Getting to Lake Annecy

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How to get to lake Annecy

Lac d'Annecy is located in the Rhone Alps, France, close to the border with Italy and Swisserland. Geneva, Chamonix (Mont Blanc), Chambery and Albertville (Winter Olympics) are all within a hour drive from lac d'Annecy. The region is served by five airports, major road and rail networks.

By Air

The region is well served with established and low cost airlines. Lac D'Annecy is approximately 45 min. drive from Geneva and Chambery airports, 1 hour drive from Lyon airport and an 1 hour 30 min. from St Etienne and Grenoble airports.

Geneva and Lyon offer the best choice of airlines, where Lyon tends to have the lower cost scheduled flight options, Geneva has got Easyjet.

Chambery, St Etienne and Grenoble offer budget alternatives though Ryanair and Buzz.

Our tip: If you struggle to find a low cost flight, try to get into Lyon with one of the established airlines. Also try www.opodo.co.uk to get a benchmark on prices across a range of airlines.

By Road

Lake Annecy is about 500 miles or a comfortable 10 hours drive away from the French ports. Regular channel crossings operate between Dover and Calais in addition to the now established channel tunnel.

By Rail

Eurostar operates trains into Paris, where you can board a TGV (France's super fast trains) direct to Annecy.