Travelling – getting to resort.
You will have to arrange your own transport but we can offer advice so please talk to us.
Arrival by Car
By car it is approximately 600 miles from Calais to Plagne 1800. Use the Dover/Calais route for fast and frequent channel crossings, for timetables and booking info visit www.seafrance.com or www.poferries.com.
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Route for car travelers to La Plagne.
Use the Dover/Calais route for fast and frequent channel crossings. Travel via AutoRoute A26. Initially follow the Paris signs but keep on A26 to Reims & then Troyes and Lyon. Just before Lyon follow the bypass route to Chambery and Albertville.Then you are on the last stretch of dual carriageway to Moutiers. At Moutiers follow the signs to Bourg St Maurice and Aime. You are heading for Aime and not Bourg St Maurice so take the turnoff for Aime. You will drive through Aime and pick up signs for La Plagne. Then up the 18 kilometres of winding road passing the Olympic Bob sleigh run to arrive at the bottom of Plagne 1800. There is a one way system in operation. Keep on driving until you reach the top of the village, sign posted Plagne 1800.
Arrival by Train
Eurostar www.eurostar.com goes from Waterloo, London or Ashford, Kent direct to Aime-La Plagne, which is 25 minutes from resort at the base of the mountain. There are Friday overnight services or Saturday daytime services. You can also take the Eurostar to Paris and then take the snow train from Gare de Nord, Paris direct to Aime-La Plagne.
For more information, you can also visit www.raileurope.co.uk.
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Arrival by Plane
Flights go to Geneva (transfer approx. 2½ hours), Lyon (transfer approx. 3 hours), Grenoble (transfer approx. 2½ hours) and Chambery (transfer approx. 2 hours). For cheaper flights, Easyjet, www.easyjet.co.uk, fly to Geneva, Lyon and Grenoble and Ryanair, www.ryanair.com, fly to Grenoble.
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If you are arriving by plane, you can travel from the airport to La Plagne by coach, train or hire a car.
By coach, timetables and booking info can be found at the following:
For arrivals at Geneva: www.alpski-bus.com
For arrivals at Lyon and Chambery: www.altibus.com
By Train: www.voyages-sncf.com
If you take the train, you would first have to take the shuttle bus from the airport to the Gare SNCF into the town centre.
By Car: www.carrentals.co.uk
Remember to ask for snowchains!!
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