There are 8 ways to get from Marseille to Alps by train, unknown, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, travel
best- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part DieuTgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Gervais Les Bains Le FayetTer
- Walk from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Alps
6h 37mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Grenoble739
- Take the bus from Grenoble - Bus Station to Chamonix - Bus Station
- Walk from Chamonix - Bus Station to Alps
8h 51mFly Marseille Provence Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)MRS - LYS
- Take the bus from Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport to Chamonix
- Walk from Chamonix to Alps
6h 51mTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to GeneveTgv
- Take the bus from Geneva to Chamonix405 / ...
- Walk from Chamonix to Alps
6h 55mBus, travel via Sisteron
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Gare SNCF69
- Take the bus from Gare SNCF to Gare Routière52
- Take the bus from Grenoble - Bus Station to Chamonix - Bus Station
- Walk from Chamonix - Bus Station to Alps
10h 18mFly Marseille Provence Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)MRS - MXP
- Take the bus from Malpensa Airport - Milan to Courmayeur
- Walk from Courmayeur to Alps
7h 46mTrain to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus, travel
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Cannes
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)NCE - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport Bus Stop to Chamonix Sud Bus Station
- Walk from Chamonix Sud Bus Station to Alps
8h 46mTrain to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus, travel
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Cannes
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)NCE - LYS
- Take the bus from Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport to Chamonix
- Walk from Chamonix to Alps
9h 21m
Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Marseille and Alps is 566 km.
The best way to get from Marseille to Alps without a car is to train and travel which takes 6h 37m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Marseille to Alps, including transfers.
There are 2029+ hotels available in Alps.
What companies run services between Marseille, France and Alps, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France?
There is no direct connection from Marseille to Alps. However, you can take the train to Lyon Part Dieu, take the train to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, then travel to Alps. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Alps via Grenoble - Bus Station and Chamonix - Bus Station in around 8h 51m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–240
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–750
- Website
- corsair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,300
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marseille St Charles to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marseille St Charles to Cannes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €44–46
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- 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 Geneva to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Malpensa Airport - Milan to Courmayeur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- 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
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Grenoble - Bus Station to Chamonix - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- 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
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
- €12–16
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- +33 4 13943050
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Bus from Gare SNCF to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
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