Travel to Portes du Soleil

The Portes du Soleil region is one of the largest ski resorts in the world offering over 650km of pisted runs encompassing thirteen resorts between Mont Blanc and Lake Geneva.
The variety of the slopes allows for good skiing in all weather conditions, it is due to this variety the Portes du Soleil has earned its reputation as being one of the most versatile ski regions in the world.
Added to this is the enormous variety of activities for family ski holidays, and clubs and restaurants for singles and couples.

For snowboarders there are 9 snowparks located throughout the Portes du Soleil and for freeriders there are extensive opportunities for off-piste skiing including the slopes of Mont Cheri (Les Gets).
For families with children, each resort contains beginners slopes and play areas. Some resorts offer dedicated childrens sledge areas, though any slope with a parent on guard is perfect for sledging.

While the Alpine Learning Curves' home base is situated in Les Gets, each of the team teaches throughout the Portes du Soleil resorts. It is this intimate knowledge of each resort that gives each student their best ski holiday ever.

How to get to the Portes du Soleil:

Plane

Chambery Airport, Geneva Airport and Grenoble Airport are within a few hours drive of the Portes du Soleil. This makes the Portes du Soleil a highly accessible ski holiday destination, even for a long weekend. Leave the UK at 08:00 and you're on the pistes by 12:00 noon.

London airports to Chambery, Geneva and Grenoble airports:

• London City to Geneva (LCY) : http://www.londoncityairport.com
• London Gatwick to Geneva (LGW) : www.gatwickairport.com
• London Heathrow to Geneva (LHR): www.heathrowairport.com
• London Luton to Geneva : www.london-luton.co.uk
• London Stansted to Geneva : www.stanstedairport.com

UK airports to Chambery, Geneva and Grenoble airports:

• Aberdeen to Geneva (ABZ) : www.aberdeenairport.com
• Belfast City to Geneva (BHD) : www.belfastcityairport.com
• Belfast International to Geneva (BFS) : www.belfastairport.com
• Birmingham to Geneva (BHX) : www.bhx.co.uk
• Blackpool to Geneva (BLK) : www.blackpoolinternational.com
• Bournemouth to Geneva (BOH) : www.bournemouthairport.com
• Bristol to Geneva (BRS) : www.bristolairport.co.uk
• Cardiff to Geneva (CWL) : www.tbicardiffairport.com
• Castletown to Geneva (IOM) : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castletow
• Durham to Geneva (MME) : www.durhamteesvalleyairport.com
• Edinburgh to Geneva (EDI) : www.edinburghairport.com
• Exeter to Geneva (EXT) : www.exeter-airport.co.uk
• Glasgow International to Geneva (GLA) : www.glasgowairport.com
• Glasgow Prestwick to Geneva (PIK) : www.gpia.co.uk
• Guernsey to Geneva (GCI) : www.guernsey-airport.gov.gg
• Humberside to Geneva (HUY) : www.humbersideairport.com
• Jersey to Geneva (JER) : www.jerseyairport.com
• Leeds to Geneva (LBA) : www.leedsbradfordairport.co.uk
• Liverpool to Geneva (LPL) : www.liverpoolairport.com
• Manchester to Geneva (MAN) : www.manchesterairport.co.uk
• Newcastle to Geneva (NCL) : www.newcastleairport.com
• Norwich to Geneva (NWI) : www.norwichairport.co.uk
• Nottingham to Geneva (EMA) : www.eastmidlandsairport.com
• Southampton to Geneva (SOU) : www.southamptonairport.com
• Southend to Geneva (SEN) : www.southendairport.com

Airlines servicing the Chambery Airport, Geneva Airport and Grenoble Airport from the UK include:

Aer Lingus, Air France, Alitalia (viaRome), Austrian Airlines, Air Berlin, British Airways, bmi, bmibaby, Brussels Airways,easyJet, Flybe, Jet2, KLM, Lufthansa, SAS and Swiss Airlines.

Train:

Reaching Les Portes du Soleil by train is a comfortable, convenient and affordable method of transportation. Eurostar trains leave from Waterloo Station in the UK, arriving in Paris about four hours later. From the capital, you can connect with a high-speed TGV train headed for Thonon-les-Bains or for Cluses.
Geneva is serviced by the TGV and Eurostar train lines. Eurostar to Paris, TGV to Sallanches : www.eurostar.com , http://www.tgv.co.uk/
Eurostar to Geneva direct : www.eurostar.com

Car:

Take the car ferry from Britain to the French port of Calais. From here, it is approximately 900kms to Les Portes du Soleil. You can get to Les Portes du Soleil by using either the A41 to Annecy, or the Mont Blanc tunnel, and then the A40 to Cluses for access from the south. To enter Les Portes du Soleil from the north, follow the road to Thonon les Bains. Les Portes du Soleil is situated 70kms from Geneva, 590kms from Paris, 1,000kms from London, 970kms from Amsterdam, 790kms from Brussels and 430kms from Stuttgart.
If you drive from Grenoble: A 41- E712 to the A 430 direction Albertville. Take the N212 at Albertville up the beautiful "Gorges de Arly" to Megeve.

Bus:

From Cluses station, you can catch a bus to the Aulps Valley (Avoriaz, Les Gets, Montriond, Morzine and St Jean d'Aulps). From Thonon Station, you can catch the bus to the Abondance Valley (Abondance, Châtel and the Chapelle d'Abondance). The Swiss resorts can be accessed by means of the Aigle train station.
Eurolines buses run from all over Europe to Geneva and Paris. From these cities, you can connect with a series of local Swiss or French buses to take you to Les Portes du Soleil.

• www.eurolines.com
• www.borini.com
• www.alpybus.com

Taxi and transfers:

For small groups seeking to stay together during transfer from airport try a minivan or taxi transfer.

• www.megeve-taxi.com
• www.ski-lifts.com
• www.hautetransfer.com
• www.geneva-chamonix-transfers.com
• www.geneva-airport-transfers.com
• www.geneva-taxi.com
• www.skiroyale.com/pages/transfers.htm
• www.alp-line.com
• www.geneva-taxi.ch
• www.airporttransfers-geneva.com