By plane

Airport transfers from Geneva to Les Contamines take just over an hour and is just 85km. There are other international airports with airport transfers to Les Contamines including Lyon, Grenoble and Chambery. Given the very short transfer times, ski holidays in Les Contamines for long weekends are very popular.

By car

Apart from the Albertville to Les Contamines route where you pick up the A430, all other routes from within France means getting on to the A40 - Autoroute Blanche and exiting at Sallanches.

Remember to buy your Swiss car tax if you have hired a car on the French side of Geneva airport. This is because to get to Les Contamines using the A40, you need to drive on a short section of Swiss motorway requires the tax sticker to be displayed. If your car isn't taxed, on your return through border control, you will be stopped and asked to buy the car tax which costs CHF40.

• 70km - Geneva
• 180km - Lyon
• 272km - Milan
• 600km - Paris
• 1000km - London

By train

High speed trains run from the major French cities to the closest train station which is Saint-Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet - 12 km from Les Contamines.