There are 7 ways to get from Lachen to Chamonix by train, bus, car, plane, or train (Trenitalia)
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Train
best- Take the train from Zürich HB to LausanneIc5 / ...
- Take the train from Lausanne to MartignyRe33 / ...
7h 22m€115–181Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to GenevaN106 / ...
- Take the bus from Geneva to ChamonixS500 / ...
8h 35m€50–82Drive 286.8 km
- Drive from Lachen to Chamonix286.8 km
4h 6m€50–73Train, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lachen SZ to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)ZRH - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport Bus Stop to Chamonix Sud Bus Station
5h 23m€130–333Train via Brig
- Take the train from Lachen SZ to Zürich HBS2 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to BrigIc8 / ...
- Take the train from Brig to MartignyIr / ...
- Take the train from Martigny to VallorcineRe
- Take the train from Vallorcine to Chamonix - Mont-BlancTer
7h 52m€116–196Train, bus
- Take the train from Lachen SZ to Bern
- Take the bus from Bern to Cluses
- Take the bus from Cluses 74 to Chamonix - Mont-Blanc
9h 44mTrain, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lachen SZ to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)ZRH - MXP
- Take the bus from Malpensa Airport - Milan to Chamonix
7h 23m€108–283
Lachen to Chamonix by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lachen to Chamonix is to drive which costs €50 - €75 and takes 4h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Lachen to Chamonix is to drive which takes 4h 6m and costs €50 - €75.
No, there is no direct train from Lachen to Chamonix. However, there are services departing from Lachen SZ and arriving at Chamonix - Mont-Blanc via Zürich HB, Lausanne, Martigny and Vallorcine. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 22m.
The distance between Lachen and Chamonix is 358 km. The road distance is 286.8 km.
The best way to get from Lachen to Chamonix without a car is to train which takes 7h 22m and costs €110 - €190.
It takes approximately 7h 22m to get from Lachen to Chamonix, including transfers.
Lachen to Chamonix train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Lachen to Chamonix is to train which takes 7h 22m and costs €110 - €190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €85 and takes 8h 35m.
Lachen to Chamonix train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Lausanne station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lachen to Chamonix is 287 km. It takes approximately 4h 6m to drive from Lachen to Chamonix.
What companies run services between Lachen, Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland and Chamonix, France?
You can take a train from Lachen SZ to Chamonix - Mont-Blanc via Zürich HB, Lausanne, Martigny, and Vallorcine in around 7h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lachen SZ to Chamonix via Zürich HB, Zurich Bus Station, and Geneva in around 8h 35m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lachen SZ to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–28
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lachen SZ to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–25
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Brig to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Lachen SZ to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Lachen SZ to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +41 27 720 47 47
- info@regionalps.ch
- Website
- regionalps.ch
Train from Brig to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–48
- Schedules at
- regionalps.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €24–28
- 1st Class Ticket
- €42–48
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brig to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €12–18
- 2nd Class
- €15–20
- Phone
- +41 27 721 68 40
- info@tmrsa.ch
- Website
- tmrsa.ch
Train from Martigny to Vallorcine
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–27
- Schedules at
- tmrsa.ch
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 Vallorcine to Chamonix - Mont-Blanc
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Geneva to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Geneva Airport Bus Stop to Chamonix Sud Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Malpensa Airport - Milan to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +41 22 781 04 04
- Website
- cham-transfers.com
Bus from Geneva to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.cham-transfers.com/EN
Bus from Geneva Airport Bus Stop to Chamonix Sud Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.cham-transfers.com/EN
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Geneva to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Geneva Airport Bus Stop to Chamonix Sud Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Bern to Cluses
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Cluses 74 to Chamonix - Mont-Blanc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
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