There are 4 ways to get from Sarnen to Chamonix by train (Trenitalia), car, train, plane, or bus
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Train via Visp
best- Take the train from Sarnen to Interlaken Osttrain Lix / ...
- Take the train from Interlaken Ost to Spieztrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Spiez to Visptrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the train from Visp to Martignytrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Martigny to Vallorcinetrain Mbx / ...
- Take the train from Vallorcine to Chamonix-Mont-Blanctrain Ter
6h 30m€69–97Drive 222.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Sarnen to Chamonixcar 222.4 km
3h 28m€39–56Train, fly, bus
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ZRH - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus
5h 53mTrain
- Take the train from Luzern to Lausannetrain Ir15 / ...
- Take the train from Lausanne to Martignytrain Re33 / ...
7h 5m€126–218
Sarnen to Chamonix by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sarnen to Chamonix is to drive which costs €35 - €60 and takes 3h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Sarnen to Chamonix is to drive which takes 3h 28m and costs €35 - €60.
No, there is no direct train from Sarnen to Chamonix. However, there are services departing from Sarnen and arriving at Chamonix-Mont-Blanc via Interlaken Ost, Spiez, Visp, Martigny and Vallorcine. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 30m.
The distance between Sarnen and Chamonix is 228 km. The road distance is 222.4 km.
The best way to get from Sarnen to Chamonix without a car is to train via Visp which takes 6h 30m and costs €65 - €100.
It takes approximately 6h 30m to get from Sarnen to Chamonix, including transfers.
Sarnen to Chamonix train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Luzern station.
Sarnen to Chamonix train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Lausanne station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sarnen to Chamonix is 222 km. It takes approximately 3h 28m to drive from Sarnen to Chamonix.
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What companies run services between Sarnen, Switzerland and Chamonix, France?
You can take a train from Sarnen to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc via Interlaken Ost, Spiez, Visp, Martigny, and Vallorcine in around 6h 30m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Phone
- +41 (0)58 668 80 00
- info@zentralbahn.ch
- Website
- zentralbahn.ch
Train from Sarnen to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Website
- https://www.zentralbahn.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Interlaken Ost to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Spiez to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- bls.ch
Train from Interlaken Ost to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Interlaken Ost to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Spiez to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- 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
- €22–44
- Schedules at
- regionalps.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €22–25
- 1st Class Ticket
- €38–44
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Visp to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €11–16
- 2nd Class
- €13–18
- Phone
- +41 27 721 68 40
- info@tmrsa.ch
- Website
- tmrsa.ch
Train from Martigny to Vallorcine
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–28
- Schedules at
- tmrsa.ch
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 Vallorcine to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- Rail 1st Class
- €3–6
- 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
- Website
- https://www.alpytransfers.com/
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