La Rosiere: self-drive from Chambery

For La Rosiere from Chambery follow directions for Albertville. After Albertville it is dual carriageway to Moutiers. For La Rosiere follow the signs for Bourg St Maurice and continue as if going to Val d’Isere and Tignes, there are signs for la Rosiere soon after Bourg St Maurice.

La Rosiere: self-drive from Calais

The easiest way from Calais is to follow the A26 autoroute for Reims that passes Troyes and Dijon. South of Dijon it joins the main Paris/ Lyon autoroute, the A6, at Beaune. Lyon is by-passed by taking the A46 and A43 to Chambery and on to Albertville. It is motorway from Calais all the way to Albertville, tolls are €60-65 each way.

Car hire:

Holiday Autos offers car hire in most of the main airports in the Alps.

Accommodation En-Route

For a selection of hotels en-route to La Rosiere and elsewhere with various leading brands for all budgets:

Essential Motoring Information

• Registration Document & Licence – under French law you must carry them with you as well as your insurance policy.
• Insurance – any policy issued in the UK automatically provides a minimum level of third party cover within the EU. A Green Card is recommended, as is comprehensive cover. Obtain a European Accident Statement from your insurance company before you leave. Also, check that your policy covers damage in transit Eg ferry/ tunnel.
• Winter Driving/ Chains – Conditions can be treacherous on the roads to the resorts and snow chains are a legal requirement in the Alps. Chains are cheaper to buy in France than the UK but expensive in resorts. We recommend the supermarkets at Chambery and Albertville, they also sell cheap petrol. Snowchains, ski boxes, etc can bought in the UK from Polar Snowchains on 01892 519 933. For a discount mention rosiere.co.uk.
• Equipment regulations – in most European countries the following items are compulsory: Fire Extinguisher, First Aid Kit, Warning Triangle, Spare Bulbs. Please consult your motoring organisation. Young children are forbidden to ride in the front seat in France and rear seat passengers must use seat belts (if fitted). Make sure you have beam deflectors fitted before you leave so that the lights shine to the right instead of the left. You should also make sure your vehicle has enough anti-freeze. We suggest you carry a de-icer, scraper and lighter (for frozen locks).
• Beware: minor motoring infringements will attract on the spot fines of at least €100. Please note that the French Gendarmes now enforce speed limits vigorously on all roads and any infractions are severely dealt with.
• If using diesel we suggest only using winter grade fuel: it does not go waxy at low temperatures – this is readily available in France, particularly in or near the mountains.

For the latest regulations and motoring advice contact your motoring organisation.

Other travel:

Flights; Trains; Transfers to La Rosiere

2 Responses to “Self-drive”

1. admin says:

   October 26, 2009 at 11:48 am

   We guess you mean the 09.30h arrival at Chambery. There are buses available but you need to change and it is approx €70pp return, we hope to publish a timetable soon. If there are 4 of you, it may be cheaper doing car hire: we have added a link to the page.
   When we visited there was plenty of parking available around; Les Cimes has limited covered parking and it is expensive.
2. Arnie Stewart says:

   October 25, 2009 at 7:48 pm

   Flight from Belfast arrives at 09.30 and we are looking for a bus to La Rosiere or if we drive up is parking free near Les Cimes apartments?