how to travel to the French Alps for a holiday

Getting here

Travel extras

Travel essentials

Airport parking - secure and convenient parking at all major airports

Airport hotels - Book all airport hotels here, relax before you fly!

By Plane

Airlines flying direct to Geneva Airport

London Gatwick, Luton, Stanstead, Birmingham, East Midlands, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Bournemouth, Bristol, Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow

London Heathrow, City airports, Gatwick

Belfast, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Manchester, Norwich, Southampton

Dublin

All London airports

Amsterdam Schiphol

Copenhagen

Moscow, London City Airport

By Car

Travel by road to the French Alps

Access by road any of the areas featured via the « Autoroute Blanche » E25-A40, linked with the European motorway network.

For access routes to specific areas

For general road and traffic news

By Ferry

By Ferry

There are several ferry operators with daily crossings to France.

For prices and availability

By Train

Travel by train

During the winter months it is possible to reach as far as St Gervais les Bains by mainline trains and continue journeys to outlying resorts by local transport. In the case of Chamonix, there is a connecting train service.

For detail of rail services