There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Les Houches by plane, bus, train (Eurostar, TGV), train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport 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 40m€89–248Fly Edinburgh Airport 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 10m€79–179Train
- 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 Paris Gare De Lyon to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayettrain Tgv
14h 43m€450–681Train, 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 54m€314–454Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris to Chamonixbus
27h€143–220Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane GLA - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus
8h 40m€106–298Fly Edinburgh Airport 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 48m€215–440Train, bus via Carlisle
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Carlisletrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoriabus 838
- 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
29h 37m€167–303Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Les Houchescar
16h 40m€420–558Drive, 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 40m€313–512
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 - €180 and takes 10h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Les Houches is to fly and bus which takes 7h 40m and costs €85 - €250.
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, Dover, Paris and Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h.
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, Paris Gare De Lyon and Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 43m.
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 43m and costs €450 - €700.
It takes approximately 7h 40m to get from Edinburgh to Les Houches, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Les Houches bus services, operated by FlixBus, 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 43m and costs €450 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €140 - €220 and takes 27h.
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, Paris Gare De Lyon, St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, and Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains in around 14h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Mairie via London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris, and Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) in around 27h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
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
- €180–290
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- 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
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- 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
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 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milan to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- 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 FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Les Houches is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 2:07 AM in Edinburgh and 3:07 AM in Les Houches.
Edinburgh to Les Houches train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
There are 6521+ hotels available in Les Houches.






















































