There are 6 ways to get from San Diego to Chamonix by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport, bus
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SAN - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus
15h 35m€459–760Fly San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane SAN - MXP
- Take the bus from Milan to Chamonixbus
18h 10m€227–803Fly San Diego International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SAN - LYS
- Take the bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
18h 15m€285–1,024Fly San Diego International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane SAN - TRN
- Take the bus from Turin to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
18h 14m€281–935Fly San Diego International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Basel (BSL)plane SAN - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Visptrain
- Take the train from Visp to Martignytrain
19h 46m€311–1,124Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LAX - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus
20h 59m€437–735
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Chamonix is to fly and bus which costs €220 - €850 and takes 18h 10m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Chamonix is to fly and bus which takes 15h 35m and costs €450 - €800.
The distance between San Diego and Chamonix is 9640 km.
It takes approximately 15h 35m to get from San Diego to Chamonix, including transfers.
Chamonix is 9h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 8:01 PM in San Diego and 5:01 AM in Chamonix.
There are 3463+ hotels available in Chamonix.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Chamonix, France?
There is no direct connection from San Diego to Chamonix. However, you can fly to Geneva International Airport (GVA), walk to Geneva Airport, then take the bus to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur. Alternatively, you can fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS), walk to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop, then take the bus to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud).
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Train from Basel SBB to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Visp to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- 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
- €21–43
- Schedules at
- RegionalAlps
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €21–25
- 1st Class Ticket
- €38–43
- 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
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- +3 318 576 2228
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- 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
- €18–28
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milan to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Turin to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- Flixbus
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