There are 8 ways to get from Monaco to French Alps by train, bus, unknown, 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, bus, travel via Savona
best- Take the train from Ventimiglia to SavonaIc
- Take the bus from Savona to Aosta504
- Take the bus from Aosta Autostazione to Piazzale Monte Bianco
- Walk from Piazzale Monte Bianco to French Alps
8h 25mTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Torino Porta Nuova
- Take the bus from Turin to Courmayeur
- Walk from Courmayeur to French Alps
9h 28mFly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Geneva International Airport, bus, travel
- 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 French Alps
6h 50mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Aosta
- Take the bus from Aosta Autostazione to Piazzale Monte Bianco
- Walk from Piazzale Monte Bianco to French Alps
9h 57mTrain, travel
- Take the train from Nice Ville 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 French Alps
10h 50mFly Monaco to Geneva International Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from Monaco (MCM) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)MCM - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport Bus Stop to Chamonix Sud Bus Station
- Walk from Chamonix Sud Bus Station to French Alps
4h 51mFly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus, travel
- 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 French Alps
7h 25mFly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zurich Airport, train, travel
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)NCE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Visp
- Take the train from Visp to Martigny
- Walk from Martigny to French Alps
8h 54m
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Monaco and French Alps is 420 km.
The best way to get from Monaco to French Alps without a car is to train and bus and travel via Savona which takes 8h 25m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 25m to get from Monaco to French Alps, including transfers.
There are 9084+ hotels available in French Alps.
What companies run services between Monaco and French Alps, France?
There is no direct connection from Monaco to French Alps. However, you can take the train to Ventimiglia, take the train to Savona, walk to Savona, take the bus to Aosta, walk to Aosta Autostazione, take the bus to Piazzale Monte Bianco, then travel to French Alps. Alternatively, you can take a train from Monaco-Monte-Carlo to French Alps via Ventimiglia, Torino Porta Nuova, Fermata 40 - PORTA NUOVA, Fermata 3286 - FERRUCCI, Turin, and Courmayeur in around 9h 28m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–90
Flights from Monaco to Geneva International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–120
Flights from Monaco to Geneva International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–210
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- 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 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
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- 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
- €24–49
- Schedules at
- regionalps.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €24–29
- 1st Class Ticket
- €44–49
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Visp to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–65
- 2nd Class
- €23–30
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Savona to Aosta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Aosta Autostazione to Piazzale Monte Bianco
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Turin to Courmayeur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–45
- 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 Nice Airport to Aosta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- 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
- Phone
- 035 289000
- savda@savda.it
- Website
- aosta.arriva.it
Bus from Aosta Autostazione to Piazzale Monte Bianco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://aosta.arriva.it/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Aosta Autostazione to Piazzale Monte Bianco
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- 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 Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- 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
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