Geneva Airport is the closest airport to Chamonix, just one hour on a fast and easy road. To use the Swiss motorway to bypass Geneva town centre, a Vignette is required.
It is slower to drive through the city to access the French auto-route.
The main cities that have flights to Geneva in France: Bordeaux, Corsica, Nantes, Nice, Paris, ToulouseFrench auto-route tolls approximately €6 each way (2013 Prices).
Look for airlines flying to Geneva.
Other airports near Chamonix:
- Chambery Airport near Aix Les Bains is about 1:30 hrs with weekend UK return flights in the Winter season
- Lyon - further south than Chambery. Allow 2:45 hrs transfer time
- Annecy airport is 1:15hrs from Chamonix, with direct flights from Paris only
- Grenoble is a bit further at 2:45hrs from Chamonix
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Light Aircraft to the Chamonix Valley: there is a small airport in Sallanches, 25 km from Chamonix.
Contact: AMS Mont-Blanc Aviation + 33 (0) 4 50 58 08 99.
For more information: Geneva International Airport: +41 (0) 22 7177111