Best Airports For Ski Holidays

If you are thinking about a last minute half term break or short weekend break then what are the best airports to get to in Europe that will get you on the slopes quickly?

Geneva

Always a favourite, Geneva really is the gateway to so many great resorts. So much so that it is often referred to as the most popular skiing airport in Europe and probably the world. Geneva deals with both independent and package holidays and the transfers to the resorts of Chamonix and Flaine will take you just an hour. With a transfer time of 1 and half hours then check out the resorts of Flaine, Les Gets, Courmayeur, La Thuile, Megeve and Morzine. You can also easily transfer to top resorts in the Three Valleys and Espace Killy and even if the transfer is a bit longer there are so many transfers available as Geneva is so well set up for ski holidays.

Geneva airport is located 2.5 miles northwest of the city and is well set up for the needs of skiers. You are spoilt for choice with airlines hence you will always get good deals on those flights. Airlines include British Airways, Flybe, Monarch, Jet2, Thomas Cook Airlines, Easyjet and Thomson Airlines. Direct flights from British Airways leave from Liverpool, London, Birmingham, Manchester, Aberdeen, Leeds, Newcastle, Nottingham, Bournemouth, Glasgow, Cardiff, Inverness, Edinburgh, Belfast, Exeter and Bristol. Easyjet fly from Liverpool, London, Birmingham, Manchester, Aberdeen, Leeds, Newcastle, Nottingham, Bournemouth, Glasgow, Cardiff, Inverness, Edinburgh, Belfast, Exeter and Bristol.

Chambery

Chambery is nestled between the Bauges and Chartreuse mountain ranges and offers real ease of access to the Alps.

There are really short transfer times from this airport but be careful -what often goes hand in hand with airports that offer short transfers are airports that become very popular with families at popular times of the year. That said  within an hour and a half from Chambery you can get to Brides Les Bains, Chamrousse and Les Gets. Transfer for two hours and you will reach Alpe d’Huez, La Plagne, Meribel, Morzine, Val Cenis and Valloire.

You can fly to Chambery with Flybe, Thomson Airways and British Airways. Flybe offer direct flights from Norwich, Cardiff, Southampton, London, Exeter, Bristol, and Nottingham. Thomson Airways fly from Norwich, Cardiff, Southampton, London, Exeter, Birmingham, Bristol, and Nottingham. British Airways fly from Norwich, Cardiff, Southampton, London, Exeter, Birmingham, Bristol and Nottingham.

Grenoble

Grenoble’s closeness to the Alps makes it a good choice for skiers. One of its biggest advantages is the fast autoroute links meaning you can be in Chamrousse within an hour and a half and also be in the Three Valleys and resorts such as Courcheval, Les Menuires and Méribel in around two hours.

Monarch Airlines offer cheap regular flights here from Manchester, Birmingham, and Leeds/Bradford and London Gatwick airports. Budget airlines Ryanair fly from Dublin and London Stansted and Easyjet from Gatwick. Jet2 fly here from East Midlands, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Manchester and Newcastle.