{"id":2625,"date":"2012-04-01T09:06:06","date_gmt":"2012-04-01T09:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ultimatesk2stg.wpengine.com\/ski-resorts\/france\/samoens\/getting-there"},"modified":"2025-10-13T11:30:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T11:30:27","slug":"getting-there","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/ski-resorts\/france\/samoens\/getting-there\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting There"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Samoens is close to Geneva Airport with a transfer time of about an hour. Morillon is even closer and Sixt-Fer-\u00e0-Cheval is only twelve minutes up the road. All three villages are also relatively easy to reach by train via Cluses, or by driving from the UK or Northern Europe.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"jumplinks\">\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a title=\"Nearest Airports to Samoens\" href=\"#section-nearest-airports-to-samoens-1\">Nearest Airports to Samoens<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a title=\"Airport Transfers to Samoens\" href=\"#section-airport-transfers-to-samoens-2\">Airport Transfers to Samoens<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a title=\"Bus Services from Geneva Airport to Samoens\" href=\"#section-bus-services-from-geneva-airport-to-samoens-3\">Bus Services from Geneva Airport to Samoens<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a title=\"Getting to Samoens by Train\" href=\"#section-getting-to-samoens-by-train-4\">Getting to Samoens by Train<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a title=\"Local Taxis in Samoens\" href=\"#section-local-taxis-in-samoens-5\">Local Taxis in Samoens<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a title=\"Driving to Samoens\" href=\"#section-driving-to-samoens-6\">Driving to Samoens<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"section-nearest-airports-to-samoens-1\">Nearest Airports to Samoens<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Geneva Airport is the obvious gateway because it has plenty of flights including via low-cost airlines, and Samoens is only about an hour away.<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Geneva Airport to Samoens: 75 km; about 1 hour, 5 minutes drive.<\/li>\r\n<li>Chambery Airport to Samoens: 114km; about 1 hour, 30 mins drive.<\/li>\r\n<li>Grenoble Alpes-Isere Airport to Samoens: 200 km; about 2 hours 15 mins drive.<\/li>\r\n<li>Lyon St Exupery Airport to Samoens: 195km; about 2 hours, 10 minutes drive.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2 id=\"section-airport-transfers-to-samoens-2\">Airport Transfers to Samoens<\/h2>\r\n<p>The easiest way to get to Samoens from Geneva Airport is with a ski resort transfer service. 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 a blizzard is a rotten way to start a holiday).\u00a0<\/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;<\/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<p><!-- <strong>Compare hire car prices and save money with RentalCars.com<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>RentalCars.com lets you see the best deals from multiple car-hire firms including big brands like Hertz, Avis, Budget, Alamo, Europcar, Dollar and Thrifty. Free cancellations on most bookings and a price match guarantee means you can lock in the best offer. <strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentalcars.com\/?affiliateCode=ultimatesk577\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">See the latest deals and book online &gt;<\/a><\/u> --><\/p>\r\n<h2 id=\"section-bus-services-from-geneva-airport-to-samoens-3\">Bus Services from Geneva Airport to Samoens<\/h2>\r\n<p>There is a bus service between Geneva Airport and Samoens, but you have to change at Cluses.<\/p>\r\n<h2 id=\"section-getting-to-samoens-by-train-4\">Getting to Samoens by Train<\/h2>\r\n<p>The nearest station to Samo\u00ebns is just 12 miles away at Cluses. See www.sncf.com for train times. From Cluses to Samoens, you can take a taxi. <u><a href=\"https:\/\/transfers.ski-lifts.com\/wp\/ultimate-ski\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Ski-Lifts <\/a><\/u>lets you book a private transfer in advance online from the station that will wait if your train is delayed. Or you can take a public bus or taxi.<\/p>\r\n<h2 id=\"section-local-taxis-in-samoens-5\">Local Taxis in Samoens<\/h2>\r\n<p>Baudet T\u00e9l. +33 4 50 34 43 82;<br \/>Acces Taxi T\u00e9l. +33 6 87 52 29 86;<br \/>Alps-direct.com T\u00e9l. +33 4 50 90 30 08 ou +33 6 12 98 12 50;<\/p>\r\n<h2 id=\"section-driving-to-samoens-6\">Driving to Samoens<\/h2>\r\n<p>Samo\u00ebns is one of the easiest ski resorts in the Alps to drive to from the UK or Northern Europe, It&#8217;s about eight and a half hours from Calais by car, and it&#8217;s motorway almost all the way (A26, A5, A31, A39, A40). You turn off the A40 at exit 18-Scionzier towards Scionzier\/Cluses-La-Sardagne. Then the normal route is D19, D902B, D902 and D4 to Samoens (via Morillon) which should take you no more than 30 minutes unless you hit rush hour traffic. There is an alternative route via Taninges and the D907 in case of road closure or very heavy traffic. If you&#8217;re going onto Sixt allow a further 15 minutes.<\/p>\r\n<p>Parking in the centre of Samoens is scarce and the ski bus service is good, so having a car is not necessary. But if your accommodation is further out or has private parking, having a car can be useful.\u00a0 It also allows you to visit other nearby ski areas such as the Portes du Soleil.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting to Samoens, Morillon &#038; Sixt-Fer-\u00e0-Cheval: Samoens is about an hour from Geneva airport, It&#8217;s also easy to reach by train and by drining from the UK or Northern Europe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":501,"featured_media":0,"parent":2612,"menu_order":50,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"template-resort-subpage-getting-there.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2625","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 Samoens - Getting to Samoens | Ultimate-Ski<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How to get to Samoens, nearest airports, airport transfers, car-hire, getting there by train, and driving to Samoens.\" \/>\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\/samoens\/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 Samoens - Getting to Samoens | Ultimate-Ski\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"How to get to Samoens, nearest airports, airport transfers, car-hire, getting there by train, and driving to Samoens.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/ski-resorts\/france\/samoens\/getting-there\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ultimate Ski\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-13T11:30:27+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\/samoens\/getting-there\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/ski-resorts\/france\/samoens\/getting-there\/\",\"name\":\"How to Get to Samoens - Getting to Samoens | Ultimate-Ski\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2012-04-01T09:06:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-13T11:30:27+00:00\",\"description\":\"How to get to Samoens, nearest airports, airport transfers, car-hire, getting there by train, and driving to Samoens.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/ski-resorts\/france\/samoens\/getting-there\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/ski-resorts\/france\/samoens\/getting-there\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/ski-resorts\/france\/samoens\/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\":\"Samoens\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.ultimate-ski.com\/ski-resorts\/france\/samoens\/\"},{\"@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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