Flying into Geneva
Talloires is best reached by flying into Geneva, Switzerland. The
Geneva airport is served by many airlines.
Directions by Bus from Geneva
There is a bus line that offers a limited schedule directly from the Geneva
Airport, a less limited schedule from the Central
Geneva Train Station (called Cornavin) and a more frequent schedule from
the Geneva Bus Station (just a few blocks down from the Central Geneva Train
Station). All buses go directly to the
Annecy Bus/Train station.
You can buy the ticket (~ 11 EUROS) for this bus right outside the arrival exit
in the Swiss side of the airport and take the first exit on your left to go to
the bus stops. You can ask for directions at the information desk.
You can find some information about this at the airport website at:
http://www.gva.ch/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-69/
or directly from the bus company at:
VOYAGES FROSSARD
www.frossard.eu
Tel. in Geneva: +41 (0)22 732 02 30
Tel. in Annecy: +33 (0)450 45 73 90
check in particular:
http://www.frossard.eu/pdf/annecy-cruseilles-geneve.pdf
and
http://www.frossard.eu/pdf/annecy-la-roche-geneve.pdf
Once at Annecy you can take the Crolard Bus to go to Talloires. The details of
the bus company can be found at:
VOYAGES CROLARD
http://www.voyages-crolard.com
Tel. in Annecy: +33 (0)450 45 0812
in particular you can look at the schedules at:
http://www.voyages-crolard.com/fr/lignes_regulieres/PDF/lignes_61_rentree09.pdf
The buses drop people off at the Talloires Ecole and from there it is
just a short walk down towards the lake to the
hotels and restaurants of the village.
PLEASE CHECK THE SCHEDULES CAREFULLY !
In addition, SNCF has direct buses from Geneva
to Annecy. These leave from Eaux-Vives station and take a little over an hour.
For more information see
http://www.voyages-sncf.com
Directions
by Car from Geneva airport
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When you leave the airport, you should go to the right hand lane and
follow the signs for FRANCE.
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Go all the way down to the end of the street – until you can go no
further. Stay in the middle lane.
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At the light make a LEFT hand turn and keep to the right/outside lane so
that you can take the first quick right hand turn, following the signs for
France. This turn will put you onto the Swiss Highway.
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Follow the Swiss highway all the way until you get to the Bardonnex
border area where you will go through the Swiss area and then the French area.
If you are going back into France, they will not check you for the Swiss highway
vignette/sticker.
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Once through the border, go straight – following the BLUE (Péage) Highway
signs to Annecy. This is the A40 Highway.
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You will come to a row of tollbooths where you will take a ticket. Make
sure to go to a booth with a green arrow as the others are for FastPass holders.
From the toll booth it is another 7 kilometers to our exit, exit 17 – ANNECY
NORD.
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Continue towards Annecy but BE VERY CAREFUL because there is a camera
radar just before the Annecy Nord exit!!!!!
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Take the Annecy Nord exit, pay the toll and then follow the green signs
to Annecy. The first is a quick right and then the second is through a rotary
where you will go almost all the way around before you get to the Annecy exit.
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You will move onto a highway like road where you must move all the way to
the left hand lane. Stay on the left and follow the signs to Annecy le Vieux.
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At the second light, move to the left hand turning lane and turn left.
This puts you onto Avenue de la Plaine
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Follow Avenue de la Plaine through two lights till you come to a big
rotary. Go in the rotary and go ¾ of the way around to Avenue Gambetta. (Look
for the sign indicating Le Lac/the Lake or the Imperial Casino.
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Avenue Gambetta will curve to the right a bit and become Avenue de France
but you will continue all the way down until you can go no further.
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Here you will come to a light where you will make a LEFT hand turn onto
the main road that goes around the lake. Follow the road and the road signs for
Talloires until you get to TALLOIRES.
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Enter Talloires and follow the signs to the central parking lot. Once you
are in the parking lot, the European Center is on the exact opposite side of the
lot from where you entered.
Flying into Paris
From
the Charles de Gaulle or Paris Orly airports, travel to the downtown train
station (Gare de Lyon). There is a TGV (train à grande vitesse — rapid train)
that leaves the Gare de Lyon station for Annecy several times daily. The trip
takes three hours and forty minutes. The one-way train costs approximately
$60-100 per person. You must make reservations for the TGV. These can be made in
the U.S., at World Travel Partners or any travel agency, if you make them at
least two weeks before you travel by TGV, or they can be made in France on
shorter notice.
Once at the Annecy train station, take the Voyages Crolard bus to Talloires
(look above for details)
Flying into Lyon
Talloires can also be reached by flying into Lyon, France. The Lyon-Saint
Exupéry airport is just under two hours from Talloires. The Lyon Airport is
served by Delta and Air France and boasts a direct flight from New York City.
Both bus and train service link the Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport to Annecy.
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