There are 5 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 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 50m€459–761Fly 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 30m€227–752Fly 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
17h 25m€287–962Fly 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
21h 29m€268–890Fly 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
20h 20m€311–1,063
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 - €750 and takes 18h 30m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Chamonix is to fly and bus which takes 15h 50m and costs €450 - €800.
The distance between San Diego and Chamonix is 9640 km.
It takes approximately 15h 50m to get from San Diego to Chamonix, including transfers.
Chamonix is 9h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 2:53 PM in San Diego and 11:53 PM in Chamonix.
There are 5948+ 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 Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
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, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,000
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Train from Basel SBB to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Visp to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- 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
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €11–16
- 2nd Class
- €13–18
- 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
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- 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
- €19–29
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milan to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Turin to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Flixbus
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