at Chamonix via Geneva. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Heidelberg to Chamonix. However, there are services departing from Heidelberg Hbf and arriving at Chamonix-Mont-Blanc via Basel, Badischer Bahnhof, Basel SBB, Visp, Martigny and Vallorcine. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 2m.
The distance between Heidelberg and Chamonix is 545 km. The road distance is 504.7 km.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Chamonix without a car is to night train and train via Visp which takes 9h 2m and costs €130 - €380.
It takes approximately 9h 2m to get from Heidelberg to Chamonix, including transfers.
Heidelberg to Chamonix bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Heidelberg Pre Waypoint station.
Heidelberg to Chamonix train services, operated by Nightjet, depart from Heidelberg Hbf station.
Heidelberg to Chamonix bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Geneva station.
What companies run services between Heidelberg, Germany and Chamonix, France?
You can take a bus from Heidelberg Pre Waypoint to Chamonix via Geneva in around 11h 36m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–440
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Heidelberg Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–95
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €85–95
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–65
- Seating Carriage
- €23–27
Night train from Heidelberg Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–95
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €85–95
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–65
- Seating Carriage
- €23–28
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 27 720 47 47
- info@regionalps.ch
- Website
- regionalps.ch
Train from Visp to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–43
- Schedules at
- regionalps.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €21–25
- 1st Class Ticket
- €38–43
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heidelberg Pre Waypoint to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Geneva to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Frankfurt Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Heidelberg Pre Waypoint to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- 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
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.alpytransfers.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- 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 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Bus from Annecy to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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More Questions & Answers
Heidelberg to Chamonix train services, operated by Nightjet, arrive at Basel Bad Bf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Heidelberg to Chamonix is 505 km. It takes approximately 4h 59m to drive from Heidelberg to Chamonix.
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