There are 9 ways to get from Ruffec to Chamonix by train, bus, car, plane, or train (TGV)
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 via Antony
best- Take the train from Gare de Ruffec to Poitierstrain Ter
- Take the train from Poitiers to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Annecytrain Ter
- Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
10h 36m€189–351Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ruffec-Salle Des Grands Rocs to Angouleme-Gare Sncfbus 120 / ...
- Take the bus from Angoulême - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
15h 55m€72–130Drive 638.2 km
- Drive from Ruffec to Chamonixcar 638.2 km
6h 43m€101–145Train, train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Gare de Ruffec to Angoulemetrain
- Take the train from Angouleme to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BOD - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus
7h 54m€108–273Train via Antony
- Take the train from Gare de Ruffec to Poitierstrain Ter
- Take the train from Poitiers to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Bellegardetrain Ter
- Take the train from Bellegarde to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayettrain Ter
11h 24m€197–374Train
- Take the train from Gare de Ruffec to Poitierstrain Ter
- Take the train from Poitiers to St Pierre Des Corpstrain Tgv
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Bellegardetrain Ter
- Take the train from Bellegarde to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayettrain Ter
11h 29m€169–379Train, bus
- Take the train from Gare de Ruffec to Poitierstrain Ter
- Take the train from Poitiers to St Pierre Des Corpstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Geneva to Chamonixbus
13h 4m€136–312Train, train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus
- Take the train from Gare de Ruffec to Angoulemetrain
- Take the train from Angouleme to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BOD - LYS
- Take the bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Annecy - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
8h 51m€90–240Train to Poitiers–Biard Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus
- Take the train from Gare de Ruffec to Poitierstrain
- Fly from Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane PIS - LYS
- Take the bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Annecy - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
7h 57m€87–374
Ruffec to Chamonix by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ruffec to Chamonix is to bus which costs €70 - €130 and takes 15h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Ruffec to Chamonix is to drive which takes 6h 43m and costs €100 - €150.
No, there is no direct bus from Ruffec to Chamonix. However, there are services departing from Ruffec-Salle Des Grands Rocs and arriving at Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) via Angoulême - Bus Station and Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Ruffec to Chamonix. However, there are services departing from Gare de Ruffec and arriving at Chamonix-Mont-Blanc via Poitiers, Massy Tgv, Lyon Part Dieu, Bellegarde and Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 24m.
The distance between Ruffec and Chamonix is 1060 km. The road distance is 638.2 km.
The best way to get from Ruffec to Chamonix without a car is to train and bus via Antony which takes 10h 36m and costs €180 - €360.
It takes approximately 10h 36m to get from Ruffec to Chamonix, including transfers.
Ruffec to Chamonix bus services, operated by Charente - Réseau Interurbain 16, depart from Ruffec-Salle Des Grands Rocs station.
Ruffec to Chamonix train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Gare de Ruffec station.
The best way to get from Ruffec to Chamonix is to bus which takes 15h 55m and costs €70 - €130. Alternatively, you can train via Antony, which costs €190 - €380 and takes 11h 24m.
What companies run services between Ruffec, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France and Chamonix, France?
You can take a bus from Ruffec-Salle Des Grands Rocs to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) via Angoulême - Bus Station and Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop in around 15h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Gare de Ruffec to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc via Poitiers, Massy Tgv, Lyon Part Dieu, Bellegarde, St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, and Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains in around 11h 24m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Geneva International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Poitiers–Biard Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
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 Gare de Ruffec to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Poitiers to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- 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 Annecy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Gare de Ruffec to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Angouleme to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- 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 Bellegarde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bellegarde to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Poitiers to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- 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 Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Poitiers to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Massy Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Angouleme to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Bellegarde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bellegarde to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Poitiers to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Angoulême - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Geneva to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 05.55.10.10.03
- Website
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
Bus from Ruffec-Salle Des Grands Rocs to Angouleme-Gare Sncf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
- 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
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.alpytransfers.com/
- Phone
- +41 22 781 04 04
- Website
- cham-transfers.com
Bus from Geneva to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.cham-transfers.com/EN
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More Questions & Answers
Ruffec to Chamonix bus services, operated by Charente - Réseau Interurbain 16, arrive at Angouleme-Gare Sncf station.
Ruffec to Chamonix train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Poitiers station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ruffec to Chamonix is 638 km. It takes approximately 6h 43m to drive from Ruffec to Chamonix.
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