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Distance from Foix to Chamonix

N Foix → Chamonix
Road distance
708.7 km
Foix to Chamonix is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 708.7 km in roughly 7 hrs 44 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
531.7 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.33×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
99
Info Travel board
Travel time
7 hrs 44 min
Return: 15 hrs 29 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
464 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
91.5 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 3 planned rest stops
8 hrs 29 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R1,426.19
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R1,431.81
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R1,424.66
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R1,493.04
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R1,881.78
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R1,889.19
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R1,879.76
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R1,969.98
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R2,476.03
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R2,485.77
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R2,473.37
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R2,592.08
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
50° NE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
230° SW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
42.9639, 1.6054
End coords Destination point
45.9231, 6.8700
Taxi Transport options
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Long-distance caution
Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
Weather 22 °C Foix Fair View Forecast → 13 °C Chamonix Clear Sky View Forecast →
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Travel modes
Foix → Chamonix
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Car
708.7 km
7 hrs 44 min
Road route
🏍️ Estimate
Two-wheeler
708.7 km
~10 hrs 54 min
65 km/h avg
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708.7 km 7 hrs 44 min
Start Foix
Finish Chamonix
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Destination
Driving route
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Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Head on Cours Gabriel Fauré
    0.1 km
  2. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Cours Gabriel Fauré
    0.1 km
  3. Continue onto Cours Gabriel Fauré
    0.2 km
  4. Keep slight left at the fork onto Allée de Villote
    0.3 km
  5. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Cours Bouychères
    0.1 km
  6. Continue onto Cours Bouychères
    0.3 km
  7. Continue straight onto Cours Irénée Cros
    0.4 km
  8. Continue straight onto Avenue du Général Leclerc
    3.8 km
  9. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  10. Continue
    0.2 km
  11. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  12. Continue
    0.1 km
  13. Merge slight left
    15.3 km
  14. Keep slight left at the fork onto L'Ariégeoise
    37.4 km
  15. Keep slight right at the fork towards A 61: Montpellier
    0.9 km
  16. Merge slight left onto Autoroute des Deux Mers towards Montpellier
    117.9 km
  17. Keep slight left at the fork towards Lyon
    0.4 km
  18. Merge slight left onto La Languedocienne
    84.3 km
  19. Keep slight left at the fork onto La Languedocienne towards A 9: Lyon
    108.7 km
  20. Merge slight left onto Autoroute du Soleil
    92.5 km
  21. Take the exit ramp slight right towards Genève
    0.7 km
  22. Keep slight left at the fork towards Grenoble
    0.1 km
  23. Continue straight
    9.5 km
  24. Continue straight
    10.7 km
  25. Continue straight
    61.3 km
  26. Merge slight left onto Autoroute du Dauphiné
    9.7 km
  27. Keep slight right at the fork towards A48: Grenoble-Bastille
    4.8 km
  28. Keep slight left at the fork onto Quai de France towards Hôpital Nord
    0.3 km
  29. Turn right onto Pont Marius Gontard
    0.1 km
  30. Turn left onto Quai Stéphane Jay
    0.5 km
  31. Continue right onto Quai Claude Brosse towards Chambéry
    0.1 km
  32. Turn right onto Place de Lavalette
    0.2 km
  33. Turn left onto Avenue Maréchal Randon
    0.2 km
  34. Continue slight right onto Avenue Maréchal Randon towards Chambéry
    0.0 km
  35. Turn slight right onto Boulevard Maréchal Leclerc
    0.5 km
  36. Continue straight onto Rue du 19 Mars 1962
    0.4 km
  37. Turn left towards Chambéry
    1.6 km
  38. Keep slight right at the fork onto Avenue de Verdun towards Chambéry
    0.3 km
  39. Continue straight
    39.8 km
  40. Take the exit ramp slight right towards A 43: Turin-Milan
    0.7 km
  41. Merge slight left
    18.0 km
  42. Keep slight left at the fork towards A 430: Albertville
    14.8 km
  43. Continue straight
    3.5 km
  44. Take the exit ramp slight right towards Albertville-centre
    0.2 km
  45. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.2 km
  46. Continue
    0.2 km
  47. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  48. Continue
    2.0 km
  49. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  50. Continue
    7.0 km
  51. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Avenue Jean Marie Meunier
    0.0 km
  52. Continue onto Avenue Jean Marie Meunier
    0.4 km
  53. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Avenue Paul Girod
    0.0 km
  54. Continue onto Avenue Paul Girod
    0.4 km
  55. Continue onto Avenue Paul Girod
    1.0 km
  56. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Route des Gorges
    0.0 km
  57. Continue onto Route des Gorges
    12.0 km
  58. Continue slight right onto Rue du Mont Blanc
    0.3 km
  59. Continue straight onto Route de Megève
    5.6 km
  60. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Route de Megève
    0.0 km
  61. Continue onto Route de Megève
    0.4 km
  62. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Route de Megève
    0.0 km
  63. Continue onto Route de Megève
    0.4 km
  64. Continue straight onto Route Nationale
    2.8 km
  65. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Route Nationale
    0.0 km
  66. Continue onto Route Nationale
    0.5 km
  67. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Route Nationale
    0.1 km
  68. Continue onto Route Nationale
    0.3 km
  69. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Route Nationale
    0.0 km
  70. Continue onto Route Nationale
    1.3 km
  71. Continue straight onto Route de Sallanches
    0.3 km
  72. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Route de Sallanches
    0.0 km
  73. Continue onto Route de Sallanches
    1.6 km
  74. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Route de Saint-Gervais
    0.0 km
  75. Continue onto Route de Saint-Gervais
    4.4 km
  76. Continue straight onto Route de Megève
    1.7 km
  77. Continue straight onto Avenue du Mont d'Arbois
    0.2 km
  78. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  79. Continue
    0.2 km
  80. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  81. Continue
    0.4 km
  82. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Avenue du Mont Paccard
    0.0 km
  83. Continue onto Avenue du Mont Paccard
    0.6 km
  84. Continue straight onto Route de Saint-Gervais
    3.0 km
  85. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Avenue de Chamonix
    0.0 km
  86. Continue onto Avenue de Chamonix
    0.3 km
  87. Continue slight right onto Avenue de Chamonix
    16.0 km
  88. Keep left at the fork onto La Route Blanche towards D 1506: Chamonix Mont-Blanc
    0.7 km
  89. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Route Blanche
    0.1 km
  90. Continue onto Route Blanche
    1.2 km
  91. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Route Blanche
    0.0 km
  92. Continue onto Route Blanche
    0.7 km
  93. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Avenue Cachat Le Géant
    0.0 km
  94. Continue onto Avenue Cachat Le Géant
    0.6 km
  95. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Rue Whymper
    0.1 km
  96. Continue onto Rue Whymper
    0.1 km
  97. Turn right
    0.1 km
  98. Turn left
    0.0 km
  99. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Routes ↩ Chamonix → Foix Foix to Johannesburg Foix to Pretoria Foix to Cape Town Foix to Durban Johannesburg to Chamonix Pretoria to Chamonix Cape Town to Chamonix
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
354.0 km
Occitanie to Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
3 hrs 52 min • 3 hrs 52 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Occitanie to Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
51.0 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
117.9 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
38.3 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
75%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Chamonix
05:41 – 21:23
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
13:32
Total daylightUsable driving light
15 hrs 42 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
1 hr 10 min
SunriseDawn break
05:41
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R2,962.38
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R14.17
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R141.74
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R3,118.29
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (162)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
25
Lane merges Yield required
6
Complex forks Path selection
11
Highway exits Deceleration zones
28
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Foix 42.96390, 1.60538
Midpoint
354.0 km
Total: 708.7 km
Midpoint 354.0 km
708.7 km 7 hrs 44 min
Destination Chamonix 45.92310, 6.87000

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Occitanie to Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
One-way road span 708.7 km
Return-cycle span 1,417.4 km
Traversal time 7 hrs 44 min
Maneuver count 99
Maneuver density 14.0 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 354.0 km

Coordinate frame

Start 42.96390, 1.60538
Midpoint 44.01505, 4.72145
End 45.92310, 6.87000
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Questions 9
How far is Foix from Chamonix? +
Foix is about 708.7 km from Chamonix by road.
How long does it take from Foix to Chamonix? +
The drive usually takes about 7 hrs 44 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Foix to Chamonix in one day? +
It is possible, but for many travellers this is better treated as a very long same-day trip or an overnight trip.
Is taxi available from Foix to Chamonix? +
Taxi may be available, but for this route it is better to confirm the latest fare at the local taxi rank.
What's the estimated fuel amount from Foix to Chamonix? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R1,426.19 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R1,431.81 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R1,424.66 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R1,493.04 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Foix to Chamonix? +
No tollgates are currently matched for this route.
What is the route verdict for this trip? +
Very long trip: This is a demanding long-distance route. Treat it as a serious travel day and consider an overnight stop.
Is there a long-trip warning on this route? +
This is a long trip. Plan rest stops, avoid driving tired, and be careful with late-night travel.
Is there a road note for this route? +
This is a longer road trip, so a fuel or rest stop is recommended. Take a short break about every 2 hours if possible. This route crosses a provincial boundary. This route looks more local or regional, but always check signs and road conditions on the day.
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Towns along the route

Cours Gabriel Fauré
From Foix To Chamonix
Allée de Villote
From Foix To Chamonix
Cours Bouychères
From Foix To Chamonix
Cours Irénée Cros
From Foix To Chamonix
L'Ariégeoise
From Foix To Chamonix
A 61: Montpellier
From Foix To Chamonix
Carcassone
From Foix To Chamonix
Montpellier
From Foix To Chamonix
Autoroute des Deux Mers
From Foix To Chamonix
Lyon
From Foix To Chamonix

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