There are 13 ways to get from Lens to Chamonix by train, bus, car, plane, or train (TGV)
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Arras to AlbertvilleTgv
- Take the bus from Albertville to Chamonix-Mont-BlancAutocar
9h 13m€127–223Bus via Paris
cheapest- Take the bus from Lens to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)781
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Chamonix - Bus StationBlaBlaCar Bus
13h 5m€37–96Drive 735.1 km
- Drive from Lens to Chamonix735.1 km
7h 25m€114–164Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)BRU - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport Bus Stop to Chamonix Sud Bus Station
8h 29m€75–230Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from Arras to Paris NordTgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to GeneveTgv
- Take the bus from Geneva to Chamonix405 / ...
9h 17m€69–245Train
- Take the train from Arras to Paris NordTgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to St Gervais Les Bains Le FayetTgv
9h 35m€101–228Bus
- Take the bus from Lille to ChamonixN779
13h 55m€54–129Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus
- Take the train from Arras to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)CDG - LYS
- Take the bus from Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport to Chamonix
8h 30m€119–360Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Arras to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)CDG - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport Bus Stop to Chamonix Sud Bus Station
8h€113–352Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Arras to Paris Nord
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)ORY - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport Bus Stop to Chamonix Sud Bus Station
8h 15m€92–319Fly Lille-Lesquin Airport to Geneva International Airport, bus
- Fly from Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)LIL - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport Bus Stop to Chamonix Sud Bus Station
7h 47m€96–295Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Turin Caselle Airport, bus
- Take the train from Arras to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)CDG - TRN
- Take the bus from Turin to Chamonix
10h 54m€129–387Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Turin Caselle Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Central
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)CRL - TRN
- Take the bus from Turin to Chamonix
12h 10m€95–264
Lens to Chamonix by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lens to Chamonix is to bus via Paris which costs €35 - €100 and takes 13h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Lens to Chamonix is to drive which takes 7h 25m and costs €110 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Lens to Chamonix station. However, there are services departing from Lens and arriving at Chamonix - Bus Station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Lens to Chamonix. However, there are services departing from Lens and arriving at Chamonix-Mont-Blanc via Arras, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon and Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 35m.
The distance between Lens and Chamonix is 831 km. The road distance is 735.1 km.
The best way to get from Lens to Chamonix without a car is to train and bus which takes 9h 13m and costs €120 - €230.
It takes approximately 9h 13m to get from Lens to Chamonix, including transfers.
Lens to Chamonix bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lens station.
Lens to Chamonix train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Arras station.
The best way to get from Lens to Chamonix is to bus via Paris which takes 13h 5m and costs €35 - €100. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €100 - €230 and takes 9h 35m.
What companies run services between Lens, Hauts-de-France, France and Chamonix, France?
You can take a bus from Lens to Chamonix - Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 13h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lens to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc via Arras, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, and Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains in around 9h 35m.
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- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Lille-Lesquin Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Geneva International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Arras to Albertville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €110–160
- 1st Class
- €150–200
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Arras to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Arras to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–16
- 1st Class
- €16–24
Train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €11–17
- 1st Class
- €18–26
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 Arras to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- Rail 1st Class
- €45–65
Train from Arras to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €26–40
- Rail 1st Class
- €40–60
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Albertville to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lens to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- 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
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Geneva to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Turin to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Chamonix - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- 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
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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 Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +41 22 781 04 04
- Website
- cham-transfers.com
Bus from Geneva Airport Bus Stop to Chamonix Sud Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- https://www.cham-transfers.com/EN
Bus from Geneva to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.cham-transfers.com/EN
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More Questions & Answers
Lens to Chamonix bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Lens to Chamonix train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lens to Chamonix is 735 km. It takes approximately 7h 25m to drive from Lens to Chamonix.
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