Garages in Chamonix

Taking your car with you to Chamonix

Taking your car with you on holiday gives you the freedom to go where you want. But is it the best way to get to the mountains?

Chamonix is one of the easiest resorts to get to by car. It's also one of the quickest to get to if you're coming from the UK. It takes 8 to 9 hours to drive the 840km from Calais to Chamonix.

Unlike driving to many resorts, you won't spend the final hour of your journey to Chamonix lurching from switchback to switchback with a paper bag between your knees.

It's dual-carriageway all the way and the roads are generally clear.

Even if you don't fancy driving all the way, you could hire a car at Geneva airport and arrive in Chamonix just over an hour later without breaking much of a sweat.