There are 2 ways to get from French Alps to Swiss Alps by unknown, train, bus, or plane
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Travel, train, line 110 bus
best- Walk from French Alps to Chamonix-Mont-Blancunknown
- 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 Andermatt, Bahnhofplatz to Gotthard Passhöhebus 110
7h 1mTravel, bus, fly, train
- Walk from French Alps to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurunknown
- 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 Airolotrain
7h 40m
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between French Alps and Swiss Alps is 200 km.
The best way to get from French Alps to Swiss Alps without a car is to travel and train and line 110 bus which takes 7h 1m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from French Alps to Swiss Alps, including transfers.
There are 503+ hotels available in Swiss Alps.
What companies run services between French Alps, France and Swiss Alps, Canton Ticino, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from French Alps to Swiss Alps. However, you can travel to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, take the train to Vallorcine, take the train to Martigny, take the train to Brig, walk to Brig Bahnhofplatz, take the train to Andermatt, walk to Andermatt, Bahnhofplatz, then take the line 110 bus to Gotthard Passhöhe. Alternatively, you can travel to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur, take the bus to Geneva Airport, walk to Geneva International Airport (GVA) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Airolo, walk to Airolo, Stazione, then take the line 110 bus to Gotthard Passhöhe.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–360
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
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Martigny to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- [email protected]
- Website
- postauto.ch
Bus from Andermatt, Bahnhofplatz to Gotthard Passhöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–4
- Website
- https://www.postauto.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 28–40
- Website
- https://www.alpytransfers.com/
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