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How to get fromCognac to Chamonixby train, bus, car, plane, or train (TGV)

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There are 12 ways to get from Cognac to Chamonix by train, bus, car, plane, or train (TGV)

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  1. Train, bus via Paris

    best
    1. Take the train from Cognac to Angoulemetrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Angouleme to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Genevetrain train Tgv
    4. Take the bus from Geneva to Chamonixbus bus
    11h 7m
    €189–370

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Cognac-Cognac Place Gambetta to Angouleme-Gare Sncfbus bus 160
    2. Take the bus from Angoulême - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus bus
    16h
    €78–142

  3. Drive 703.2 km

    1. Drive from Cognac to Chamonixcar car 703.2 km
    7h 22m
    €109–158

  4. Train, train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Cognac to Angoulemetrain train
    2. Take the train from Angouleme to Bordeaux St Jeantrain train
    3. Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane BOD - LYS
    4. Take the bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus bus
    8h 55m
    €93–254

  5. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Cognac to Angoulemetrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Angouleme to St Pierre Des Corpstrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Annecytrain train Ter
    5. Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus bus
    11h 58m
    €189–382

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Cognac to Angoulemetrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Angouleme to Massy Tgvtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Massy Tgv to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Bellegardetrain train Ter
    5. Take the train from Bellegarde to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayettrain train Ter
    13h 7m
    €211–394

  7. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Saintes to Rocheforttrain train Ter
    2. Take the bus from Rochefort to Chambérybus bus
    3. Take the bus from Chambéry to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus bus 779
    16h 46m
    €87–151

  8. Train, train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Cognac to Angoulemetrain train
    2. Take the train from Angouleme to Bordeaux St Jeantrain train
    3. Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane BOD - GVA
    4. Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus bus
    8h 15m
    €110–284

  9. Train to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Saintes to La Rochelle Villetrain train
    2. Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane LRH - LYS
    3. Take the bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus bus
    9h 4m
    €105–339

  10. Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Saintes to Nantestrain train
    2. Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane NTE - GVA
    3. Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus bus
    10h 15m
    €142–351

  11. Train, train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Cognac to Angoulemetrain train
    2. Take the train from Angouleme to Bordeaux St Jeantrain train
    3. Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane BOD - MXP
    4. Take the bus from Milan to Chamonixbus bus
    10h 45m
    €87–218

  12. Train to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Saintes to La Rochelle Villetrain train
    2. Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane LRH - GVA
    3. Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus bus
    8h 24m
    €142–379

Cognac to Chamonix by train, bus, and foot

Calendar101Weekly Services
Duration11h 7mAverage Duration
Ticket€189Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,077.9 km
  • Duration: 11h 7m

What companies run services between Cognac, France and Chamonix, France?

You can take a bus from Cognac-Cognac Place Gambetta to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) via Angoulême - Bus Station and Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop in around 16h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cognac to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc via Angouleme, Massy Tgv, Lyon Part Dieu, Bellegarde, St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, and Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains in around 13h 7m.

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