There are 10 ways to get from Santander to Chamonix by plane, bus, train, car, or train (Renfe, Ouigo)
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Fly Santander Airport to Geneva International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)SDR - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport Bus Stop to Chamonix Sud Bus Station
8h 55m€114–528Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)BIO - MXP
- Take the bus from Malpensa Airport - Milan to Chamonix
10h 31m€58–239Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Irun
- Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to GeneveTgv
- Take the bus from Geneva to Chamonix405 / ...
17h 22m€124–465Bus via Geneva
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Geneva - Bus Station
- Take the bus from Geneva to Chamonix405 / ...
20h 49m€71–165Drive 1,164.2 km
- Drive from Santander to Chamonix1,164.2 km
11h 50m€186–268Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)BIO - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport Bus Stop to Chamonix Sud Bus Station
8h 21m€85–289Bus, bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Biarritz - Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)BIQ - LYS
- Take the bus from Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport to Chamonix
11h 15m€98–382Fly Santander Airport to Turin Caselle Airport, bus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)SDR - TRN
- Take the bus from Turin to Chamonix
12h 9m€137–292Train
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid ChamartínAlv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Gervais Les Bains Le FayetTer
19h 39m€175–399Bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao IntermodalAlsa
- Take the bus from Bilbao to MartignyFlixBus N1157
23h 49m€121–184
Santander to Chamonix by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Chamonix is to bus via Geneva which costs €70 - €170 and takes 20h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Chamonix is to bus and fly which takes 8h 21m and costs €85 - €290.
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 Intermodal and Geneva. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 49m.
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 39m.
The distance between Santander and Chamonix is 935 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 which takes 17h 22m and costs €120 - €470.
It takes approximately 8h 55m 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 via Geneva which takes 20h 49m and costs €70 - €170. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €170 - €400 and takes 19h 39m.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Chamonix, France?
You can take a bus from Santander E.A. to Chamonix via Bilbao Intermodal and Geneva in around 20h 49m. 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 39m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–380
Flights from Santander Airport to Geneva International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Santander Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Geneva International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Santander Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Geneva International Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Santander Airport to Geneva International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–700
Flights from Santander Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–110
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Santander Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–180
- 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
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- 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
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- 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 1m
- 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
- €70–190
- 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 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- 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
- €35–100
- 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
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.cham-transfers.com/EN
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
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
- €20–25
- 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 Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Turin to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- 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
- €12–17
- 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 Intermodal to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Biarritz - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–20
- 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
- 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
- €17–27
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–22
- Website
- https://www.alsa.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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