There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Les Houches by plane, bus, train (Eurostar, TGV), train, car, 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.
Fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane EDI - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus
7h 25m€94–228Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane EDI - MXP
- Take the bus from Milan to Chamonixbus
10h 5m€78–187Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayettrain Tgv
14h 36m€443–685Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayettrain Tgv
22h 14m€309–454Bus, train
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centrebus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
23h 47m€223–357Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane EDI - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausannetrain
- Take the train from Lausanne to Martignytrain
11h 21m€207–415Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Basel (BSL)plane EDI - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Visptrain
- Take the train from Visp to Martignytrain
11h 20m€135–361Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane EDI - LYS
- Take the bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Sallanches - Bus Stationbus
9h 45m€87–272Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 598 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
30h 8m€140–238Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Les Houchescar
16h 40m€396–513Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Les Houchescar
17h 41m€290–468
Edinburgh to Les Houches by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Les Houches is to fly and bus which costs €75 - €190 and takes 10h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Les Houches is to fly and bus which takes 7h 25m and costs €90 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Les Houches. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Mairie via London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Les Houches. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Les Houches via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Massy Tgv and Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 36m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Les Houches is 1371 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Les Houches without a car is to train which takes 14h 36m and costs €440 - €700.
It takes approximately 7h 25m to get from Edinburgh to Les Houches, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Les Houches bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Les Houches train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Les Houches is to train which takes 14h 36m and costs €440 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €140 - €240 and takes 30h 8m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Les Houches, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Les Houches via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Massy - Palaiseau, Massy Tgv, St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, and Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains in around 14h 36m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Mairie via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) in around 30h 8m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Massy Tgv to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Visp to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- 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
- €16–20
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +41 27 720 47 47
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegionalAlps
Train from Visp to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–42
- Schedules at
- RegionalAlps
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €21–25
- 1st Class Ticket
- €37–42
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Visp to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €11–16
- 2nd Class
- €13–18
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €139
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €139
- Phone
- +41 24 539 10 17
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpy Transfers
Bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Alpy Transfers
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milan to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Sallanches - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Sallanches - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Edinburgh to Les Houches bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Les Houches is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 6:50 PM in Edinburgh and 7:50 PM in Les Houches.
Edinburgh to Les Houches train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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