TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS
FLIGHTS
There has been an explosion of cheap flights on the market in the last few years which can be booked on line. Those operating into Geneva include:
www.easyjet.com from Liverpool, Gatwick, Bristol, Newcastle, East Midlands and Stansted.
Globespan from Edinburgh and Glasgow
bmibaby from Eastmidlands and Birmingham
flybe from Southhampton
British Airways from Manchester, Heathrow, City Airport
Swiss from London City Airport
To book flights we highly recommend Barrie and Sophie at Satellite Travel: www.satellitetravel.co.uk tel 020 86433666
but you can also try:
www.travel.kelkoo.com
www.charterflights.co.uk/flights/switzerland/geneva/
www.skyscanner.net
www.justtheflight.co.uk
www.flightcomparison.co.uk
www.expedia.co.uk
www.onetime.com
www.getmore4less.co.uk/geneva
www.seek365.co.uk/geneva_flights
www.volagratis.com
Geneva airport has a list of flight operators from UK and Ireland into Geneva on this site:
www.gva.ch/en/news/WinterFlightsFromUK/WinterFlightsUK_liste.pdf
TRAINS
Our nearst major railway station is Le Fayet / St. Gervais which has a connecting narrow guage railway link directly to Les Houches. You simply have to walk across the platform.
To Les Houches via St. Gervais from Paris.
There are fast speed TGV trains from Paris to St. Gervais at weekends. There is a night train from Paris to St. Gervais every day.
Visit www.tgv.com
BY ROAD
FROM CALAIS: It's about an 8 hour drive from Calais to Les Houches. Most of our guests prefer to avoid Paris by continuing on the A26 autoroute to Laons, Chalons and Troyes and then on the A5 to Dijon. There is a new road after that: the A39 that passes Lons-Le Saunier to Bourg en Bresse. After that Geneva is signposted on the A40. Passing Geneva you are on the "Route Blanche" or A40 autoroute signposted Chamonix and the Mont Blanc tunnel.
APROACHING LES HOUCHES on the Autoroute Blanche passing Geneva: About 20 km from Chamonix you'll climb a very long bridge. After the bridge you'll pass through two small tunnels. Directly after the second tunnel there is an exit marked Les Houches. Take this and you will come to a T junction with the Bellevue cable car right opposite you. Turn right. Keep straight on till you come to a roundabout. Take the second exit (Route des Chavants). After passing a small lane (Route des S'nailles) follow the major road which swings to the left climbing the hill. Continuing to climb the road swings right and just before the junction underneath the cables of the Prarion ski lift you will see the chalet to the left slightly below the road. The name will be marked on a post box by the road and also on a sign on the side of the chalet. We recommend you drive past the chalet, turn around and then positioning your car just beyond the drive way that you back into the chalet drive way.
If you can't find us ring us.It would be helpful if you could ring or text us enroute to tell us how your journey is going and when you expect to arrive. The chalet is availabe for arrivals any time after 4,00 pm.
You can use this link for a Mappy route plan.
Your itinerary : From Calais To Les Houches
But please note that at the very end of the route where it suggests the shortcut up Chemin de la Ravanière it is best to carry on up Route des Chavants and go round the hairpin instead.
You can use this link for a ViaMichelin route plan.
Calais - Chalet Savoy
But please note that when it gets to Les Houches Via Michelin tries to take you up a road that is only suitable for 4x4 vehicles. Please follow the above instructions from Bellevue cable car at the end of your journey.
Bon Voyage.