The city of Chambéry in the Savoie department is located between two luxurious parks of Baugues and Chartreuse, near Lake Bourget and the largest winter resorts. It is a city of art and history, the historical capital of Savoy and the kingdom of Piedmont. Chambéry is now a university city, very dynamic and modern. Many festivals are held here: Summer City, Jazz, Trailer Nights.
To the Alps by plane
Chambery Airport Savoie Mont Blanc is a small international airport located near the city of Chambery in the southern Alps. The airport is located at an altitude of 234 meters above sea level. It has one 2020 meter concrete runway and one 700 meter unpaved emergency runway.
From Chambery Airport (France) seasonal regular flights fly to Amsterdam, Birmingham, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Rotterdam, Stockholm. There are no direct regular flights from Moscow to Chambery. The Savoy department can be reached by plane with a transfer in Geneva (Switzerland) or in Lyon. The minimum flight time will be 2 hours 56 minutes. In winter, from all Moscow airports toChambéry fly charter direct flights.
Airport description
The air gateway to the sports resorts and the largest lakes in France is ideally strategically located. Several million tourists visit the region every winter. The airport terminal can accommodate up to a million passengers and provides a high level of security. Many services are available for passengers: free parking, a restaurant, a souvenir shop and so on. The airport is equipped with a runway of 2020 meters, which can park all types of aircraft
Chambery Airport is also considered the business airport of the Alps. Its accessibility and well-developed infrastructure attract a growing clientele.
Flight School
The airport has a flight school where qualified instructors offer various types of training, from a basic certificate to a pilot's license. At the flight school, together with an instructor, you can make your first flight over the mountains. The flight club has a large hangar, which houses a fleet of eight aircraft of different characteristics. The training center also offers tourist flights over the Chamberin area, Mont Blanc, Chartreuse. Here you can rent small planes.
Road to the airport
How to get to Chambery airport? It takes 1 hour 15 minutes from Courchevel, 1 hour 30 minutes from L'Alpe d'Huez and 1 hour 45 minutes from Val d'Isere. Regular Trans'Neige shuttles take tourists to the ski resorts.
Chambery Airport Address (France) -Savoie Mont Blanc, 73420 Viviers-du-Lac.
The airport offers a car park service with 300 spaces. Parking is located right next to the terminal and is absolutely free, regardless of the duration of parking.
General Rules and Services
To travel at Chambery Airport, you must have a passport (if necessary, a valid visa), as well as some other documents. For travelers with pets, it is important to know that only small pets are allowed in the cabin. However, the maximum weight of a pet allowed to fly in the cabin of an aircraft must be checked with the air carrier company. Many companies do not allow pets in the cabin, with the exception of service dogs.
Airport services:
- Free Internet access throughout the terminal.
- Free restrooms.
- Mailbox (in the terminal next to the elevator).
- ATM at the entrance to the terminal.
There is no currency exchange at the airport, the nearest exchange office is in Chambéry and Aix-les-Bains.
Bars and restaurants
On the first floor of the terminal is the new Influence restaurant, which is open all year round. The restaurant offers panoramic views of the slopes and an open kitchen serving local and European dishes. The restaurant is open from Monday to Saturday from 9.00 to 17.00.
For quick bites, there is a snack bar on the first floor of the terminal, which offers a wide selection of sandwiches, drinks, cakes and various desserts during the winter season.
Shops
The airport gift shop offers many ideas for gifts, cups, handbags, hats, alcoholic drinks and chocolates. Opening hours on Saturday from 07.30 to 20.30, on Sunday from 7.30 to 17.30.
Duty-Free Shop offers a variety of luxury or big brand products such as perfumes, cosmetics, tobacco and gourmet products. The store allows you to save up to 20% off the regular price on some items
Chambery Airport has dedicated venues for organizing meetings and events throughout the year: conference room for up to 110 people (can be rented for a few hours or the whole day. Large event room for up to 700 people.
Travel Reviews
Tourists find that the airport is often overcrowded during the winter season, long queues form at the check-in counters, and increased security slows down the process of customs clearance. Another inconvenient factor is the small size of the airport. The departure and arrival areas are located in the same terminal, where a lot of people gather. Transfers to ski resorts are not cheap.
On the other hand, there is no more convenient way to get to the ski resorts than arriving at Chambéry airport. When the influx of people subsides, it becomes a cozy alpine airport with good service and convenient infrastructure.
