Le Beaufortain, pratical info
By road:
| European towns |
Km |
|
European towns
|
km |
| Amsterdam |
1054 |
|
Ljubljana |
834
|
| Andorra |
712 |
|
London
Dover-Calais crossing |
1026
|
| Aosta |
129 |
|
Luxemburg
|
655 |
| Athens |
2439 |
|
Madrid
|
1332 |
| Barcelona |
732 |
|
Milan
|
308 |
| Berlin |
1209 |
|
Munich
|
683 |
| Bratislava |
1240 |
|
Prague
|
1072 |
| Brussels |
854 |
|
Riga
|
2291 |
| Bucharest |
2088 |
|
Rome
|
889 |
| Budapest |
1275 |
|
Sofia
|
1740 |
| Copenhagen |
1463 |
|
Stockholm
|
2110 |
| Dublin
Boarding at Dun Laoghaire-Holyhead
and Dover-Calais
|
1476 |
|
Tallinn
|
2592 |
| Frankfurt |
668 |
|
Turin
|
212 |
| Geneva |
106 |
|
Warsaw
|
1680 |
| Helsinki |
2596 |
|
Vienna
|
1199 |
| Lausanne |
166 |
|
Vilnus
|
2092 |
| Liège |
798 |
|
Zagreb |
967 |
| Lisbon |
1904 |
|
Zürich |
504 |
Regional towns
|
km |
| Bordeaux |
754 |
| Lille |
685 |
| Lyon |
171 |
| Marseille |
376 |
| Nantes |
882 |
| Paris |
600 |
| Strasbourg |
503 |
Near cities
|
km |
| Albertville |
20
|
| Annecy |
64 |
| Chambéry |
71 |
| Chamonix |
69 |
| Grenoble |
101 |
| Geneva |
109 |
|
Albertville |
Queige
|
Beaufort
|
Arêches |
Villard |
Hauteluce |
Les Saisies
|
| Queige |
9,5 |
|
11
|
16
|
7,5
|
15
|
23
|
| Beaufort |
19 |
11 |
|
5 |
4 |
9 |
17 |
| Arêches |
24 |
16 |
5 |
|
9 |
14 |
22 |
| Villard |
15 |
7,5 |
4 |
9 |
|
8 |
16 |
| Hauteluce |
23 |
15 |
9 |
14 |
8 |
|
7,5 |
Les Saisies
|
31 |
23 |
17 |
22 |
16 |
7,5 |
|
Suggestion
Relax, and treat yourself to a few days of well-being (2 nights are advised), recharge your batteries and pamper yourself in the beautiful Beaufortain mountains before you
head for the beach (and avoid the traffic jams).
A different approach: the train
Arrive by train and then head off to the Beaufortain region using the public transport system of buses and taxis that will collect you on request ….
Generally for the winter season there is a TGV link to Albertville from northern Europe and Paris. This is usually available from the end of December up until the Easter holidays. Known as snow TGV's (in winter they run from Christmas to Easter), you will find information from the following website … www.sncf.com or http://plannerint.brail.be
International travel links
England
Eurostar www.tgv.com or www.eurostar.com
London/Paris, year round services or London/Lille
Europe : 2hrs 45mins
Then TGV to the Rhône-Alpes region (for large towns and ski resorts, see national services).
Direct service to Moutiers in winter, approx. 6hrs
Belgium or Holland
Thalys www.thalys.com
Year round services between Amsterdam/Paris or Brussels/northern Paris then TGV to the Rhône-Alpes region (for large towns and ski resorts, see national services).
TGV: Brussels/Lyon: 4hrs + inter-regional
Direct service every Saturday from mid December to mid March: Brussels/Albertville:
5hrs 02mins
Spain
Tip: for a quicker journey, take the overnight/couchette train
Talgo www.talgo.com
Barcelona/Montpellier or Valencia/Montpellier then TGV to the Rhône-Alpes region (see national services).
Italy
TGV Artésia www.artesia.eu
Turin/Chambéry : 2hrs 40mins
Milan/Chambéry : 4hrs 11mins
Switzerland
Genève/Chambéry: 2hrs
Genève Albertville: 3hrs 30mins
Zürich/Chambéry: 5hrs 15mins (Zurich/Geneva service, then Geneva/Chambéry)
National rail links
Geneva airport/Chambéry......................................................................1hr 30mins
Paris/Chambéry................................................................................................3hrs
Paris/Lyon........................................................................................................2hrs
Paris/Geneva....................................................................................................4hrs
Lille Europe / Lyon............................................................................................3hrs
Geneva airport/Albertville.....................................................................2hrs 59mins
Inter-regional rail links
Chambéry /Albertville..............................................................................0hr 45mins
Lyon /Albertville.....................................................................................2hrs 30mins
Grenoble / Albertville...............................................................................1hr 30mins
Valence / Albertville...............................................................................2hrs 30mins
Regular bus services
Blanc Coaches
Albertville, Queige, Villard, Beaufort, Arêches...............................+33 (0)4 79 38 10 50
STA Coaches
Albertville, Hauteluce, Les Saisies..................................................+33 (0)4 79 32 08 88
Taxis
Taxis et Autocars Blanc - Arêches-Beaufort.................................+33 (0)4 79 38 10 50
Taxis Blanc Marcel - Arêches-Beaufort.........................................+33 (0)4 79 38 18 09
Taxis Vibert Gérard........................................................................+33 (0)6 07 97 08 11
Arêches-Beaufort........................................................................+33 (0)4 79 38 10 59
Les Saisies..................................................................................+33 (0)4 79 38 92 95
Taxis Blanc Frères - Les Saisies - Hauteluce)...............................+33 (0)4 79 38 80 39
Bob Driver - Les Saisies - “Taxi driver”..........................................+33 (0)6 73 64 27 93
or....................................................................................................+33 (0)4 79 38 95 17
Coach or taxi services … allow 30 minutes for the journey
The local coach and taxi companies can also collect you from the airport. Remember
the more of you that travel, the less that each of you will have to pay…
The Beaufortain, by plane
Distances from the different airports to Beaufort
70 kms from Annecy (regular Paris flights) 80 kms from Chambéry, low cost winter flights from the UK
104 kms from Geneva (via Annecy), international and low cost flights
150 kms from Grenoble, low cost European winter flights
160 kms from Lyon (French and international flights)
Paris-Orly flights (between 4 and 5 return flights daily)
Annecy Haute-Savoie Mont Blanc airport
Tel. 00 33 (0)4 50 27 30 06 - Fax 00 33 (0)4 50 27 39 83
www.annecy.aeroport.fr
Onward travel: Cie Crolard www.voyages-crolard.com
Annecy bus station - Albertville bus station 1 hr 15 mins
Taxi from the airport to the bus station
8 return trips daily (between 8€ and 10€ each way)
European flights - UK flights (from December to mid April)
Chambéry Savoie airport
Tel. 00 33 (0)4 79 54 49 54 - Fax 00 33 (0)4 79 54 49 61
www.chambery.aeroport.fr
Routes: Manchester, Leeds Bradford, NewCastle, Edinburgh, Southampton, Norwich, Exeter, Birmingham, Southampton
Onward travel: “Transneige” service at the weekends
www.altibus.com - Tel.: +33 (0)4 79 68 32 96
Grenoble Isère airport, low cost Europe
Reception and information: Tel. +33 (0)4 76 65 48 48
email: info@grenoble-airport.com
http://www.grenoble.aeroport.fr
Towns offering regular services to Grenoble Winter; from December to March
Germany: Cologne, Hambourg
England: Bournemouth, Birmingham, Bristol, Coventry,
Liverpool, London, Nottingham
Belgium: Brussels
Ireland : Dublin
Scotland : Glasgow
Italy: Palermo, Rome
Holland: Amsterdam, Rotterdam
Poland: Warsaw
Sweden: Stockholm
Czechoslovakia: Prague
Summer (from March to October)
England: London
Ireland: Dublin
Italy: Rome, Palermo
Morocco: Marrakech
Onward travel: Grenoble airport - Albertville
www.agbus.fr - Approx. 1 hr15 mins
Tel.: +33 (0)4 76 27 89 29 and +33 (0)825 825 536
From Monday to Friday, 9am to 12.30pm and 1pm to 6pm
email: resagbus@nerim.net
International flights
Geneva-Cointrin international airport
Tel. +41 22 717 71 11 - Fax +41 22 798 43 77 -
www.gva.ch
Regular services from Geneva-Cointrin airport:
France: Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Figari, Nice, Paris
(Orly and Charles de Gaulle)...
Germany: Cologne, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg,
Munich.
England: Birmingham, Liverpool, London, Manchester,
Southampton.
Austria: Vienna.
Belgium: Brussels.
Spain: Barcelona, Madrid, Malaga.
United States: New York.
Italy: Milan, Rome.
Holland: Amsterdam.
Russia: Moscow.
Switzerland: Zurich.
Two “Accueil France” tourism desks can provide you with further information regarding the rest of your journey to the Rhône-Alpes region (travel, accommodation, places to visit, ski resorts...):
- Accueil-France airport office:
Tel. +41 22 798 20 00 / Fax +41 22 788 00 82
email: acc-france@bluewin.ch
www.airport-transfer-blueline.com Ou www.alpski-bus.com
- International office: Tel. +41 22 717 82 77.
There is a regular bus service between Geneva town centre (bus station) and Annecy, Thonon... The nearby train station provides regular rail links between Geneva town centre (6 mins) and the major towns in the Rhône-Alpes region.
Lyon-Saint Exupéry international airport
(25 km from Lyon)
Tel. +33 (0) 826 800 826
from abroad: +33 (0)426 007 007
Fax +33 (0)4 72 22 74 71 - www.lyon.aeroport.fr
Regular services from Lyon-Saint Exupéry:
France: Ajaccio, Bastia, Bordeaux, Brest, Caen, Clermont-Ferrand, Figari, Lille, Marseille, Metz/Nancy, Mulhouse/Bâle, Nantes, Nice, Paris (Orly and Charles de Gaulle), Rennes, Rouen, Strasbourg, Toulouse...
Germany: Düsseldorf, Frankfort, Munich, Stuttgart.
England: Birmingham, London, Manchester.
Austria: Vienna.
Belgium: Brussels.
Spain: Barcelona, Madrid.
Italy: Bologna, Milan, Rome, Venice.
Holland: Amsterdam.
Switzerland: Zurich.
Onward journey:
- From the airport, the Satobus network runs services to the major Rhône-Alpes towns (Aix-les-Bains, Annecy, Chambéry, Grenoble, Lyon, St-Etienne and Valence).
Information and bookings on 00 33 (0) 4 72 68 72 17 and www.satobus.com.
- The TGV station within Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport provides services to the Rhône-Alpes towns of Aix-les-Bains, Annecy, Chambéry, Grenoble, Montélimar, Valence, as well as major French cities such as Avignon, Marseille, Paris... www.tgv.com
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