There are 8 ways to get from Santander to Chamonix by plane, bus, train, car, or train (Renfe, Ouigo)
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Fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SDR - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport Bus Stop to Chamonix Sud Bus Stationbus
6h 40m€71–433Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Genevabus
- Take the bus from Geneva to Chamonixbus 405 / ...
21h 36m€67–208Bus, train via Paris
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Irunbus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Genevetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Geneva to Chamonixbus 405 / ...
17h 7m€115–386Drive 1,164.2 km
- Drive from Santander to Chamonixcar 1,164.2 km
11h 50m€182–262Fly to Turin Caselle Airport, bus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane SDR - TRN
- Take the bus from Turin to Chamonixbus
8h 52m€84–290Train
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayettrain Ter
19h 35m€171–387Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Annemassebus
- Take the train from Annemasse to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayettrain Ter
22h 41m€112–157Bus via Chambéry
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria Gasteiz Central Bus Station to Chambery Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Chamonix-Mont-Blancbus
26h 32m€87–133
Santander to Chamonix by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Chamonix is to bus via Chambéry which costs €85 - €140 and takes 26h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Chamonix is to fly and bus which takes 6h 40m and costs €70 - €440.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Chamonix. However, there are services departing from Santander E.A. and arriving at Chamonix via Bilbao and Geneva. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Santander to Chamonix. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Chamonix-Mont-Blanc via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu and Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 35m.
The distance between Santander and Chamonix is 928 km. The road distance is 1164.2 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Chamonix without a car is to bus and train via Paris which takes 17h 7m and costs €110 - €390.
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Santander to Chamonix, including transfers.
Santander to Chamonix bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Santander E.A. station.
Santander to Chamonix train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Chamonix is to bus which takes 21h 36m and costs €65 - €210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €170 - €390 and takes 19h 35m.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Chamonix, France?
You can take a bus from Santander E.A. to Chamonix via Bilbao Intermodal, Bilbao, and Geneva in around 21h 36m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Santander to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, and Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains in around 19h 35m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Santander Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Santander Airport to Geneva International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Santander Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Geneva International Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–650
Flights from Santander Airport to Geneva International Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Santander Airport to Geneva International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–650
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Geneva International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Santander Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Annemasse to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–15
- 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 Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- 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
Train from Annemasse to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Turin to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
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 Bilbao to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Irun
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–18
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Vitoria Gasteiz Central Bus Station to Chambery Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Santander to Chamonix bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Bilbao Intermodal station.
Santander to Chamonix train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Chamonix is 1164 km. It takes approximately 11h 50m to drive from Santander to Chamonix.
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