Avoriaz Ski Holidays

Avoriaz is one of the closest resorts to Geneva, only 80km (50 miles) away, the next closest major airport is Lyon, 200km (125 miles) distant. The smaller airport at Annecy, from which there are daily links to Paris, is 100km (63 miles) away. There are no rail stations very near, the closest two are both about 45km (28 miles) at Thonon Les Bains and Cluses. There is a good bus service to and from these run by the SAT bus company. The two stations are 4 hours from Paris by TGV. The taxi business is also very prolific in the area with about a dozen companies based in the resort. The access road to the resort is always kept clear but chains should always be used if snow is lying, unless your car has studded snow tyres. Overtaking on the access road is regarded as very foolish! There are around 800 covered car parking places and 1600 uncovered spaces at the entry to the resort. The cost is about double for covered parking. Visitors are met by hostesses on arrival at the resort and shown to a reception centre, where luggage can be unloaded and family members get hot drinks whilst the car is then parked. After that it's a choice of whether to use the shuttle service or rent a hand pulled sledge to tow your baggage over to your accommodation. Because there are no roads within Avoriaz you can make use of a horse drawn sleigh service that operates until 7pm daily, there's then an evening shuttle service between 7pm and 8am.