There are 10 ways to get from Bordeaux to Chalais by train (TGV), bus, train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Genevetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Genève to Sierre/Siderstrain Ext
9h 47mCHF 238–382Fly to Basel, train
cheapest- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Basel (BSL)plane BOD - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Visptrain
8h 26mCHF 78–352Bus, train via Lyon
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Genève to Siontrain Ec / ...
13h 36mCHF 101–172Drive 800.6 km
- Drive from Bordeaux to Chalaiscar 800.6 km
9h 6mCHF 134–193Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BOD - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Sierre/Siderstrain
7h 16mCHF 99–260Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Annecybus
- Take the bus from Gare Routiere to Lancy Pont Rouge Gare-Etoile P+Rbus 272
- Take the train from Genève to Siontrain Ec / ...
17h 42mCHF 130–211Bus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Turin to Aostabus 144 / ...
- Take the bus from Aosta, Autostazione to Martigny, garebus 211
19h 7mCHF 86–144Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BOD - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Take the train from Genève to Sierre/Siderstrain
9h 29mCHF 135–285Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BOD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Visptrain
8h 17mCHF 153–406Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BOD - MXP
- Take the bus from Gallarate to Domodossolabus
- Take the train from Domodossola to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Brig to Sierre/Siderstrain
8h 55m
Bordeaux to Chalais by train, subway, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bordeaux to Chalais is to bus which costs SFr 85 - SFr 150 and takes 19h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Bordeaux to Chalais is to fly and train which takes 7h 16m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 260.
No, there is no direct bus from Bordeaux to Chalais. However, there are services departing from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop and arriving at Chalais, poste via Turin, Aosta, Autostazione and Sion, poste/gare. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 7m.
No, there is no direct train from Bordeaux to Chalais. However, there are services departing from Bordeaux St Jean and arriving at Sierre/Siders via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Gare De Lyon and Genève. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 47m.
The distance between Bordeaux and Chalais is 1214 km. The road distance is 800.6 km.
The best way to get from Bordeaux to Chalais without a car is to train which takes 9h 47m and costs SFr 230 - SFr 390.
It takes approximately 9h 47m to get from Bordeaux to Chalais, including transfers.
Bordeaux to Chalais bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop station.
Bordeaux to Chalais train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Bordeaux St Jean station.
The best way to get from Bordeaux to Chalais is to train which takes 9h 47m and costs SFr 230 - SFr 390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 85 - SFr 150 and takes 19h 7m.
What companies run services between Bordeaux, France and Chalais, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Bordeaux St Jean to Chalais, téléphérique via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Quai de la Gare, Paris Gare De Lyon, Genève, Sierre/Siders, and Sierre/Siders, gare routière in around 9h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Chalais, poste via Turin, Aosta, Autostazione, Martigny, gare, Martigny, Sion, and Sion, poste/gare in around 19h 7m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–160
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–200
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–200
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–300
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–280
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–320
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–290
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–190
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
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 Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–150
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Genève to Sierre/Siders
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève to Sion
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Sierre/Siders
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève to Sion
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève to Sierre/Siders
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Domodossola to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–21
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Brig to Sierre/Siders
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–21
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–19
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Domodossola to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 35–55
- 2nd Class
- CHF 15–21
Train from Brig to Sierre/Siders
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 5–8
- 2nd Class
- CHF 6–9
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- BLS AG
Train from Domodossola to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- BLS AG
- Phone
- +41 27 720 47 47
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegionalAlps
Train from Brig to Sierre/Siders
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–21
- Schedules at
- RegionalAlps
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 10–13
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 18–21
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–18
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–19
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to Annecy
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Turin to Aosta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +33 4 8000 7000
- Website
- auvergnerhonealpes.fr
Bus from Gare Routiere to Lancy Pont Rouge Gare-Etoile P+R
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Schedules at
- laregionvoustransporte.fr
- Phone
- +41 27 721 68 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- Service d'automobiles TMR
Bus from Aosta, Autostazione to Martigny, gare
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- Service d'automobiles TMR
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
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Booking & Getting There
Bordeaux to Chalais bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station.
Bordeaux to Chalais train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bordeaux to Chalais is 801 km. It takes approximately 9h 6m to drive from Bordeaux to Chalais.
There are 3073+ hotels available in Chalais.




















































