There are 8 ways to get from Bristol to Chalais by plane, train, car, bus, car train or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly Bristol to Geneva, train • 7h 5m
Cheapest option
6 alternative options
Train, bus • 23h
Bus • 33h 1m
Drive, Eurotunnel • 12h 7m
Drive, car ferry • 13h 20m
Bristol to Chalais by train, subway, walk and bus
The journey time between Bristol and Chalais is around 23h and covers a distance of around 1423 km. This includes an average layover time of around 2h 38m. Operated by First Great Western Service, London Underground (Tube), FlixBus and others, the Bristol to Chalais service departs from Bristol Temple Meads and arrives in Chalais, téléphérique. Typically 54 services run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bristol to Chalais is to fly and bus and train which costs £75 - £260 and takes 8h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol to Chalais is to drive and fly and train which takes 6h 22m and costs £130 - £350.
The distance between Bristol and Chalais is 1054 km.
The best way to get from Bristol to Chalais without a car is to train and bus which takes 23h and costs £160 - £320.
It takes approximately 7h 5m to get from Bristol to Chalais, including transfers.
Chalais is 1h ahead of Bristol. It is currently 4:10 PM in Bristol and 5:10 PM in Chalais.
There are 2122+ hotels available in Chalais. Prices start at SFr 85 per night.
- Distance: 1054.3 km
- Duration: 7h 5m
What companies run services between Bristol, England and Chalais, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Bristol to Chalais via London Victoria, Paris City Centre - Bercy Seine, Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Milano - Lampugnano M1, Châtillon, and Breuil-Cervinia in around 33h 1m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 40 - SFr 340
Flights from Birmingham to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 70 - SFr 310
Flights from Bristol to Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SFr 75 - SFr 270
Flights from Bristol to Milan Malpensa via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- SFr 75 - SFr 270
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 70 - SFr 550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bristol to Geneva via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SFr 150 - SFr 550
Flights from Birmingham to Geneva via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SFr 160 - SFr 480
Flights from Bristol to Milan Malpensa via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SFr 130 - SFr 400
Flights from London Heathrow to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 95 - SFr 440
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol to Geneva via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 160 - SFr 600
Flights from Birmingham to Geneva via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 150 - SFr 600
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SFr 35 - SFr 190
Flights from Birmingham to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SFr 40 - SFr 210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham to Geneva via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SFr 150 - SFr 500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Geneva via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 180 - SFr 850
- Phone
- +41 848 44 66 88
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Sierre/Siders
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SFr 50 - SFr 100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Domodossola to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SFr 19 - SFr 35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Sierre/Siders
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SFr 55 - SFr 100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- bls.ch
Train from Domodossola to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SFr 7 - SFr 11
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SFr 17 - SFr 50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- SFr 17 - SFr 23
- 1st Class
- SFr 35 - SFr 50
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SFr 60 - SFr 140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- SFr 60 - SFr 90
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- SFr 90 - SFr 140
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- eurotunnel.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.eurotunnel.com/uk/
- Phone
- +39 0322 844 862
- comazzi@comazzibus.com
- Website
- comazzibus.com
Bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SFr 9
- Website
- https://www.comazzibus.com/eng/index.php
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from London Victoria to Paris City Centre - Bercy Seine
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- SFr 35 - SFr 55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris City Centre - Bercy Seine to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- SFr 40 - SFr 60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris City Centre - Bercy Seine to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SFr 65 - SFr 95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- +33 1 71 53 01 80
- Website
- blablacar.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris City Centre - Bercy Seine
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- SFr 30 - SFr 50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/
Bus from Paris City Centre - Bercy Seine to Geneva - Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- SFr 35 - SFr 50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/
Bus from Paris City Centre - Bercy Seine to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SFr 50 - SFr 80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Bristol Bond St to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SFr 14 - SFr 20
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Schedules at
- https://uk.megabus.com/timetables
- Phone
- +39 0165 36 70 11
- savda@savda.it
- Website
- aosta.arriva.it
Bus from Milano - Lampugnano M1 to Chatillon - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- SFr 12 - SFr 16
- Schedules at
- torino.arriva.it
- Phone
- 01304 448866.
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SFr 50 - SFr 70
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- SFr 35 - SFr 45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- SFr 75 - SFr 190
- On Foot
- SFr 35 - SFr 45
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