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Location
of Chalet
The
chalet is in Ste Foy Station which is the location of the ski resort
and lifts. From here you can descend the hill to the main village
of Ste Foy which is on the main road between Val d'Isere and Bourg
St Maurice.
By Air The nearest airport is
Chambery, which is served by Snowjet from Bristol, Gatwick, Stansted and Manchester, or Jet2 from Belfast, Edinburgh, Leeds or Newcastle, plus British
European from Southampton. The driving time to Ste Foy is 1
hr 20 mins. The next nearest airport is Grenoble (1.75 hrs - Easyjet, Ryanair). Alternatively you can fly to Lyon St Exupery-
2 hrs - Easyjet, Air
France, British Airways, Thomson
Fly), Geneva 2.5 hrs - Easyjet,
British Airways, Swiss,
BMI Baby, Jet2,
Flyglobespan).
In summer
(usually after mid July but please check before booking) when the
mountain passes are open, Turin is an option (2 hrs - Ryanair).
An excellent coach service is
available from Chambery to Ste Foy (Altibus
€70 return). You transfer to a minibus at Bourg St Maurice which drops you at the chalet door. Coaches also
run regularly from Grenoble airport to Bourg St Maurice (www.grenoble-airport.com).
Coaches from Lyon airport (Altibus)
go first to Chambery then on to Bourg St Maurice. From Geneva Airport
(Swiss or 'International' side) regular coaches are available from
www.coach-station.com
or from the French side from Alpski-bus,
to Bourg St Maurice. A return ticket is about UK£60.
Local buses also run the 15km from Bourg St Maurice to Ste Foy (main
village) (Autocars Martin
for information, or +33 479 410573 -English spoken). A taxi to Ste
Foy Station from Bourg St Maurice will cost approximately 40 euros
(Gerard Arnaud +33 479 410573/ +33 607 382469). A free ski bus runs
between St Foy Station and Ste Foy main village. Alternatively trains
run from Lyon, Chambery, Grenoble or Geneva airports to Bourg
St Maurice, though there will be at least one change in Moutiers.
Check SNCF for details.
By
Train Eurostar
and Ski-Train
have services from London or Ashford to Bourg St Maurice from
where it is a 15 minute drive to Ste Foy. Alternatively take the
daily Eurostar to Paris or Lille and then transfer to TGV for the
sleeper or regular service to Bourg St Maurice. Contact Rail
Europe for more information.
By
Car Hiring a car at the airport can be cheaper per person
than a coach transfer plus it leaves the freedom to visit other
nearby resorts. Fly/drive is probably the most popular way to get
to Ste Foy. Alternatively you can drive direct from the UK - taking
around 10 hours from the channel ports. Motorway tolls are around
£40 one way. The main motorway route is via Lyon, Chambery,
Albertville and Bourg St Maurice. Sometimes coming via Annecy will
be quicker. Ste Foy (main village) is 15km from Bourg St Maurice
on the road to Val d'Isere.
Local
Transport For 2008/2009 winter season a new bus service is planned to run from Bourg St Maurice to Ste Foy Station. Once a week the ski bus runs up to Val d'Isere and Tignes. On other days local buses run to Val d'Isere and Tignes from Ste Foy (main village). |