Getting here easily
Want to come discover our snowy mountains? Want to spend a summer holiday in the heart of Haute-Savoie?
The resort village of Samoens is characterized by its accessibility. Indeed, the village is only an hour from Geneva airport and 20 minutes from the A40 motorway. Annemasse and Cluses (20 km) SNCF train stations are respectively at 57 and 20 km from Samoëns in the Grand Massif. Find all the useful information to know how to come and how to move on the station. How to get to Samoens, Haute-Savoie, the Alps, by road, plane or train? Discover all the useful information below.
BY CAR
Highway A40 Geneva / Chamonix.
Exit Cluses-Scionzier (No. 18), Samoens 20 minutes.
Road information Haute-Savoie: Tel. +33 (0)4 50 66 10 74
More information about your itinerary: www.viamichelin.fr
BY TRAIN
Arrival SNCF railway station at: Cluses (20 km), line Saint-Gervais / Le Fayet.
Geneva (50 km) or Bellegarde (70 km)
Direct TGV lines from major cities (weekends).
SNCF Information Tel. +33 (0)8 36 35 35 35 or on www.sncf.com
Then bus connections with Jacquet company or taxi or car rental.
BY BUS
Connection to Samoëns from the SNCF train stations of Cluses (bus line Y94) and Annemasse (bus line Y02).
As the bus and train stations are located side by side in both towns, they offer a quick and convenient train–bus connection. Upon arrival in Samoëns, alight at one of the seven stops: Grand Massif Express (gondola lift car park), Gare Routière (behind the Tourist Office), Les Vallons d’en Bas, Le Quart, Fontaine de Vallon, Les Vallons d’en Haut, Le Sougey.
Bus timetables, fares, and booking information: Jacquet Bus Company
BY PLANE
Geneva International Airport (GVA) is located 50 km from Samoëns.
Then taxi or car rental.
From Geneva, the Léman express take you from Geneva to Cluses (SNCF station at 20km from Samoëns), discover the timetables and the network map.
Geneva International Airport transfer with the Léman Express train – Catch up with Samoëns from Geneva:
- Take the train between Genève Aéroport and Genève Gare Cornavin. (Departure every 10 minutes and 12 minutes)
- Take line 3 of the Léman Express direction Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet. Get off at Cluses.
- Take the line Y94, of the company Jacquet, from Cluses direction Samoëns.
BY TAXI OR WITH A TRANSFER COMPANY