Driving to Courchevel

Many people choose to drive to Courchevel as it is the easiest way to get there with the most freedom. Travelling by car, especially if you car share with your whole group, can also cut your carbon footprint for travel to the Alps in half. 
 
You can either drive straight from home to the resort, using the ferry or euro tunnel if you live in the UK. Or, if you chose to fly from the UK you can rent a hire car from the airport.

 

To give you a rough idea, we have created this self explanatory table from major european cities.

 

FROM	DISTANCE TO COURCHEVEL	TIME TO COURCHEVEL	AVG. PRICE OF PETROL/KM	TOLL PRICES
LONDON	700 miles	12 hours	£140	£80*
MANCHESTER	915 miles	15 hours	£180
BIRMINGHAM	830 miles	14 hours	£160
DUBLIN	1,050 miles	20 hours	£200
EDINBURGH	1,100 miles	19 hours	£215
GENEVA	95 miles	2 1/2 hours	£18	€15
PARIS	430 miles	7 hours	£85

 

*The tolls from Calais to the Alps can seem like a lot but the non-toll roads add around 4 hours to the driving time.

 

You will need to book your eurotunnel crossing in advance. There are up to four departures per hour, and the channel crossing itself takes only 35 minutes. 

 

For more information on prices and to book your crossing, click here. 

 

You can book your ferry through P&O, for the best deals. The ferry runs 123 times a day from Dover to Calais and the crossing time is an hour and a half. 

 

Click here to see the driving route from Calais.

Driving in France especially in the snowy mountains can be daunting for a lot of drivers. Therefore it is really important to understand French road signs and rules to help your journey.

 

Click here to see a really useful guide by the RAC.

 

You can also hire a car, which gives you freedom from when you arrive at the airport, and in the resort. You can pre-book, or simply hire when you get to the airport. Whilst an easy method, it can be more difficult to drive in snowy or icy conditions, and traffic can be bad when conditions are bad.

It is the most cost-effective way of getting to resort and you can hire fully equipped cars (snow tyres &/or chains) at Geneva, Lyon or Chambery Airports. Please ask us for self-drive directions.

Map from Geneva to Courchevel
 
Map from Lyon to Courchevel
 
Map from Chambery to Courchevel
 
Map from Grenoble to Courchevel
 
From Geneva Airport we have negotiated a discounted rate with rhinocarhire.com. Please click here to book & benefit from a 5% discount.
 
For other airports we recommend:
 
Holiday Autos 
 
Car Hire 3000