Start & End Points

Auberge Costaroche, 1 Chemin de la Pierre de Roy, 73200 Albertville. France. Tel: 0033 (0)4 79 32 02 02

We offer included airport transfers to and from Geneva airport at the start and end of the Raid and there are a wide range of flights available to and from UK regional airports – see the trip Essential Information pdf for all the details. If these airports / flights are inconvenient then you might consider our Toulouse Transfer Package (below).   Lyon is an alternative arrival and departure airport if you are travelling independent of our transfers (see info below)

 

Getting Independently from Geneva Airport to / from Albertville

The journey from Geneva airport to the Auberge Costaroche in Albertville is very feasible by coach as follows: A map of all the bus routes in the Haute Savoie can be found on this PDF (external website)

1) Take the bus from Geneva airport (or you may need to go to Geneva bus station) to Annecy Gare Routier (bus station). Information and timetables can be found on the Autocars Frossard Website (line T72 and T73). The journey takes from 1 to 2 hrs.

2) Take the bus from Annecy bus station to Albertville Gare SNCF. Information and timetables can be found on the Altibus website (line L51 / L52). The journey takes about 1 hr to 1hr 30 mins

3) Taxi from the Station to the hotel, it is a 5 mins journey and there are normally taxis waiting at the station.

 

Getting Independently from Lyon Airport to / from Albertville

The journey from Lyon airport to the Auberge Costaroche in Albertville is very feasible by coach. A map of all the bus routes in the Haute Savoie can be found on this PDF (external website)

1) Take the bus from Lyon airport to Annecy Gare Routier (bus station). Information and timetables can be found on the Altibus website (Navette Lyon Saint Exupéry). The journey takes about 2 hrs

2) Take the bus from Annecy bus station to Albertville Gare SNCF. Information and timetables can be found on the Altibus website (line L51 / L52). The journey takes about 1 hr to 1hr 30 mins

3) Taxi from the Gare SNCF to the hotel, it is a 5 mins journey and there are normally taxi’s waiting at the station.

 

Driving

If there are more than one of you sharing a car, then driving from the UK becomes a cost effective option and adds flexibility / ease to they holiday. It is possible (with prior arrangement) to leave your car in the hotel car park during the week of cycling,  picking it up when we return to the hotel for the last night of the trip.