Les Houches · Plan your trip
Getting to Les Houches
First village off the motorway, last to get crowded. Les Houches has the shortest Geneva transfer in the valley, its own train station on the Mont Blanc Express, and free parking where Chamonix charges.
Three ways in
From Geneva
A40 motorway, Les Houches is the first valley exit: 80 km, about 1h05. Every Chamonix coach and shuttle serves Les Houches on request; shared shuttles drop door-to-door.
From Chamonix
Bus line 1 or the winter skibus lines 15/16, free with a lift pass or guest card, in about 10 minutes. The Mont Blanc Express train also stops at Les Houches station.
By train
St-Gervais-Le Fayet is 15 minutes down the line; from there the Mont Blanc Express climbs straight to Les Houches. Free between Servoz and Vallorcine with the guest card.
The Geneva comparison below is calculated for Chamonix; Les Houches is 10 minutes closer and usually a few euros cheaper by shuttle.
Geneva → Chamonix: pick your transfer
88 km, five honest options. Tell us your group and priority.
Travellers
What matters most?
★ Our pick for you
Scheduled coach (FlixBus / Swiss Tours)
Up to 11 daily departures in season from the airport bus station to Chamonix Sud. Cheapest way up the valley; book ahead for the best fares.
Watch out: Fixed timetable, luggage limits, drops at bus station only.
- Duration
- 1h25–1h45
- Price
- €10–25 per person
- Group estimate
- €34 (one-way, whole group)
Also worth considering
- Train (Léman Express + Mont Blanc Express)2h45–3h15, 1–2 changes€64
- Shared door-to-door shuttle1h15–2h (with other drops)€76
- Rental car1h15 via A40 motorway€90
- Private transfer1h10–1h20€250
Parking: still free here
Prarion gondola
600 free spaces at the main lift base. The default choice.
Bellevue cable car
200 free spaces (24h max), right under the historic cable car.
Les Chavants
178 paid spaces in the village center, first hour free.
Winter equipment required
Same rules as the rest of Haute-Savoie: winter tyres or chains on board from 1 November to 31 March (Loi Montagne II). The final road to Bellevue can be icy on cold mornings.Continue planning
Ski it with a local instructor
Our instructors ski these mountains every day. Book a private lesson and get the pass, area and timing questions answered for free.