There are 13 ways to get from Reading to Chamonix by train, bus, car, car train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), or car ferry
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Train, bus via Paris
best- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Genevetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Geneva to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
11h 39m€158–484Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LGW - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus
7h 16m€76–248Train, bus
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
17h 6m€102–368Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Reading to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Chamonixcar
10h 51mTrain
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayettrain Tgv
12h 8m€163–487Bus
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2bus Ra1
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
22h 41m€86–163Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Reading to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Chamonixcar
11h 58m€181–283Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LHR - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus
6h 51m€105–329Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SOU - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus
6h 33m€90–373Train to London City Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LCY - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus
7h 11m€128–394Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LTN - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus
7h 36m€81–273Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane LHR - LYS
- Take the bus from Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
8h 56m€105–338Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Turin Caselle Airport, bus
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane LGW - TRN
- Take the bus from Turin to Aostabus
- Take the bus from Aosta to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
10h 48m€89–245
Reading to Chamonix by train, subway, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reading to Chamonix is to bus which costs €85 - €170 and takes 22h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Chamonix is to train and fly and bus which takes 6h 33m and costs €90 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Reading to Chamonix. However, there are services departing from Reading RailAir and arriving at Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) via Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 41m.
The distance between Reading and Chamonix is 1110 km.
The best way to get from Reading to Chamonix without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 11h 39m and costs €150 - €490.
It takes approximately 11h 39m to get from Reading to Chamonix, including transfers.
Reading to Chamonix bus services, operated by RailAir, depart from Reading RailAir station.
The best way to get from Reading to Chamonix is to train which takes 12h 8m and costs €160 - €490. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €170 and takes 22h 41m.
Reading to Chamonix bus services, operated by RailAir, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 2 station.
Chamonix is 1h ahead of Reading. It is currently 7:30 PM in Reading and 8:30 PM in Chamonix.
What companies run services between Reading, England and Chamonix, France?
You can take a train from Reading to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, Paris Gare De Lyon, St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, and Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains in around 12h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Reading RailAir to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) via Heathrow Terminal 2, Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 22h 41m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Southampton Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Luton Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from London City Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from London City Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from London City Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Luton Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Geneva International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €24–29
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €30–45
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Off Peak
- €13–21
- Peak
- €17–26
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Geneva to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Lille to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Turin to Aosta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Aosta to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Geneva to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Turin to Aosta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Aosta to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Geneva to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Aosta to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- €10–30
- Website
- https://www.alpytransfers.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- railair.com
Bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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