Travel by Car

New motorway links have made driving to the French Alps quite an attractive proposition over the last few years. The journey takes 8 to 12 hours from Calais depending on how observant of the autoroute speed limits you are.

Tip: the Gendarmes are much more active north of Paris.

Once south of Paris, you will be lucky to see a police car, let alone get a ticket for speeding and if you sit at 70 mph, you will be one of the slowest cars on the road.)

Apart from the cost of the ferry or tunnel, you should allow about £60–£80 in petrol and £30 in tolls each way to/from Calais.

You should find your way to Albertville fairly easyly, from there take the N90 to Moutiers.

At Moutiers stay on the D915 toward Meribel.

When you get to Meribel follow the road through town until you see the sign for Mottaret.

Follow this road to Mottaret. Just after you enter Mottaret you will drive through a tunnel, at the next roundabout turn right and drive up the hill.

The chalet is on your left as you climb the road, you should reconise it from the web site pictures.

You can park at the side of the chalet.

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