There are 7 ways to get from Tignes to Glacier Express by car, train, bus, shuttle, plane, or train (TGV)
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Drive, train
best- Drive from Tignes to Modanecar
- Take the train from Modane to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Tiranotrain Re8
- Take the train from Tirano to St. Moritztrain Re9 / ...
11h 25mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Tignes to Chambérybus
- Take the bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milan to Splügenbus
16h 36mCHF 44–88Drive 413.5 km
- Drive from Tignes to Glacier Expresscar 413.5 km
6h 31mCHF 69–100Shuttle, fly, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Tignes Le Lac to Genève Airport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GVA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Churtrain
- Take the train from Chur to Predatrain
10h 12mBus, train
- Take the bus from Tignes to Chambérybus
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to Churtrain Ic
- Take the train from Chur to Predatrain R38
13h 23mTrain
- Take the train from Bourg St Maurice to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Ter
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Churtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Chur to Predatrain R38
13h 58mShuttle, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Tignes Le Lac to Genève Airport
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Brig to Tiefencastel, staziuntrain 920
15h 8m
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tignes to Glacier Express is to bus which costs SFr 40 - SFr 90 and takes 16h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Tignes to Glacier Express is to drive which takes 6h 31m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 100.
No, there is no direct bus from Tignes to Glacier Express. However, there are services departing from Tignes and arriving at Bergün/Bravuogn, staziun via Chambéry - Bus Station, Milan, Splügen, Dorf and Thusis, Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Tignes to Glacier Express. However, there are services departing from Bourg St Maurice and arriving at Preda via Chambery Challes Les Eaux, Genève, Zürich HB and Chur. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 58m.
The distance between Tignes and Glacier Express is 545 km. The road distance is 413.5 km.
The best way to get from Tignes to Glacier Express without a car is to bus which takes 16h 36m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 90.
It takes approximately 11h 25m to get from Tignes to Glacier Express, including transfers.
Tignes to Glacier Express bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Tignes station.
Tignes to Glacier Express train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Bourg St Maurice station.
The best way to get from Tignes to Glacier Express is to bus which takes 16h 36m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 90. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 13h 58m.
What companies run services between Tignes, France and Glacier Express, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Tignes to Glacier Express via Chambéry - Bus Station, Milan, Splügen, Dorf, Thusis, Bahnhof, Bergün/Bravuogn, staziun, Bergün/Bravuogn, and Preda in around 16h 36m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tignes - Val Claret to Glacier Express via Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Bourg St Maurice, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, Genève, Zürich HB, Chur, and Preda in around 13h 58m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–350
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Modane to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Tirano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–12
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +41 81 288 65 65
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rhätische Bahn
Train from Tirano to St. Moritz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Rhätische Bahn
Train from Chur to Preda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Rhätische Bahn
Train from Chur to Preda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Rhätische Bahn
Train from Chur to Preda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Rhätische Bahn
Train from Zürich HB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–210
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bourg St Maurice to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bourg St Maurice to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–28
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +41 81 288 65 65
- [email protected]
- Website
- glacierexpress.ch
Train from Brig to Tiefencastel, staziun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- glacierexpress.ch
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tignes to Chambéry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–19
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milan to Splügen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tignes to Chambéry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–19
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–29
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- [email protected]
- Website
- BensBus Airport Ski Transfers
Shuttle from Tignes Le Lac to Genève Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–60
- Website
- BensBus Airport Ski Transfers
Shuttle from Tignes Le Lac to Genève Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–60
- Website
- BensBus Airport Ski Transfers
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Booking & Getting There
Tignes to Glacier Express bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Chambéry station.
Tignes to Glacier Express train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Chambery Challes Les Eaux station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tignes to Glacier Express is 413 km. It takes approximately 6h 31m to drive from Tignes to Glacier Express.
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