Glasgow to Chambéry

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Glasgow to Chambéry. From €101.93, fastest 5h 20m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Glasgow to Chambéry costs €101.93 at the cheapest and takes 5h 20m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 1,388 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 12, 2026Priced for September 28, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
1,388 km
Fastest
5h 20m
Average
5h 26m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€101.93
CO2 per passenger
341.4 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight5h 29m2h 19m3h 10m€148.82341.4 kg1
  • 5h 29mFastest, by Flight
  • €148.82Cheapest, by Flight
  • 341.4 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 1,388 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€101.93
  1. FlixBus FB926707:306h 4m13:34Glasgow Buchanan Bus StationDerby Bus Station
  2. Thomsonfly T982114:231h 48m16:11Derby EMAChambéry CMF

Changes at Derby, with 49 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 10h 38mCO2 259.3 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Fastest€162.39
  1. Thomsonfly T497206:152h 19m08:34Glasgow GLAChambéry CMF

Door to door 5h 29mCO2 341.4 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Lowest CO2€125.74
  1. Avanti West Coast AW456807:303h 56m11:26Glasgow CentralLondon St Pancras International
  2. Thomsonfly T685513:051h 33m14:38London STNChambéry CMF

Changes at London, with 99 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 9h 5mCO2 220.0 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Today's real departures
OperatorServiceDepartsArrivesTakes
McGill's Bus Service3 changes2608:3219:3511h 16m
FlixBus-gb3 changesFlixBus UK03009:2010:1525h 11m
Avanti West Coast3 changesAvanti09:4021:1111h 51m
McGill's Bus Service4 changes3809:3621:1111h 48m
Avanti West Coast3 changesAvanti10:3605:4519h 24m
Avanti West Coast3 changesAvanti10:3622:5512h 34m

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €101.93

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Chambéry is not something we sell.

A hotel room

Where to stay in Chambéry

Filter by neighborhood and by nightly price, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a cab.

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Booking window

When to book Glasgow to Chambéry

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €132.8990 days
  2. €86.5360 days
  3. €97.5345 days
  4. €99.1830 days
  5. €138.2321 days
  6. €162.9814 days
  7. €178.387 days
  8. €180.033 days
  9. €257.971 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €86.53.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 198 percent. The most expensive point is €257.97, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€257.97€86.531371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €170.13Sun
  2. €138.78Mon
  3. €143.18Tue
  4. €148.82Wed
  5. €180.09Thu
  6. €153.63Fri
  7. €162.98Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €180.03Sep
  2. €137.13Oct
  3. €101.38Nov
  4. €108.70Dec
  5. €94.23Jan
  6. €79.93Feb

The route

GlasgowGlasgowChambéryChambéry
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 1,388 km against 1,348 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Leeds, Derby, Manchester, London. The gap between arriving and leaving is 48 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Glasgow at 06:15 and the last at 06:15, across 1 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Glasgow

Rail
  • Glasgow Central
  • Paisley Gilmour Street
  • Pollokshaws East
Bus
  • Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station
  • Govan Bus Station
Air
  • GLA
Ferry
  • Yoker Slipway
  • Plantation Quay

Chambéry

Rail
  • Chambéry-Challes-les-Eaux station
  • Gare de Cognin
  • Montmélian station
Bus
  • Gare Routière Aéroport Chambéry Savoie
  • Gare routière de Chambéry
Air
  • CMF

CMF is not in Chambéry, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

Getting from CMF into Chambéry?

Settled in advance, so the ride into Chambéry costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.

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Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Thomsonfly€137.615h 20m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
  • Thomsonfly
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Coach fare we sell on 2026-09-28, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€89.5088%
Taxes€8.959%
Supplier fees€1.491%
Our service fee€1.992%
Total you pay€101.93100%

Chambéry is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Chambéry

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

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Questions about Glasgow to Chambéry

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Glasgow to Chambéry?

The fastest journey from Glasgow to Chambéry takes 5h 20m door to door, of which 2h 19m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 5h 26m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Glasgow to Chambéry?

The cheapest fare from Glasgow to Chambéry is €101.93, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €187.17. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Chambéry?

The cheapest way from Glasgow to Chambéry is by Flight, at €148.82 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 5h 29m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Glasgow to Chambéry?

Fares from Glasgow to Chambéry bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €86.53. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 198 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Glasgow to Chambéry?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Glasgow to Chambéry, at €138.78. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Glasgow to Chambéry?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Glasgow to Chambéry, at €79.93 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Glasgow to Chambéry?

1 operators sell services from Glasgow to Chambéry across 1 modes: Thomsonfly. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Glasgow to Chambéry?

20 percent of the services we sell from Glasgow to Chambéry are direct. The rest connect at Leeds, Derby, Manchester, London, with about 48 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Glasgow to Chambéry use?

Services from Glasgow to Chambéry by Flight leave from Glasgow GLA and arrive at Chambéry CMF. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Glasgow to Chambéry?

0 of the 1 operators we sell from Glasgow to Chambéry allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Glasgow to Chambéry on September 12, 2026: 1388 km of route against 1348 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €101.93, and 5h 20m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Chambéry is somebody else's catalog.

A guided tour group

Things to do in Chambéry

Day trips that leave Chambéry in the morning and cover a good part of France by evening.

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