– Plan your travel and your arrival at the competition site well in advance,
– Use public transport or carpool,
– Remember to print out your tickets or load them onto your smartphone,
– Payments at the refreshment and food stands can only be made by credit card or cashless card,
– Come well-shod and warmly dressed,
– Check the times and conditions of access to the stadium,
– Anticipate your entry into the stadium in order to facilitate access and take advantage of the entertainment on the site,
– At the end of the races, be patient when the stadium is evacuated.
If you are coming by car, we advise you to park in the car park of your chalet or residence and not to use your vehicle during the 4 days of competition. Depending on where you are staying, you can get to the stadium on foot or by ski-bus.
If you are coming by train, Annecy SNCF station is served by the regular line Y62 – Y63 Annecy – Le Grand-Bornand.
– Online booking (essential): altibus.com.
– Arrival/departure from Le Grand-Bornand, stop at the entrance to the bus station (technical cow sculpture).
– Passengers travelling to Chinaillon and the Bouchet / Nant-Robert valley, please refer to the ‘Getting around the resort’ section.
– As traffic is very heavy at the end of the races, particularly on Sundays, we strongly recommend that you allow for a much longer journey to the station.
As parking is very limited and restricted, we recommend carpooling or taking public transport.
Buses will drop you off at the gates of the biathlon stadium.
This year, we’ve got an extra transport option for you! If you’re travelling from Grenoble, Lyon, Pontcharra, Montmélian, Chambéry, Aix-les-Bains, Grésy-sur-Aix, Albens or Rumilly, take the train to Annecy, then take advantage of our free shuttle service direct to Le Grand Bornand. Simple and practical!
Planning to come for the day but over several days? You need to book a ticket for each day individually.
Reservations required. Limited number of places. Your TER ticket will be requested in the event of an inspection.
If you have any questions, please contact us on: +33 (0)7 82 30 14 53 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm).
Use Togetzer to carpool for your journeys and join the dedicated event by finding a route or posting your own to get to the Thônes (if you’re taking the A41) and Glières Val-de-Borne / Entremont (if you’re taking the A40) park-and-ride sites, then take the free shuttle bus to Le Grand-Bornand.
free shuttle service from Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 December 2024
– Special route from Thônes and from Entremont (commune of Glières-Val-de-Borne): departure from signposted park-and-ride sites.
– Arrival/departure in Le Grand-Bornand: Grand-Bornand Village centre on the Route du Chinaillon.
Shuttle bus times :
– Thursday and Friday from 8.30am to 7pm. Please note that the service will be interrupted 1 hour before the start of the race and will resume at the end of the race.
– Saturday and Sunday from 7am to 8pm. Please note that the service will be interrupted 1 hour before the start of the race and will resume at the end of the race.
Due to the large number of spectators, we strongly recommend that you make your journey to the park-and-ride facilities well in advance, arriving no later than 2 hours before the start of the first race of the day.
The shuttles do not stop on their way.
Free bus service from Saturday 14 to Sunday 22 December 2024.
Departures from La Clusaz bus station and St-Jean de Sixt Centre / Boulangerie stop:
– Saturday to Wednesday from 7.30am to 7.45pm
Arrival/departure in Le Grand-Bornand stop at the entrance to the bus station (technical cow sculpture).
– Thursday and Friday 7.30am to 8pm, Saturday and Sunday 7.30am to 10pm
Arrival/departure in Grand-Bornand stop at La Poste (route du Chinaillon).
Regular service every day from Annecy bus station.
– Arrival/departure in Le Grand-Bornand stop at the entrance to the bus station (technical cow sculpture). Timetable and online booking www.altibus.com
– Fare: €8
To get around the resort, use the free buses.
From Saturday 14 to Wednesday 18 December:
– Line A Chinaillon :
Saturday 7am to 7.45pm and Sunday to Wednesday 7.50am to 7.45pm
On Wednesday mornings, due to the market, the La Poste and Les Parrasses stops will not be served. The bus will pass through l’Orée du Bois, at the Charvet stop.
– Route F/G Vallée du Bouchet / Nant Robert from 8am to 6.30pm
The bus runs up the Vallée du Bouchet and down through Les Potais and Le Nant Robert.)
All buses will pass through the entrance to the bus station (technical cow sculpture).
From Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 December 2024
– Line A Chinaillon from 6.45am to midnight:
Arrival in the Village at the La Poste stop.
Departure to Chinaillon from the La Poste stop before 3pm and from 6pm.
Departure from the Beauregard stop on the Chinaillon road (pedestrian access signposted from the centre) from 3pm to 6pm.
– Line F/G Vallée du Bouchet / Nant Robert :
Thursday 19 and Friday 20 from 8am to 10pm and Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 from 8am to midnight.
Arrival and departure at the foot of the Rosay gondola (ascent via the Vallée du Bouchet road and descent via Le Nant-Robert from Les Potais).
Timetables given for information only. Full bus timetables available from the Tourist Office.
The Colombière pass is closed.
The Aravis Massif is easily accessible:
– A 40 (Autoroute Blanche): exit N° 16 Bonneville, direction Stations des Aravis 20 km away, then Glières-Val-de-Borne Entremont.- A 41 exit N°17 “Annecy Nord” direction “Thônes” / Stations des Aravis” 30 km away
Smart advice:
– From the North of France, follow the A39 motorway from Dijon, direction Geneva
– In case of very bad weather conditions, favour access via Annecy.
– In winter, the roads are well cleared of snow, but special equipment (snow tires or snow chains) must be provided.
– Road information: +33 (0) 800 100 200 / https://www.inforoute74.fr/#circulation / www.bison-fute.gouv.fr >
Car parks :
Park-and-ride facilities at Thônes or Entremont in the commune of Glières-Val-de-Borne.
In Le Grand-Bornand, very limited and restricted parking exclusively along the Bouchet valley road, from the Clos du Pin campsite.
Geneva International Airport 50 km away
www.gva.ch >
then connections by passenger transport company or taxi (see dedicated sections).
Lyon – Saint Exupéry airport 150 km away
www.lyon.aeroport.com >
Annecy SNCF station 30 km away
TGV from most major towns.
Station served by the regular Y62 – Y63 Annecy – Le Grand-Bornand line.
See section You are coming by bus
New! If you’re coming for the day, book your TER/Regional trains (for a fee) on the Lyon or Grenoble lines and take advantage of the special free shuttle service from Annecy (see above).
Daily bus services from Annecy
Line Y62 – Y63
– Online ticketing and timetables: altibus.com. Booking essential.
– Fare: €8.
Arrival/departure in Le Grand-Bornand, stop at the entrance to the bus station.
Bastard Eric : +33 (0)4 50 02 20 64
www.taxieric.com
Taxi des Aravis : +33 (0)6 33 86 08 26
taxidesaravis.com
Taxi Point : +33 (0)6 70 95 40 41
taxipoint.eu
Aravis Shuttle (only Geneva airport shuttle – Le Grand-Bornand Village and Chinaillon)
www.aravis-shuttle.com.
Garnier Transit International – Private transport
+33 (0)6 21 71 84 35 ou +33 (0)6 34 66 33 35
www.garniertransitinternational.com