| How to Get There | |
Chalet No.4, (Nom de Lehti), Val de La Renardiere, Megeve |
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| By Air - getting to Geneva Airport | |
| easyJet | Geneva is the main gateway to access skiing in the Alps with all the major airlines servicing the airport which straddles the border between France and Switzerland. Its worth shopping around for the best price and make sure you book early if you are travelling at peak periods. easyJet and Expedia are good web sites to start your search. |
| By Air - from Geneva Airport to Megeve | |
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If you are feeling extravagant you can
catch an onward flight to Megeve...
...but for the more practical minded, hiring a car or taking a bus are the main alternatives. All the main hire car companies operate out of both the French and Swiss sides of the airport, although the French side closes at 11pm. When booking a car its worth checking to see if there is a significant difference in price due to the exchange rates, however hiring on the Swiss side is more hassle free and includes the Swiss motorway fee (approx 30SF). This allows you drive directly to Megeve from the airport without having to drive through Geneva, although there is no difference in travel time assuming you know your way. Borini run about 4 services to and from Megeve from the Airport and you can can check times, fares and book online from their website. The bus stops at the bus station in the centre of Megeve where you can get a short taxi ride or shuttle bus to the apartment. |
| By Car | |
| Distance: 70 km (43
miles) from Geneva, 180 km (112 miles) from Lyon, 600 km
(373 miles) from Paris 760 km (475 miles) from Lille, 1,000
km (621 miles) from London It takes just over an hour to drive from Geneva Airport following the Autoroute du Mont Blanc. Take exit 20 off the A40 signposted Albertville/Sallanches/Megeve, and drive through Sallanches picking up signs to Combloux and Megeve. Drive though Combloux passing the Princess Telecabin and keep heading for Megeve. The following maps were sourced from Mapquest
Soon after the roundabout at the Bowling Alley you will see a cross roads after which the second building on the right is the agency BDI (Bizeray Deleuse Immobilier) where you can pick up the apartment keys. Keep straight and after passing the bus station on your right you will reach a roundabout. Take the 3rd exit passing a yellow post box in the central reservation, over a cross roads and past an underground car park on your left. Continue until the road bends right and you will come immediately to a fork with one road heading up a steep hill to the left and the other to the right. Take the right fork onto the Rue Du Cret Du Midi.. The following map provides more detail of the apartment location.
Keep driving along the Rue Du Cret Du Midi until you start to climb a steep hill, (the Allee des Frenes marked below is a useful short cut). At the top of the hill on the right you will find the entrance to Val de la Renardiere, which is a short road called Allee de La Pierre (also marked). Drive down the hill and you can park on the right at the bottom and unload there. You can then at a later stage move the car to the underground carpark opposite the apartment using the 2nd space on the right marked 'Lehti'. Welcome to Megeve!
The map above also shows the way to get to the Rochebrune Cable car from the Apartment. Drive back up the hill (Aillee De La Pierre) to the Rue Du Cret Du Midi and take a sharp right. After about 500m take a sharp left and follow the road called Rue De Faucigny around a sharp bend to the right before joining the Route Du Bouchet. Keep left here and drive approximately 500 m before reaching a STOP sign that has the road that returns from the cable car coming down on the right. Continue straight, passing the Delicium Restaurant housed at the bottom of a block of apartments, before turning sharp right up a hill. Turn right at the top and you will find the entrance to an underground carpark on your left. From here you can access the upper and lower ticket offices, the cable car and chair lifts, and Henri Sports, the nearest ski hire shop which is at the base of the cable car.
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| By Train | |
The nearest train station is in
Sallanches at the bottom of the Arly valley. Taxis and
buses will get you up to Megeve from the station.
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