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The Road to Samoens

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Airlines

British Airways: from Birmingham / Leeds Bradford / London / Manchester
EasyJet: from Belfast / Bournemouth / Bristol/ East Midlands / Edinburgh / Glasgow / Liverpool / London / Newcastle
Jet2: from Leeds Bradford / Manchester
BMI Baby: from Birmingham / Cardiff / East Midlands / Manchester / Southampton
Flyglobespan: from Edinburgh / Glasgow / London
Fly Be: from Birmingham / Exeter

Car hire companies

Holiday Autos www.holidayautos.com
Auto-europe www.auto-europe.co.uk
Avis www.avis.co.uk
Budget www.budget.co.uk
Hertz www.hertz.co.uk
Europcar www.europcar.co.uk
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Getting there by air

The nearest airport is Geneva Airport, which is just over an hour from Sixt Fer à Cheval (about 85km). Flight time from the UK is about 1 ½ hours.

Getting from Geneva to Sixt

Driving from Geneva airport

From the airport, follow signs for France / Chamonix - Mont Blanc Tunnel. Continue to follow signs for Chamonix / Mont Blanc Tunnel and join the A40 motorway. Leave the motorway at junction 18 (Cluses / Scionzier) and follow signs for Samoëns/Sixt Fer à Cheval. Please be aware that the road up to the Chalet is quite steep - make sure you bring snow chains with you! The overall journey from the airport should only take you about an hour and a quarter.

For detailed directions from Geneva airport please click here

Driving from the UK

For detailed directions from Calais to Sixt Fer à Cheval please click here.

Check driving distances and itineraries at www.viamichelin.com.

To check motorway toll costs click here.