There are 9 ways to get from Ruffec to Chamonix by train, bus, car, plane, or train (TGV)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus via Paris
best- Take the train from Gare de Ruffec to Poitierstrain Ter
- Take the train from Poitiers to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Genevetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Geneva to Chamonixbus
10h 32m€171–330Bus via Geneva
cheapest- Take the bus from Salle Des Grands Rocs to Angouleme - Gare Sncfbus 120 / ...
- Take the bus from Angoulême to Bordeauxbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Genevabus
- Take the bus from Geneva to Chamonixbus
17h 29m€68–138Bus
- Take the bus from Gare de Ruffec to Angoulemebus
- Take the bus from Angoulême - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
15h 50m€85–153Drive 638.2 km
- Drive from Ruffec to Chamonixcar 638.2 km
6h 43m€99–143Train, train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus
- Take the train from Gare de Ruffec to Angoulemetrain
- Take the train from Angouleme to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BOD - LYS
- Take the bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
9h 41m€94–258Train
- Take the train from Gare de Ruffec to Poitierstrain Ter
- Take the train from Poitiers to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayettrain Tgv
11h 15m€177–332Train, bus
- Take the train from Gare de Ruffec to Poitierstrain Ter
- Take the train from Poitiers to St Pierre Des Corpstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
- Take the bus from Lyon Part Dieu Gare Routiere to Chamonix-Mont-Blancbus
13h 33m€137–272Train, train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Gare de Ruffec to Angoulemetrain
- Take the train from Angouleme to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BOD - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus
9h 1m€107–308Train to Poitiers–Biard Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus
- Take the train from Gare de Ruffec to Poitierstrain
- Fly from Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane PIS - LYS
- Take the bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
7h 26m€88–407
Ruffec to Chamonix by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ruffec to Chamonix is to bus via Geneva which costs €65 - €140 and takes 17h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Ruffec to Chamonix is to drive which takes 6h 43m and costs €95 - €150.
No, there is no direct bus from Ruffec to Chamonix. However, there are services departing from Gare de Ruffec and arriving at Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) via Angoulême - Bus Station and Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Ruffec to Chamonix. However, there are services departing from Gare de Ruffec and arriving at Chamonix-Mont-Blanc via Poitiers, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Gare De Lyon and Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 15m.
The distance between Ruffec and Chamonix is 981 km. The road distance is 638.2 km.
The best way to get from Ruffec to Chamonix without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 10h 32m and costs €170 - €330.
It takes approximately 10h 32m to get from Ruffec to Chamonix, including transfers.
Ruffec to Chamonix bus services, operated by SNCF Bus, depart from Gare de Ruffec station.
Ruffec to Chamonix train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Gare de Ruffec station.
The best way to get from Ruffec to Chamonix is to bus which takes 15h 50m and costs €85 - €160. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €170 - €340 and takes 11h 15m.
What companies run services between Ruffec, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France and Chamonix, France?
You can take a bus from Gare de Ruffec to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) via Angouleme, Angoulême - Bus Station, and Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop in around 15h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Gare de Ruffec to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc via Poitiers, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Quai de la Gare, Paris Gare De Lyon, St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, and Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains in around 11h 15m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Poitiers–Biard Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–75
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Gare de Ruffec to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Poitiers to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Gare de Ruffec to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Angouleme to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Gare de Ruffec to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Poitiers to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Gare de Ruffec to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Poitiers to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Gare de Ruffec to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Angouleme to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Gare de Ruffec to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Poitiers to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Angouleme to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Poitiers to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Poitiers to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Angouleme to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Geneva to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Angoulême to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Geneva to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +41 22 781 04 04
- Website
- Swiss Tours
Bus from Geneva to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Swiss Tours
Bus from Geneva to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Swiss Tours
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Angoulême - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- 05.55.10.10.03
- Website
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
Bus from Salle Des Grands Rocs to Angouleme - Gare Sncf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
- 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
- €30–45
- Website
- Alpy Transfers
Want to know more about travelling around France
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
5 delightfully under-the-radar French towns you need to visit
Read the travel guide
Train travel in France: A guide to SNCF
Read the travel guide
Want to know more about Flixbus?
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Ruffec to Chamonix bus services, operated by SNCF Bus, arrive at Angouleme station.
Ruffec to Chamonix train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Poitiers station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ruffec to Chamonix is 638 km. It takes approximately 6h 43m to drive from Ruffec to Chamonix.
Book your Ruffec to Chamonix train tickets online with Omio.
There are 6141+ hotels available in Chamonix.




























