Annecy Transfers – Private Airport Transfers to Annecy and the Aravis

Let us be straight about it: nobody skis in Annecy. The town sits at 450 m at the end of its lake, and the snow is in the mountains around it. What Annecy offers a winter traveller is everything else — hotels at town prices rather than resort prices, restaurants open in April, a station on the main line from Paris, and half an hour of driving between it and two good ski areas.

That is why it appears on this site: people ask for transfers to Annecy, from Annecy, and between Annecy and the Aravis, and all three are journeys we run.

Getting to Annecy

Geneva (GVA) — 54 km, about 55 minutes

The obvious airport: motorway the whole way, flights all week from most European cities. Under an hour from the terminal to the old town.

Chambéry Savoie (CMF) — 50 km, about 40 minutes

Closer still, and quicker, but its winter timetable is built around weekend ski charters.

Annecy Haute-Savoie (NCY) — 7 km, about 15 minutes

The town’s own airport, at Meythet. It handles very little scheduled traffic, so most arrivals come through Geneva — but if you are flying privately, this is the one.

Lyon (LYS) — 127 km, about 1 h 30

Year-round flights and the widest airline choice, an easy motorway run.

Skiing from Annecy

• La Clusaz — 34 km, about 40 minutes: 125 km of piste in the Aravis, the biggest area within reach.
• Le Grand-Bornand — 34 km, about 40 minutes: 90 km of piste, and the quieter of the two.
• Le Semnoz — 18 km, about 30 minutes: the town’s own small area above the lake, good for a first day on skis.
• Megève — 80 km, about 1 h 05, on the Evasion Mont-Blanc pass.
• Flaine, Les Carroz and Samoëns — between 66 and 81 km, roughly an hour, in the Grand Massif.

Staying in Annecy and driving up each morning is a real option for a mixed group — one that skis, one that does not — and it is how a good number of French families do their season. We quote those daily runs as transfers like any other.

Annecy at a glance

• Town at 450 m at the head of Lake Annecy, 40 minutes from the Aravis resorts.
• A medieval old town on canals, with the Palais de l’Isle at the centre of it.
• Hotels, restaurants and shops open all year, at prices well below resort level.
• TGV station with direct trains from Paris, and a bus network to the resorts.
• The lake is reputed to be among the cleanest in Europe — the reason the town is as busy in July as in February.

Winter, luggage and booking

The roads to Annecy are motorway and valley roads at low altitude, cleared through the season: this is one of the least weather-dependent arrivals we run. Our vehicles still carry winter tyres and chains for the runs up to the Aravis. Ski and board bags travel free, child and booster seats are included, and your driver tracks the flight so a late landing costs you nothing.