Flights

Easyjet fly to Geneva from a number of UK airports on every day of the week.  We have found that the best fares are achieved by booking as soon as they release their flights, particularly for peak weeks.

 

Peak weeks are Christmas, New Year and February in the winter and Late July and August in the summer.  Outside of these times flights can be extremely reasonable!

 

 

Car Hire

No doubt you will be more than aware that it is cheaper to book in advance from the UK rather than wait until you arrive at Geneva.

 

Easyrentacar is more often than not far better value than renting direct from the major rental companies.  Budget, Eurocar, Hertz and others all have desks at Geneva’s arrival hall.

 

For the best rates we have found that the rental intermediaries such as Holiday autos can be more than competitive particularly the closer it is to your holiday dates when you are looking to book.

 

If you have not rented cars at Geneva before then you ought to know that it is important to ensure you rent from the Swiss (and not the French) side of the Airport to avoid having to buy an additional permit if you wish to use a Swiss motorway.  This makes everything easier as the vast majority of rental companies operate from the Swiss side and it is well worth making sure rather than kicking off your holiday badly by arriving at the wrong desk with lots of luggage in tow.

 

 

Taxi to Chamonix from the Airport?

If you have no intention of needing to drive once you are in Chamonix (the ski bus stop is very close to the apartment) this might be for you.  Operators can be found on the internet and one such operator is ATS. 

 

 

Driving all the way

Definitely possible and done by many.  Its motorway all the way from Calais to Chamonix via Troyes, Dijon, Macon, Bourg-en-Bresse and Geneva.

 

In winter the motorways are pretty much clear of hold-ups and it’s a very easy straightforward drive if you swap drivers at regular intervals.

 

Eight or nine hours seems the norm non-stop with changes of driver.  But unless you’re in a hurry there are some fantastic towns and villages to stop off overnight at.  And there’s also Burgundy to visit!

 

It can be the most economical way to do it if there are four people or more.

 

The Norfolk Line Dover to Dunkirk ferry can often work out far cheaper than the Dover to Calais ferries or the Tunnel.  It takes about the same time to cross the Channel and only adds another 20 motorway minutes to your journey.  We book it through Direct Ferries.

 

 

Trains

The high-speed TGV railway connects to Paris and London from the nearby town of St-Gervais. 

Geneva airport is extremely close and has any number of car hire companies to choose from.  Alternatively transfers can be arranged privately with taxi operators (see below).

 

Many people drive from the UK, taking the ferry or tunnel, because it is motorway all the way.  Some take their time touring through France before using Chamonix as a base for Switzerland and Italy.

 

Fly or Drive

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