Any input is appreciated..is there a train to Chamonix from Geneva in a short amount of time? I have heard you can take a bus and that supposedly is an hour.
Posted by
Chicago
7850 posts
The bus is the right option there is no direct train
Posted by
Gator country
172 posts
According to bahn.de the train involves 2 changes and takes 3 hrs 12 minutes. I advise take the shuttle bus, they state it takes one hour but my mid-morning trip was only 45 minutes.
Posted by
OP
Newport Beach
11 posts
Thank you very much.
Posted by
Basel, Switzerland
8889 posts
There is no train service. The times and prices for the bus are here: https://www.chamonix.net/english/travel/switzerland/bus
The bus leaves from Geneva airport, not the city centre. I assume that is what you want.
Posted by
not here anymore
631 posts
"my mid-morning trip was only 45 minutes." how did they manage that? It's almost 60 miles by fastest route, even Google says over an hour by car and that will assume some fast speeds on the autoroute.
Posted by
OP
Newport Beach
11 posts
I wondered the same thing with the 45 min comment.
Posted by
Beaverton, Oregon, USA
740 posts
You definitely can go to-from Chamonix and Geneva by train. But it does take longer.
I decided to see Lake Geneva from the train a few years ago. It's a very scenic cogwheel train from Chamonix to the valley floor. Then, a nice train trip along the lake. If you're not pressed for time, the train is really nice.