There are 5 ways to get from Alsace to French Alps by train, unknown, bus, or plane
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Train, travel via Visp
best- Take the train from Selestat to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Visptrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Visp to Martignytrain R91 / ...
- Walk from Martigny to French Alpsunknown
6h 6mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Colmar to Geneva - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Geneva to Chamonixbus
- Walk from Chamonix to French Alpsunknown
10h 22mFly Strasbourg International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SXB - LYS
- Take the bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
- Walk from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to French Alpsunknown
7h 22mTrain, travel
- Take the train from Selestat to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lausannetrain
- Take the train from Lausanne to Martignytrain Ir / ...
- Walk from Taconnaz to French Alpsunknown
9h 5mTrain, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus, travel
- Take the train from Selestat to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB 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
- Walk from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to French Alpsunknown
7h 37m
Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Alsace and French Alps is 402 km.
The best way to get from Alsace to French Alps without a car is to train and travel via Visp which takes 6h 6m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 6m to get from Alsace to French Alps, including transfers.
There are 9275+ hotels available in French Alps.
What companies run services between Alsace, Grand Est, France and French Alps, France?
There is no direct connection from Alsace to French Alps. However, you can take the train to Selestat, take the train to Basel Sbb, walk to Basel SBB, take the train to Visp, take the train to Martigny, then travel to French Alps. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dambach to French Alps via Gare, Selestat, Colmar, Colmar, Geneva, and Chamonix in around 10h 22m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–370
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Selestat to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Selestat to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Selestat to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Colmar to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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