Getting here
Nearest Airport:
Airport: Geneva - 60 km.
Railway: Cluses SNCF - 15 km.
Ferry from UK: Calais - 870 km.
By Plane:
50 minutes transfer time from Geneva airport. Handy hint: If you book well in advance you will find really good flight prices with Easyjet to Geneva (Cointrin) airport www.easyjet.com.
From here access is excellent as the Grand Massif is only a 60km drive from Geneva airport.
Car Hire:
Should you wish to fly to Geneva and then hire a car we recommend Holiday Autos www.holidayautos.co.uk as they offer great prices. Handy hint: It's best to hire a car from the Swiss side of Geneva airport - access to 'pick up' and 'drop off' the hire car is much better when you arrive/depart.
Other airports include:
Chambery airport which is 100km from the Grand Massif.
Grenoble airport is 170km away.
Lyon (Saint Exupery) airport is 180km away.
There are excellent motorway links from all of these airports.
By Car Via Paris:
A6 motorway Paris - Mâcon, then take the "Blache".
A40 motorway Mâcon - Cluses.
From Cluses to Morillon:
Follow the signposts for Samoëns. After the "Col de Châtillon", you will find signposts for Morillon. It takes about 15 minutes from the motorway exit to get to Morillon.
By Train:
TGV Paris - Geneva with a stop at Bellgarde. Journey time: 3 hours 30 minutes.
TGV Direct from Paris to Cluses, journey time: 5 hours.
Taxis (meter or fixed rate).
Taxi du Grand Massif +33 (0)4 50 34 90 90.
Handy hint: For an alternative source of advice on how to drive from anywhere in Europe to the Grand Massif try Mappy www.mappy.com.
In the ‘Arrival Place’ boxes simply type in:
Place: Morillon
Postcode: 74440
Country: France
This will then give you details on distances, times, maps and toll rates if you decide to take motorway the whole way.
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