HOW TO GET TO CHAMONIX

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Before you go to Chamonix

You can travel to Chamonix either by plane, train, bus or car. Most students fly to Geneva and take a transfer bus to Chamonix.

The International Airport of Geneva is the closest airport to Chamonix. There are several transfer companies that operate between the airport and Chamonix. See column to the right. Other Airports around Chamonix are found in Lyon, Chambéry and Grenoble.

The motorway, Autoroute Blanche, will take you by car all the way to Chamonix. The maps to your right will help you plan your trip. You can also reach the town by train. You change to a mountain train in St Gervais, half an hour from Chamonix.

Transfer from Geneva Airport to Chamonix

SAT Mont-Blanc The regional SAT bus company (Tel. +33 - (0)4 5053 0115) has between four and five daily departures from the airport to Chamonix. A one-way ticket costs approximately 32 EUR and the estimated travel time is two hours. The timetable is available at the SAT website.

ATS A company using minibuses to take people between Geneva and Chamonix. They operate a door to door service and online reservations are necessary. The price is around 40 EUR per person and the transfer takes about an hour.