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How to get fromChamonix to Chauvet Caveby bus, train, car, or train (TGV)

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There are 6 ways to get from Chamonix to Chauvet Cave by bus, train, car, or train (TGV)

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  1. Bus, train via Pierrelatte

    best
    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Annecy - Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Annecy to Valence Villetrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Valence Ville to Pierrelattetrain train Ter
    6h 30m
    €125–181

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Annecy - Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Montélimarbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Montelimar Gare Routiere to Vallon-Pont-D'arc Gare Routierebus bus
    9h 5m
    €46–78

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Annecy - Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Annecy to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain train Ter
    3. Take the bus from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Vallon-Pont-D'arc Gare Routierebus bus
    8h 23m
    €73–121

  4. Drive  341.2 km

    1. Drive from Chamonix to Chauvet Cavecar car 341.2 km
    3h 56m
    €65–94

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Pierrelattetrain train Ter
    7h 44m
    €139–216

  6. Bus, train via Place de la Paix

    1. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Annecy - Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Annecy to Valence Villetrain train K21
    3. Take the bus from Valence Gare Routiere I to Aubenas Place De La Paixbus bus
    9h 36m
    €86–130

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  • Distance: 414.4 km
  • Duration: 6h 30m

What companies run services between Chamonix, France and Chauvet Cave, France?

You can take a train from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to Chauvet Cave via Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains, St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, Lyon Part Dieu, and Pierrelatte in around 7h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Chauvet Cave via Annecy - Bus Station, Montelimar Gare Routiere, and Vallon-Pont-D'arc Gare Routiere in around 9h 5m.

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