{"id":2592,"date":"2012-03-30T11:42:30","date_gmt":"2012-03-30T11:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ultimatesk2stg.wpengine.com\/ski-resorts\/france\/megeve\/getting-there"},"modified":"2025-10-13T10:23:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T10:23:30","slug":"getting-there","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/ski-resorts\/france\/megeve\/getting-there\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting There"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Geneva is the closest airport to Megeve and is just over an hour away with convenient airport transfer services available. Chambery and Grenoble airports are also within a 1-2 hour drive. Or you can come by rail: the train station Sallanches-Combloux-Meg\u00e8ve is only 12km from the resort.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"jumplinks\">\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a title=\"Nearest Airports to Megeve\" href=\"#section-nearest-airports-to-megeve-1\">Nearest Airports to Megeve<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a title=\"Airport Transfers to Megeve\" href=\"#section-airport-transfers-to-megeve-2\">Airport Transfers to Megeve<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a title=\"Bus Services from Nearest Airports to Megeve\" href=\"#section-bus-services-from-nearest-airports-to-megeve-3\">Bus Services from Nearest Airports to Megeve<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a title=\"Getting to Megeve by Rail\" href=\"#section-getting-to-megeve-by-rail-4\">Getting to Megeve by Rail<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a title=\"Driving to Megeve\" href=\"#section-driving-to-megeve-5\">Driving to Megeve<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:post-content -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<h2 id=\"section-nearest-airports-to-megeve-1\">Nearest Airports to Megeve<\/h2>\r\n<p>Megeve is located just over an hour&#8217;s drive from Geneva Airport and is also close to Chambery, Lyon and Grenoble airports. Distances and drive times from the nearest airports to Megeve are as follows:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Geneva airport to Megeve: 89km &#8211; 1 hour and 5 minutes drive.<\/li>\r\n<li>Chambery airport to Megeve: 95km &#8211; 1 hour and 20 minutes.<\/li>\r\n<li>Grenoble-Isere airport to Megeve: 166km &#8211; 2 hours drive.<\/li>\r\n<li>Lyon St Exupery Airport to Megeve: 170km-\u00a0 2 hours drive.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2 id=\"section-airport-transfers-to-megeve-2\">Airport Transfers to Megeve<\/h2>\r\n<p>The centre of Megeve is car-free and parking can be very expensive. Therefore for most visitors, it&#8217;s more convenient to use a specialist ski resort transfer company. This saves you the worry and hassle of driving to the resort in an unknown car on mountain roads in wintry conditions (putting on snow chains in the dark in a blizzard is a rotten way to start a holiday).<\/p>\r\n<h3><strong>Ski-Lifts Airport Transfers<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p>Each year Ski-Lifts helps thousands of skiers and boarders get to their accommodation in ski resorts, with a range of hassle-free, door-to-door transfer options from all major airports and train stations, and 24\/7 English language assistance if needed. <a href=\"https:\/\/transfers.ski-lifts.com\/wp\/ultimate-ski\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Get an immediate quote and book online &gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3><strong>Alps2Alps Airport Transfers<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p>Alps2Alps provides private and group transfers to all major Alpine ski resorts from airports in France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Germany. Our 24\/7 multilingual customer service assistance and dispatch centre keeps you informed. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alps2alps.com\/?promo_code=ULTIMATE-SKI.COM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Book online and get a real-time quote in seconds!<\/a><\/p>\r\n<h2 id=\"section-bus-services-from-nearest-airports-to-megeve-3\">Bus Services from Nearest Airports to Megeve<\/h2>\r\n<p>There are also less frequent and slower public bus services from Geneva, Chambery and Grenoble airports as well as taxis. You can also get a helicopter transfer from Geneva. For more information go to:<\/p>\r\n<p>Geneva Airport\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gva.ch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.gva.ch<\/a><br \/>Chambery Airport\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chambery-airport.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.chambery-airport.com<\/a><br \/>Grenoble Airport\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.grenoble-airport.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.grenoble-airport.com<\/a><\/p>\r\n<h2 id=\"section-getting-to-megeve-by-rail-4\"><strong>Getting to Megeve by Rail<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p>Megeve is close to Sallanches railway station (now called Sallanches\u2014Combloux\u2014Meg\u00e8ve) which is just 12km away and allows easy access to Megeve by rail from London, Paris, and other major European cities. There are direct trains from Paris to Sallanches at weekends, while a change in Annecy is required during the week. There are also direct trains to Sallanches from Geneva, where you have to change if you are coming from Milan. There is a bus service from Sallanches to Megeve or you can book a taxi\/private transfer through <a href=\"https:\/\/transfers.ski-lifts.com\/wp\/ultimate-ski\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Ski-Lifts<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<h2 id=\"section-driving-to-megeve-5\">Driving to Megeve<\/h2>\r\n<p>Megeve is also easy to get to by car:\u00a0<br \/><br \/>London &#8211; 1,060km (661 miles) &#8211; 10 hours 30 minutes (excluding time difference via Eurotunnel)\u00a0<br \/>Calais: 880km &#8211; 8 hours, 30 mins<br \/>Lille &#8211; 760 km &#8211; 7 hours 30 minutes<br \/>Paris &#8211; 600km &#8211; 6 hours<br \/>Milan &#8211; 270km &#8211; 3 hours 15 minutes (via Mont Blanc tunnel)<\/p>\r\n<p>Getting to Megeve by car is a good option if your accommodation in Megeve is a long walk from the nearest ski lift, or if planning to visit other nearby ski areas such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/ski-resorts\/france\/chamonix\/getting-there\/\">Chamonix<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/ski-resorts\/france\/la-clusaz\/getting-there\/\">La Clusaz<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/ski-resorts\/france\/flaine\/getting-there\/\">Flaine\/Les Carroz<\/a>,\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting to Megeve is easiest via Geneva airport which is just over an hour away with convenient airport transfer services available. Chambery and Grenoble airports are also within two hours&#8217; drive; or you can take a train to the Sallanches-Combloux-Meg\u00e8ve rail station; or drive all the way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":501,"featured_media":0,"parent":2579,"menu_order":50,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"template-resort-subpage-getting-there.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2592","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry","no-media"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Get to Megeve - Getting to Megeve | Ultimate Ski<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How to get to Megeve, nearest airports, airport transfers, car-hire, getting there by train, and driving to Megeve.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/ski-resorts\/france\/megeve\/getting-there\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Get to Megeve - Getting to Megeve | Ultimate Ski\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"How to get to Megeve, nearest airports, airport transfers, car-hire, getting there by train, and driving to Megeve.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/ski-resorts\/france\/megeve\/getting-there\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ultimate Ski\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-13T10:23:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/ski-resorts\/france\/megeve\/getting-there\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/ski-resorts\/france\/megeve\/getting-there\/\",\"name\":\"How to Get to Megeve - Getting to Megeve | Ultimate Ski\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2012-03-30T11:42:30+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-13T10:23:30+00:00\",\"description\":\"How to get to Megeve, nearest airports, airport transfers, car-hire, getting there by train, and driving to Megeve.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/ski-resorts\/france\/megeve\/getting-there\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/ski-resorts\/france\/megeve\/getting-there\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/ski-resorts\/france\/megeve\/getting-there\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Ski Resorts\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/ski-resorts\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"France\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/ski-resorts\/france\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Megeve\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/ski-resorts\/france\/megeve\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":5,\"name\":\"Getting There\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/\",\"name\":\"Ultimate Ski\",\"description\":\"Ski Resorts, Accomodation &amp; 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