Please click to see a larger picture of the panorama from the chalet:

Location

An amazing location in the heart of the Alps

The priviledged location of Les Contamines-Montjoie combines a peacefull village at the end of a valley with an easy access to/from important centers:

Access

Closest motorway access (Le Fayet)	13 km / 8 mi	20 min
Train station "Saint-Gervais-les-Bains - Le Fayet"	13 km / 8 mi	20 min

In the area

Saint-Gervais-les-Bains	10 km / 6 mi	15 min
Chamonix	30 km / 20 mi	40 min

In France

Albertville	50 km / 30 mi	1h
Annecy	90 km / 55 mi	1h15
Grenoble	130 km / 80 mi	1h45
Lyon	220 km / 140 mi	2h20
Paris	600 km / 370 mi	5h40

In Switzerland

Martigny	75 km / 45 mi	1h30
Genève	75 km / 45 mi	1h

In Italy

Courmayeur	50 km / 30 mi	1h
Aoste	85 km / 55 mi	1h20
Turin	200 km / 125 mi	2h30

Location of the chalet Les Trolles

The chalet Les Trolles is located in a hamlet named Nivorin. Look at the location on the map:

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Acces

By plane

- Geneva airport: 1h by road, direct connections by bus, please see the section "By bus" below.
- Chambéry airport: 1h30 by road
- Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport: 2h10 by road
- Grenoble airport: 2h10 by road
=> For further information, please visit the village webpage (winter / summer).

By train

The closest train station is "Saint-Gervais-les-Bains - Le Fayet", 20 min distant. In high season, direct TGV from and to Paris (about 5h). Daily connections by bus (bus SAT, see below) from the train station to the village Les Contamines-Montjoie.
=> For further information, please visit the village webpage (winter / summer).

By bus

From "Saint-Gervais-les-Bains - Le Fayet", train station: direct daily connections by bus SAT.

From Geneva airport: direct daily connections in high season by bus SAT.

=> For further information, prices, timetables or online booking, please visit the bus SAT webpage or the village webpage (winter / summer).

By road

From Chamonix: Take the National Road (A road) 205, take the exit number 22 and follow the direction "Saint-Gervais".
From Megève: Take the Departemental Roads (B roads) 1212 and then 909 toward "Saint-Gervais / Chamonix".
From other origins: Take the Motorway (M road) A40, take the exit number 21 and follow the direction "Saint-Gervais".

In Saint-Gervais (pass through the city center from all origins except Megève), keep going until reaching a roundabout. At the roundabout, take the up hill road (RD 902) toward "Les Contamines-Montjoie".
=> For further information on Les Contamines-Montjoie access, please visit the village webpage (winter / summer).

In avoiding the center of Les Contamines-Montjoie
Follow the road during about 10 km (6 mi). At the hamlet "La Chappelle", take the road on the right named "Route du Plan des Moulins" following the sign "Télécabines". Follow the road during about 2.5 km (1.5 mi) until reaching the hamlet "Le Nivorin". In the hamlet "Le Nivorin", between the chalet-hotel "Le Miage" et the pizzeria "L'Air du Temps", turn right to the up hill road named "Chemin du Nivorin d'en Haut". It is then the first chalet on the right (see a picture of the chalet).

In driving through the center of Les Contamines-Montjoie
Follow the road until reaching the village "Les Contamines-Montjoie" and drive through the center. At the end of the village, turn right on a bridge and follow the up hill S shaped road. At the end of the S, just before reaching another bridge, turn right and keep on during about 300 m (330 yards) until the hamlet "Le Nivorin". In the hamlet "Le Nivorin", between the chalet-hotel "Le Miage" et the pizzeria "L'Air du Temps", turn left to the up hill road named "Chemin du Nivorin d'en Haut". It is then the first chalet on the right (see a picture of the chalet).