Although Geneva is the main airport for the valley it has one of the longest transfer times due to large volumes of traffic around Lake Annecy.
The quickest option is to fly to Chambery which is fast becoming one of the more popular airports. Lyon is also worth considering and with less traffic problems it means the travel time is kept to a minimum.
| Airline | UK Airports | France Airports |
| http://www.snowjet.co.uk | Bristol, Manchester, Stanstead, Gatwick | Chambery |
| http://www.british airways.com | Heathrow, Gatwick, Liverpool, Manchester | Geneva, Lyon |
| http://www easyjet.com | Gatwick, Luton, Liverpool, East Midland, Newcastle, Bristol | Geneva, Lyon, Grenoble |
| http://www.ryanair.com | Stansted, Dublin | St. Etienne |
| http://www.bmibaby.com | Durham, Nottingham, Birmingham, Cardiff | Geneva |
| http://www.flybe.com | Southampton, Birmingham | Chambery, Geneva |
| http://www.flyglobespan.com | Edinburgh | Geneva |
| http://www.swiss.com | London City, Manchester | Geneva |
Private transfers:
We can take care of your transfer requirements at time of booking with our partners http://www.thecoolbus.co.uk. Based in Bourg St. Maurice, they are in the most central location to cover airport transfers between Geneva, Lyon, Chambery and Grenoble airports. Prices below are one way.
| Number of people | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Geneva | €281 | €141 | €94 | €70 | €59 | €52 | €49 | €44 |
| Lyon | €333 | €167 | €111 | €83 | €70 | €62 | €58 | €52 |
| Chambery | €255 | €128 | €85 | €64 | €54 | €48 | €44 | €40 |
| Grenoble | €344 | €172 | €115 | €86 | €73 | €64 | €60 | €54 |
Public bus transfers:
From Geneva and Lyon Destination Airports are readily available (approximately 4 services per day). Journey times are around 3 hours and prices start from 88 Euro per person. For more timetables and bookings please see http://www.alpski-bus.com for transfers from Geneva and http://www.satobus.com; http://www.altibus.com for transfers from Lyon.
If you are going to use the bus do check the times of departure before booking your air tickets.
The bus service from Chambery is limited but you can get the train from Chambery to Bourg. The station is just a short ride from the airport. You can pick up a taxi from just outside the airport and expect to pay approximately 20 Euro.
Hire cars:
For smaller groups the most economical option can be to hire a car. For a good centralised online car hire booking service try http://www.Holidayautos.co.uk. Or you can book direct with one of the larger companies like Avis, Budget and Hertz.
