Directions To Chalet Amaryllis | Samoens

The Grand Massif and Giffre Valley is by far the most easily accessible skiing regions to choose.  Under an hour from Geneva, or 8 hours from Calais you can be skiing the slopes only a few hours from landing at Geneva!  Samoens is just 25 minutes off the motorway and TGV station in Cluses, so wether you are drivng or being collected from the airport Chalet Amaryllis is easy to reach.

Chilli & Ice can provide a pick up and drop off service all year round for those arriving into Geneva (60€ per person return) or Cluses (€30 per person return).

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How to get here by air

Geneva airport is only about 1 hour’s drive from Samoens and is served by many scheduled, chartered or low coast airlines from throughout the UK and Europe.

Examples are:

• Easyjet : www.easyjet.com
• British Airways : www.ba.com
• Fly Be : www.flybe.com
• Jet 2: www.jet2.com
• Air France : www.airfrance.co.uk
• British Midland : www.bmibaby.com
• Ryan Air : www.ryanair.com

A useful general provider is www.ski-flights.com although they do offer lots non-direct flights.

Airport transfer

Chilli & Ice offer airport transfers for your convenience.

With our VIP service we provide drivers to take you and your luggage direct from the airport to the door of Chalet Amaryllis, please contact us directly for further advice.

Car Rental

Alternatively you could consider renting your own car (or minibus for larger groups) although this is unnecessary dur to the fantastic location of Chalet Amaryllis and our ski shuttle service you may find it advantagous to have your own transport to drive to the ski lifts or to travel around the valley.

If renting a car we recommend that you book it for collection at the SWISS side of the Geneva airport (the airport sits on the border and the access to the French side to obtain a hire car can be time consuming, especially when travelling with lots of luggage and skis).

There are several car rental companies which provide vehicles at the airport and most can offer a wide range of sizes.

Here are a few:

• Hertz : www.hertz.com
• Avis : www.avis.com
• Sixt : www.sixt.co.uk
• Europcar : www.europcar.co.uk
• Budget : www.budget.com

How to get here by car

From the UK you can cross the Channel from :

Folkestone to Calais via the Eurotunnel – www.eurotunnel.com

Dover to Calais by ferry - P&O Ferries – www.poferries.com

Dover to Boulogne by ferry - Speed Ferries – www.speedferries.com

From Calais travelling times are approx 8 – 10 hours.

Make your way to the A40 (autoroute blanche) in France and then follow this route:

Directions from the A40 motorway

Exit the motorway at junction 18 for Cluses, Morzine, Les Gets and Samoens. There is a final toll booth here.

On leaving the toll booth, follow signs leading to Morzine, Les Gets and Samoens. This routes you around Cluses on D304 and shortly picks up D902 which takes you up the hill.

Continue on the D902 to the top, through Chatillon and gradually descend down into the valley for 1.5 km.

At a sharp hairpin bend to the left (before Taninges), take the right turn, signposted Morillon and Samoens

Continue on for 6 km (disregarding signs for Verchaix and Samoens in Morillon); go through Morillon and in a couple of km enter Samoens.