Travel and Transport

Travelling to France can be done by air transport or by land transport ie. car via ferry/Eurotunnel or train which is the most environmentally friendly way to travel.

By car:

Driving is by far the most flexible option, where you are in control of your own timetable, can take as much luggage as you need (including sport & leisure equipment at no extra charge), stop en route as and when you choose and maybe visit a little vineyard on the way through Burgundy. You can also stay in more than one resort and take day trips to areas of interest, while maximising your leisure time in the resort.

View more details on self drive holidays here 

Travel by Eurotunnel 

Travel by Ferry 

Miss the queues at the toll plazas 

Sanef, the French motorway operator has now extended its Liber-t automatic toll payment service to UK motorists. To use the service all you need to do is register online and they will send you a small electronic transponder (or tag) that you attach to your windscreen just behind the rear-view mirror. As you approach the barriers, a device by the barrier will read your transponder (or tag), securely extract your unique reference and then automatically open the barrier without you having to stop.  View here to sign up

Flying: 

Flying to the Alps – Nearest Airports

Region

Nearest Airports

Grand Massif resorts                

Geneva (1hr) or Chambery (1hr45-2hr)

Geneva: www.gva.ch/en 

Chambéry: www.chambery.aeroport.fr

Portes du Soleil resorts

Geneva (1hr) or Chambery (1hr45-2hr)

Val D’Arly Mont-Blanc resorts

Geneva (1hr30) or Chambery (1hr30)

Maurienne Valley resorts

Chambery (1hr30), Turin (1hr30) or Grenoble [Saint-Geoirs] (2hr), Lyon (2hr30), St Etienne (3hr)

Grenoble: www.grenoble.aeroport.fr

Lyon: www.lyon.aeroport.fr

St-Etienne: www.saint-etienne.aeroport.fr

Turin: www.turin-airport.com

Oisans resorts

Chambery, Grenoble [Saint-Geoirs] (1hr30-2hr), Lyon (2hr-2hr30), St Etienne (3hr)

3 Vallees and

Tarentaise resorts

Chambery (1hr15), Turin or Grenoble (Saint-Geoirs), Lyon (2hr-2hr30), St Etienne (3hr)

View for more details on flying to the French Alps 

Flying to the Pyrenees:

Ax Les Thermes	> Toulouse, Perpignan
Barèges	> Lourdes Pyrennes, Pau
Cauterets	> Lourdes Pyrenees, Pau, Toulouse
Font Romeu	> Perpignan, Toulouse
La Mongie	> Lourdes Pyrennes, Pau
Les Angles	> Perpignan, Girona, Toulouse
Luz Saint Sauveur	> Lourdes Pyrennes, Pau
Peyragudes	> Lourdes Pyrenees, Pau, Toulouse
Saint Lary	> Lourdes Pyrenees, Pau, Toulouse
Val Louron	> Lourdes Pyrenees, Pau, Toulouse

View here for more details on flying to the Pyrenees