By road
One of France's densest motorway networks
From Britain, use the A6 or A39 motorways to head rapidly towards the French Alps. Savoie and Haute Savoie's towns, villages, valleys and ski resorts are easy to get to, whatever the time of year.
Here are a few motorway distances:
| Calais -> Chambéry: 874 km/543 mi Calais -> Annecy: 822 km/510 mi | Paris - > Chambéry: 573 km/356 mi Paris -> Annecy: 540 km/335 mi |
| Chambéry -> Lyon: 100 km/62 mi Chambéry -> Grenoble: 57 km/35 mi Chambéry -> Turin: 206 km/128 mi Chambéry -> Geneva: 88 km/55 mi | Annecy -> Lyon: 139 km/86 mi Annecy -> Grenoble: 106 km/66 mi Annecy-> Turin: 255 km/158 mi Annecy -> Geneva: 43 km/27 mi |
For information about road conditions
National Road Information Centre (in French only): 0826 022 022 (€ 0.15/minute)
"Bison Futé": (website in French only)
For Savoie Mont Blanc weather forecasts from Great Britain:
www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/ (look up Annecy, Chambéry, Grenoble St Geoires, or Lyon Airport).
For a trouble-free journey to your winter holiday resort, listen to the traffic bulletins on:
107.7: every Saturday from 10 February to 10 March, this local radio station provides traffic reports in English, giving details of motorway driving conditions in Rhône Alpes and, when necessary, safety information.
To plan your route
