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Car Parks | Samoëns | Morillon
Located just one hour drive from a major airport, and thirty minutes drive from the motorway, Samoëns, Morillon and the Grand Massif ski area couldn't be any easier to access!
Samoëns is located just one hour from Geneva Airport which provides regular flights from around the world., including many low cost options including British Airways, Easyjet and Swiss Air.
Alternative airports - Chambery (125 km), Grenoble (180 km), Lyon (200km).
Airport transfers can be organised directly from Geneva airport to your accommodation with our transfer partner Ski Lifts. Contact them directly for a quote and reservations.
Alternatively, you can reach Samoëns from Geneva airport by public transport as follows:
Geneva Airport to Cluses
The Leman Express offers a regular train service between Geneva Cornavin station and Cluses (20km from Samoëns). You can then reach Samoëns via public bus or taxi.
Geneva Airport to Taninges
AlpyBus, Euro Bus, and EasyBus offer budget friendly shared bus service between Geneva airport and Taninges (12km from Samoëns). You can then reach Samoëns via public bus or taxi.
A scheduled public bus service is available from Cluses to Verchaix, Morillon, Samoëns and Sixt.
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We recommend renting a car from the Swiss side of Geneva Airport which offers cars with a vignette allowing travel on Swiss motorways, and are usually equipped with winter tires. We would also recommend renting chains.
New EU regulations mean it is important to check that your chosen car hire company will allow you to drive a hire car collected from the Swiss side into France and vice versa.
If driving to France, please note that between 1st November to 31 March winter tires or snow chains are compulsory. More information.
Our Top Ten Tips for Driving in the Snow post provides more useful information.
The Dover to Calais is the most popular route taking around 75 mins). Visit P&O Ferries for more information.
Our nearest train station is Cluses (20km) where you can pick up a public bus or alternatively you can organise to be collected by taxi. Visit sncfconnect.com (in English) for pricing and bookings.
Several train routes have been launched, including from London, to meet the increasing demand for environmentally friendly transport to the Alps. See the route map for more information.
There are several taxi services available for transport around the valley and beyond. Please note, they all require advance booking.
Taxi David (Winter only)
00 33 (0)6 62 25 39 43
taxi.david.Samoëns@gmail.com
Rodolf - Morillon
0033 (0)6 12 98 12 50
Thiery - Samoëns
0033 (0)6 47 23 19 75
Xavier - Samoëns
0033 (0)6 11 30 30 15
Taxi Ben (not airport transfers)
0033 (0)6 01 37 34 92
taxibenfr@gmail.com
During the ski season, a free valley wide ski bus service is available offering quick and efficient transport to the Grand Massif Express telecabine, Vercland telecabine. as well as the other nearby villages including Morillon and Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval. A regular service is also available from the foot of the Cascade piste, Col de Joux Plane and Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval.
Winter 2024-25 Ski Bus Timetable
Available: 6 July - 1 September 2024
A summer bus service linking all of the villages of the valley with the popular sites including the Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval, Col de Joux Plane and the Cascade du Rouget waterfall. The buses are equipped with a bike rack carrying up to 6 bikes. A day pass costs €2 per person, and it's free for under 6 year olds.
Two huge carparks are available on either side of the road at the foot of Samoëns main ski lift. This is a paid car park between 15 December and 15 April and from 9am to 7pm. The cost is €1.10 per hour for the first 9 hours, with stays of more than 9 hours charged at €45 per day. Payment is made via the 'Prestopark' mobile application. Location
The hamlet of Vercland offers ample free parking, with two areas around the base of the Vercland Télécabine. The first area is located just before the lift, with a second much larger area beyond it. Location
A large car park in the village centre, located between the Tourist Office and the ice rink. Closed on a Wednesday morning when the area is used for the weekly market. Location
Conveniently located just 100m from the village centre, and around 700m from the Grand Massif Express Télécabine. Location
Ideal for those enjoying the Lac aux Dames area in winter or summer with it's numerous attractions. Location
Several other smaller free car parks are available around Samoëns village, including the Amoudruz, Place du Criou, Place des Dents Blanches and others.
This vast car park is ideally located just a short walk from the ski lift and the village centre. Location
Located next to Lac Bleu and the Giffre river. A free alternative is to use the Morillon Telecabine car park which is an easy 400m walk from the lake. Location
1h30 = free | 2h = €3 | 3h = €6 | 4h = €9 | 5h = €12 | 6h = €16 | 7h = €21 | 8h = €27 | 9h = €34 | 10h = €45
Further small free parking areas are available throughout the village centre.
There is one large free car park at the entrance of Morillon 1100, around 100m walk from the traffic-free village centre, pistes, and ski lifts. Location
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