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  • Voiture

    By Car

    Bernex is located 12km from Evian-les-Bains, 18km from Thonon-les-Bains, 60km from Lausanne and approximately 50km from the 3 motorway exits:

    ▪ Geneva (coming from Dôle, Les Rousses)
    ▪ Findrol (coming from Paris, Lyon via Annecy)
    ▪ Annemasse (coming from Paris, Lyon via Nantua).

    GPS Coordinates:
    Latitude: 46.36
    Longitude: 6.68

    A few distances:
    Geneva: 53km
    Lyon: 213km
    Strasbourg: 360km
    Marseille: 510km
    Paris: 600km
    Brussels: 800km
    Lille: 810km

    IMPORTANT
    You will need winter tyres or chains for your vehicle from 1stNovember to the end of April. Even if there is no snow on the roads, they are often icy and dangerously slippery. Located in the Portes du Soleil domain our village is only 20 minutes from the Swiss border. Remember to take your ID card. If you are driving on Swiss motorways you will need the Swiss motorway sticker on your windscreen, it is compulsory and valid for the year. It is on sale in Swiss petrol stations or at the customs office at the border.

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    BY TRAIN

    Evian-les-Bains SNCF Railway Station

    ▪ SNCF Reservations online: https://en.oui.sncf/en/
    ▪ SNCF Reservations by tel.: 36 35
    ▪ Evian SNCF Railway Station: 04 50 70 71 17

    Important: links from and to the resort can be done by taxi or shuttle bus (taxis information lower down)

    SNCF train timetable, Évian Railway Station – Bernex: Winter 20-21

  • Avion

    BY AIRPLANE

    Geneva International Airport is located 1h30 from Bernex
    Information: Tel. 00 41 22 717 71 11 – http://www.gva.ch

    The Léman Express: Geneva Airport link
    The Léman Express provides optimal connections with the major railway lines that will join Geneva Airport in only 7 minutes from Genève Cornavin railway station, with 5 trains every hour going to Thonon.
    Leman Express Timetable

    Bus links from the airport
    SAT Coaches – Tel.: +33 (0)4 50 71 00 88 – Website

Taxi Links

Taxi d’Oche (Bernex n°1 taxi):
Taxi d’Oche is available 24/7 for transport and transfers of any distance, including to railway stations and airports.
Tel.: 06 77 02 14 86 E-mail: cathytaxidoche@gmail.com

Gavot Taxi (municipality: Saint-Paul-en-Chablais)
Gavot-Taxi, is located in the middle of Chablais and available 24/7 for transfers to Thonon, Évian and Geneva railway stations, Lyon and Geneva airports, as well as to all the Haute-Savoie, Savoie and Swiss ski resorts.
Tel.: 06 79 53 73 58 E-mail: gavotaxi@orange.fr
Website

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    Bernex - Thollon Shuttle Bus

    Les Montagnes d’Evian: A New Ski Pass = New Services!

    Shuttle buses will link you to the Thollon ski area.

    The Community of Communes, in collaboration with the ski domains, have set up shuttle buses to link Bernex and Abondance.

    The shuttle buses run daily from 18/12/2012 to Sunday 02/01/2022 and from Saturday 05/02 to Sunday 06/03/2022. Please note: there are no shuttle buses on days that the ski lifts are closed, or 25th December.

    Prices
    The shuttle bus is free to holders of Les Montagnes d’Evian ski pass (and €1.50 for everyone else).

    SHUTTLE BUS ÉVIAN BERNEX

    A shuttle bus links Évian to Bernex so you have easy access to the mountains!

    Timetables Evian-Bernex
  • Petit-train

    By the Little Train: In the Village

    Original and practical, the village centre is linked to the foot of the slopes all day by the little Bernex train, a delight in itself for holidaymakers. During school holidays the little train runs non-stop every day, with 20-minute rotation.

    Christmas Holidays – New Year’s Eve:
    ▪ First departure from the Bernex Tourist Office car park at 8:15 am
    ▪ Last departure at the base of the ski area at 5:15 pm

    February Holidays:
    ▪ First departure from the Bernex Tourist Office car park at 8:00 am
    ▪ Last departure at the base of the ski area at 5:45 pm

    Additionally on Wednesdays departure from the Maison Bernolande, every 30 minutes between 5:45-7:15 pm.

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    By Boat: Departure Lausanne

    From Lausanne, take the boat to Evian.
    Take the bus from Evian (see above).
    From Switzerland: 0900 929 929 (0.50 Swiss Francs/min.)
    From France: 0 890 707 708 (0.50 euros/min. + call price)

  • Voiture

    BY CAR: IN THE VILLAGE

    CAR PARKS
    All parking in Bernex is free.

    Village Centre
    A large car park is available in the village centre near to the Bernex Tourist Office and the ice rink. From here you can reach the foot of the ski lifts by taking the little train (duringt he school holidays).

    At the Foot of the Ski Lifts
    A large car park is available.

    Camping Cars
    Are tolerated on the car park near to the Bernex Tourist Office and on the ground near to the roundabout on the Ugine road.

    FILL UP
    The nearest petrol pump is in Vinzier.
    The nearest terminal is St-Paul-en-Chablais (on the car park under the church).

    REPAIRS
    A multi-brand garage is in Beunaz.