Ski Apartment in Peisey-Vallandry the heart of the Paradiski.

Getting there - by car

Download our airport/road map to see just how well serviced the Paradiski area is.

Travelling to the Alps by car will give you unbridled freedom and flexibility over travel times, as well as freedom once in the resort, opening up opportunites for day trips to other parts of this beautiful region. For example, Tignes and Val d'Isere are around 45 minutes away (although if you're adventurous and have a mountain guide, you can actually ski there!), and why not a day trip to the beautiful Annecy lake?

At a distance of around 600 miles it takes about nine hours (seven hours of which is motorway) to drive down from Calais to Plan Peisey and Vallandry, around two hours from Lyon and three hours from Geneva. Most of the journey is on the motorway. There is a motorway toll system in operation throughout France, so make sure you have some Euros in hand before embarking on your journey, it should cost around 60 Euros in tolls from Calais.

As a basic guide from Calais head for the A26/A4 to Reims (about 200 miles), Troyes, Chaumont (about 300 miles, halfway), A5/A31 to Dijon, the A39 to Dole (about 400 miles), then head for the A40 to Genève turning off the motorway to head for Annecy. From Annecy aim for Albertville (one hour away), Moutiers (30 minutes away) and finally follow the signs to the alpine hub of Bourg St Maurice.

You should aim for the N90 and Bourg St Maurice, turning off towards Landry & Peisey-Vallandry just before you hit Bourg, and enjoy the wonderful tree lined twisting and turning mountain roads up to Plan Peisey. You'll drive though the charming alpine villages of Landry, Peisey and Peisey Nancroix before arriving at Plan Peisey and Vallandry around 30 minutes from Bourg.

Download our resort map to see the layout of Plan Pesiey and Vallandry.

When driving in the Alps you should ensure your vehicle is properly equipped. In the Winter, if you are heading to the mountains in a hire car you should always request winter tyres. Snow chains are a necessary precaution. If you are driving your own car check out www.skidrive.co.uk for equipment.

If you are looking for a good route planner try www.viamichelin.com, their map features road works and fixed speed-camera details as well. Also take a look at Google Maps, just because you can spend hours zooming in and out and around France. And always worth a look is www.radarfixes.com for seemingly the most up-to-date resource for details of France's fixed speed camera locations, also detailed on a region-by-region map.