Travel
Prices quoted are for single tickets and are a rough guide only.
The Valley of the Haute Tarentaise is accessible via many routes :
Self Drive
To Top of pageThe quickest route is via the AutoRoute system. From Calais the tolls will come to about 80 Euros each way and it takes us about 11 hours in our Land Rover, averaging 70mph!
Some usefull webistes :
www.seafrance.com
www.ferrysavers.com
www.speedferries.com
www.norfolklines.com
www.poferries.com
www.ferries.co.uk
If the sea is rough then please note that Speedferries are liable to cancel the ferry.
Places to stay on route :
Rennes : http://www.premiereclasse.com/en/hotels/index.aspx
(Kyriad and Campanile)
Lyon : http://www.premiereclasse.com/en/hotels/index.aspx
Grenoble : http://www.premiereclasse.com/en/hotels/index.aspx
Various locations in France including Chambery & Albertville:
http://www.accorhotels.com/accorhotels/index.html
(includes hotels such as IBIS, Novetel, Mercure, Etap, Formule 1)
Etap and Formule 1 Hotels : Reservations are not accepted more than 250 days in advance
http://www.activehotels.com
For all France :http://fr.federal-hotel.com/
Bourg St Maurice : http://fr.federal-hotel.com/hotels_bourg-saint-maurice_41524.htm
Train
To Top of pageThere are several options; Eurostar day from 22/12 to 13/4 (departs St Pancreas, Ebbsfleet junction 2 M25 and Ashford from 10.00, arrives BSM Sat 18.20, departs following Sat 09.50 – arrives 16.12) and overnight services from 28/12 to 21/3 (arrives BSM Sat 6.27, departs Sat 22.15 arrives London Sun 07.12) and TGV service. Eurostar +44 (0)8705 186186, Rail Europe +44 (0)8705 848848, SNCF + 33 (0)8 36 35 35 35 (www.raileurope.com, www.sncf.com).
The Eurostar take advanced group booking requests (more than 10 people) by
email : cara.standen@eurostar.co.uk Tel: 0870 6000 777
The Eurostar take advanced individual booking requests by telephone : 08705 186 186
You need to give them the following information :- Name, Address, Tel No, Email address, Travel dates, from : Waterloo, Ebbsfleet or Ashford, To : Bourg St Maurice, number of adults, number of children, 1st or Standard class
Local Transfers from Train Stations
Catered Guests : complimentary transfer. Just let us know what time you expect to arrive at Landry or Bourg St Maurice.
Self-Catered : we can arrange a taxi to pick you up, just let us know what time you expect to arrive at Landry, Aime or Bourg St Maurice. Price about 50/70 euros each way. Marchandet Tel: 00 33 4 79 07 83 17, Richard Tel: 00 33 6 80 85 27 92.
Flights
To Top of pageAIRPORT TRANSFERS
Chambery (1 ½ hours), Lyon (2 hours), Geneva (2 ½ hours), Grenoble (2 ½ hours), St Etienne (3 hours).
www.coolbus.co.uk
www.a-t-s.net
www.genevaairporttransfers.com
www.alp-line.com
Rough guide from Coolbus.co.uk (depends on number of people this example is based on 8ppl one-way per person) : St Etienne 57€, Geneva 43.50€, Grenoble 54€, Lyon 51€, Chambery 37.5€
Local Transfers from Train Stations
Catered Guests : complimentary transfer. Just let us know what time you expect to arrive at Landry, Aime or Bourg St Maurice.
Self-Catered : we can arrange a taxi to pick you up, just let us know what time you expect to arrive at Aime or Bourg St Maurice. Price about 50/70 euros each way. Marchandet Tel: 00 33 4 79 07 83 17, Richard Tel: 00 33 6 80 85 27 92.
Airlines
www.flightmapping.com/flight-search.asp website showing all routes and airlines
http://www.ski-flights.com/home.html
www.snowjet.co.uk (Bristol, Gatwick, Manchester, Stansted to Chambery)
www.easyjet.com (Stansted to Lyon, Various to Geneva)
www.ryanair.com (Dublin, Stansted to Grenoble)
www.flybe.com (Birmingham, Exeter, Norwich and Southampton to Chambery - winter timetable not on website yet)
www.jet2.com (Leeds, Manchester to Geneva and Newcastle, Leeds Bradford, Manchester to Chambery)
www.bmibaby.com (Birmingham, Cardiff, East Midlands, Manchester to Geneva)
www.flybmi.com (Aberdeen, Belfast City, Dublin, Durham Tees Valley, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Heathrow, Manchester to Lyon)
www.britishairways.com (Gatwick and Heathrow to Geneva, Lyon, Grenoble, Edinburgh to Chambery)
www.airfrance.co.uk (Various)
www.satellitetravel.co.uk Charter Flights (Gatwick, Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham, Edinburgh to Chambery and Gatwick, Manchester to Geneva)
www.ski-flights.com/skiflights.html (Gatwick, Bristol, Manchester to Chambery, Gatwick, Manchester to Geneva, Gatwick, Manchester, Glasgow to Lyon, Gatwick, Birmingham, Manchester to Grenoble)
www.airline-network.co.uk/flights (website down at the moment)
www.thomsonfly.com/en/destination.html (Coventry, Gatwick, Bournemouth to Grenoble and Doncaster to Geneva)
CAR HIRE
Don’t forget to order snowchains. Should you need to put them on it is a good idea to bring with you old gloves, a torch in case it's dark and possibly some patience. Also don't forget to add on the cost of snowchains, fuel and tolls.
www.car-hire-booking.co.uk, www.airport-car-deals.com. If you have booked with a certain airline it might be worth looking at the other hire companies that are not linked to the airline you have booked your flight through as you may have to queue for ages as everybody will be doing the same.
AIRPORT INFORMATION & TRANSFERS:
Chambéry Aix les Bains
Tel: 00 33 4 79 54 49 54
www.chambery.aeroport.fr
Chambery Airport Transfers :
- Private Transfer (about 37.5€/person for 8 people)
- taxi to Chambery train station, then train to Landry (www.sncf.com), then bus (about 10€/person) or taxi (about 50-70€)
- coach to Aime www.altibus.com (about 40€ single, 70€ return/person) then taxi (about 50-70€)
- car hire
Genève Cointrin Airport
Tel: 00 41 22 717 71 11
www.gva.ch
Geneva Airport Transfers :
- Private Transfer (about 43.50€/person for 8 people)
- coach to Aime www.alpski-bus.com (about 51.50€ single, 88€ return/person). then train to Landry, then bus (about 10€/person) or taxi (about 50-70€)
- train – not an option as takes too long
- car hire
Lyon Saint Exupéry
TeL : 00 33 4 72 22 72 21
Lyon Airport Transfers :
- Private Transfer (about 51€/person for 8 people)
- coach to Lyon train station, then train to Landry, then bus (10€/person) or taxi (about 50-70€)
- coach to Aime www.satobus, www.altibus.com (about 46€ single, 69€ return/person), then taxi (about 50-70€)
- car hire
Grenoble Airport
Tel: 00 33 4 76 65 48 48
www.grenoble-airport.com
Grenoble Airport Transfers :
- Private Transfer (about 54€/person for 8 people)
- Coach from airport to Grenoble train station (about 4€/person), then coach www.transisere.com, www.altibus.com, www.agbus.fr (about 50€/person), then bus (about 10€/person) or taxi (about 50-70€)
- Coach from airport to Grenoble train station (about 4€/person), then train to Landry, then bus (about 10€/person) or taxi (about 50-70€)
- hire car
ARRIVING EARLY BY TRAIN OR COACH
The ski hire shops open at 8.30/9am, ski lifts open from 9am and pre-booked Ski Passes, through us, will be ready on arrival. Le Paloma & Le Monchu, Les Coches and the Bakery, Montchavin are open from 8am.
Catered :
1) We can arrange to pick you up, take you to the chalet and get changed for skiing. You can leave your bags in the garage. We would then take you to ski hire shop (unless our minibus is needed elsewhere, then it's just a short walk into the village) to have breakfast.
2) You can have breakfast in Bourg St Maurice. There is a bar opposite the train station that opens from 6.30am. We can then pick you up at 8am and take you to the chalet to get changed for skiing. You can leave your bags in the garage.
The chalet is officially ready at about 3pm. However, if we know someone is arriving early, we try and get that room ready first – this obviously depends on what time the current guests leave the chalet and cannot be guaranteed.
Self-Catered :
1) You can have breakfast in Bourg St Maurice. There is a bar opposite the train station that opens from 6.30am. We can arrange for a taxi pick you up at 8am and take you to the Tourist Office to get changed for skiing then go and have breakfast. You can leave your bags in the Tourist Office for free.
The apartment is officially ready at about 3pm. However, if we know someone is arriving early, we try and get that apartment ready first. This obviously depends on what time the previous guests are leaving and the cleaning company.
For any further advice on booking your travel please call us.
