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

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There are 11 ways to get from Pau to Chamonix by plane, bus, train, car, or train (TGV)

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  1. Fly Pau Pyrénées Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane PUF - LYS
    2. Take the bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus bus
    6h 55m
    €278–581

  2. Bus via Toulouse

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Annecy - Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus bus
    14h 15m
    €67–117

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Valence TGV Rhône-Alpes Sud to Annecytrain train K21
    4. Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus bus
    12h 38m
    €190–291

  4. Drive  844.4 km

    1. Drive from Pau to Chamonixcar car 844.4 km
    8h 19m
    €136–196

  5. Fly Pau Pyrénées Airport to Geneva International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane PUF - GVA
    2. Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus bus
    9h
    €120–629

  6. Train to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Pau to Bayonnetrain train
    2. Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane BIQ - LYS
    3. Take the bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus bus
    8h 10m
    €112–372

  7. Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain train
    2. Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane TLS - LYS
    3. Take the bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus bus
    9h 12m
    €97–320

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

    1. Take the train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jeantrain train
    2. Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane BOD - GVA
    3. Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus bus
    8h 49m
    €96–277

  9. Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain train
    2. Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane TLS - GVA
    3. Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus bus
    8h 32m
    €109–308

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Pau to Daxtrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Dax to Massy Tgvtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Massy Tgv to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayettrain train Tgv
    13h 2m
    €278–431

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Pau to Grenoblebus bus FlixBus N716
    2. Take the bus from Grenoble - Bus Station to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    15h 40m
    €80–123

Pau to Chamonix by train and bus

Calendar21Weekly Services
Duration12h 38mAverage Duration
Ticket€190Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 736.8 km
  • Duration: 6h 55m

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

You can take a bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) via Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station and Annecy - Bus Station in around 14h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Pau to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc via Dax, Massy Tgv, St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, and Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains in around 13h 2m.

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