There are 4 ways to get from Chamonix to Lake Lucerne by train (Trenitalia), car, bus, plane, or train
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Train
best- Take the train from Martigny to Lausannetrain Ir95 / ...
- Take the train from Lausanne to Luzerntrain Ir15 / ...
5h 56mCHF 110–314Drive 250.1 km
cheapest- Drive from Chamonix to Lucernecar 250.1 km
3h 33mCHF 41–60Bus, fly, train
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GVA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
4h 12mCHF 147–368Train, line 401 bus
- Take the train from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to Vallorcinetrain Ter
- Take the train from Vallorcine to Martignytrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Martigny to Brigtrain R91
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Andermatttrain R43 / ...
- Take the bus from Göschenen, Bahnhof to Flüelen, Hauptplatzbus 401
7h 46m
Chamonix to Lake Lucerne by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chamonix to Lake Lucerne is to drive which costs SFr 40 - SFr 60 and takes 3h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Chamonix to Lake Lucerne is to drive which takes 3h 33m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 60.
No, there is no direct train from Chamonix to Lake Lucerne. However, there are services departing from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc and arriving at Luzern via Vallorcine, Martigny and Lausanne. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 56m.
The distance between Chamonix and Lake Lucerne is 307 km. The road distance is 250.1 km.
The best way to get from Chamonix to Lake Lucerne without a car is to train which takes 5h 56m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 320.
It takes approximately 5h 56m to get from Chamonix to Lake Lucerne, including transfers.
Chamonix to Lake Lucerne train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Martigny station.
Chamonix to Lake Lucerne train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Lausanne station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chamonix to Lake Lucerne is 250 km. It takes approximately 3h 33m to drive from Chamonix to Lake Lucerne.
There are 683+ hotels available in Lake Lucerne.
What companies run services between Chamonix, France and Lake Lucerne, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to Luzern, Werkhofstrasse via Vallorcine, Martigny, Lausanne, Luzern, and Luzern, Bundesplatz in around 5h 56m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–350
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Martigny to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Martigny to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Martigny to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–60
- 2nd Class
- CHF 20–28
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to Vallorcine
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–5
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 27 721 68 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- tmrsa.ch
Train from Vallorcine to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–25
- Schedules at
- tmrsa.ch
- Phone
- +41 27 720 47 47
- [email protected]
- Website
- regionalps.ch
Train from Martigny to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–51
- Schedules at
- regionalps.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 25–29
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 45–51
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 642 442
- [email protected]
- Website
- matterhorngotthardbahn.ch
Train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Andermatt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- https://www.matterhorngotthardbahn.ch/en/
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 35–45
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 65–80
- Phone
- +41 81 288 65 65
- [email protected]
- Website
- glacierexpress.ch
Train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Andermatt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- glacierexpress.ch
- Phone
- +41 24 539 10 17
- [email protected]
- Website
- alpytransfers.com
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- https://www.alpytransfers.com/
- Phone
- +41 41 874 72 72
- [email protected]
- Website
- aagu.ch
Bus from Göschenen, Bahnhof to Flüelen, Hauptplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- aagu.ch
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