Chamonix Getting Here

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One of the great advantages of ski holidays in Chamonix is its proximity to Geneva airport - less than an hour away from all our ski apartments Chamonix, ski accommodation Chamonix and ski chalets Chamonix. There is a direct road into the town from the airport which remains open throughout the ski season. This makes it the ideal getaway location for your Chamonix holidays.

Getting to Chamonix (Plane and Transfer)

By Plane

Geneva is the closest airport to Chamonix (98km). If you book your flights well in advance you can get some truly exceptional deals (and with our ski holiday accommodation it will be a bargain!). We have known of return trips from London to Geneva for as little as €60 with EasyJet. For flight booking information please use these links:

BMIBaby: www.bmibaby.com

British Airways: www.britishairways.com

EasyJet: www.easyjet.com

RyanAir: www.ryanair.com

By Transfer - Car Hire

This is a fast and easy way to get to Chamonix and gives you flexibility for the rest of your holiday. All our Chamonix apartments come with private parking. Our advice is to hire the car from the Swiss side, a little bit more expensive than the French side but far less hassle and if you hire from the French side there is an additional Swiss road tax charge of €30. This takes approximately 1hr. For car hire information please use these links:

Alamo: www.alamo.com

Budget Car: www.budgetcar.com

EasyCar: www.easycar.com

Eurocar: www.eurocar.com

Hertz: www.hertz.com

Thrifty: www.thrifty.com

By Transfer - Shared Mini-Bus

Please see Airport Transfers.

By Transfer - Public Bus

There are daily services between Geneva and Chamonix using the coach company SAT. In Chamonix, departures and arrivals are at the SNCF station, this is right behind our Chamonix apartments (La Ginabelle) and only two minutes walk from our other Chamonix apartments. Please call +33 (0)4 50 53 01 15 for information. Costs approximately €30 per person per single trip. This takes approximately 2hr. For bus booking information please use these links:

http://www.satobus.com/

By Transfer - Taxi

Taxi is a very luxurious way to get to and from Geneva airport - the journey to Chamonix is quick and comfortable but the price will be from approximately €160 for a 5 seater - so unless there are at least two of you travelling this is an expensive transfer. They will obviously drop you off directly at your Chamonix apartments. This takes approximately 50min.

Taxi Cham'Taxi - +33 (0)6 07 26 36 62
Taxi Buton - +33 (0)4 50 53 08 05/ +33 (0)6 07 19 70 36
Taxi Costa - +33 (0)4 50 54 04 30
Taxi Monard - +33 (0)6 08 26 84 76
Taxi Rousseau - +33 (0)6 07 67 88 85

By Transfer - Train

There is a railway station (SNCF) in the airport and in the centre of Chamonix, but you will have to change trains at least twice and the overall journey time is at least 4 hours. For train booking information please use these links:

SNCF: www.sncf.com/indexe.htm

Getting to Chamonix (Road and Channel)

By Road

There is direct access to Chamonix via the Autoroute Blanche motorway (A40), part of the European motorway network. An average journey from Calais to Chamonix is 8 hours. Take the A26 towards Bethune, St Quentin, Reims, Troyes, then the A5, A31 towards Dijon, then A39 towards Dole, Bourge en Bresse, then the A40 (Geneva) but you head towards Chamonix. The A40 comes all the way into town. If you get an early channel crossing (about 9am) - you will easily be here in the evening. You can pay all the tolls by credit card.

By Channel

For channel crossing information please use these links:

Brittany Ferries: www.brittany-ferries.com

Direct Ferries: www.directferry.com

Eurotunnel: www.eurotunnel.com

Hoverspeed: www.hoverspeed.co.uk

P&O Ferries: www.posl.com

SeaFrance: www.seafrance.com

Getting to Chamonix (Train)

By Train

There is a railway station (SNCF) in the centre of Chamonix. It links with St Gervais/ Le Fayet and Martigny, which in turn links with the TGV (high speed French rail network). For train booking information please use these links:

Eurostar: www.eurostar.com

SNCF: www.sncf.com/indexe.htm

Getting Around Chamonix

By Bus

The buses to the ski lifts are free on production of a lift pass. During the high season the service is very frequent, every 10-15min, but can get very busy. There is a bus stop conveniently located within two minutes walk of each of our Chamonix apartments. The bus stops are shown on the map.

By Car

There are free car parks at each of the major ski areas, except Le Brevent which costs approximately €4 per day.

By Taxi

See above.