Driving to Verbier

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Driving to Verbier
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Verbier is accessed from Le Châble by a steep switch back road. There is free parking at the Le Châble lift station so you can avoid the hill and take the lift up to Verbier. Click here for info on the Le-Châble-Verbier lift for summer and winter.
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Driving Requirements & Useful Advice
Legal Requirements for Cars & Rules
- must have driver's license, proof of ownership and insurance
- must have a valid "Vignette" to drive on Swiss highways
- must adapt left-side drive headlights
- must have country sticker
- must carry emergency warning triangle
- children under 12 must sit in the back
- must have appropriate car seats for young children
- must wear seatbelts in front and back
- cars driving uphill on mountain roads have priority over cars driving downhill
- pedestrians and Car Postale buses have priority

The Vignette (Swiss Highway Toll tax)
Switzerland requires a "Vignette" on the windshield to drive on the highways (green signs), which you can get at gas stations, at the border, or online. Cost is about 40 CHF and vignettes are valid up to Dec 31st of the year in which they are purchased. Cars rented in Switzerland come with the Vignette. Cars rented on the French side of Geneva airport or in Italy will probably not have a Vignette.

Speeding Limits (unless marked differently)
On Swiss highways the speed limit is 120km/h and 100km/h though towns and cities, unless marked differently. On other roads the limit is 80km/h and through towns it drop to 50 km/h. There are speed cameras.

Petrol Stations
Most petrol stations have automatic machines which accept credit cards or cash. Verbier has two gas stations: on the Rue de Centre Sportif and on the Rue de Verbier
Generally, Swiss petrol has been cheaper than French petrol.

Parking
See the page on Parking in Verbier
Directions from the Airports
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From Geneva AirportFrom Turin AirportFrom Zurich AirportFrom Sion AirportHeader 5
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  Journey is 161 km and takes about 1 hr 48 mins
  
  To leave the airport:
  - You start on the "Route de l'Aéroport" <0.1 km
  - Turn right to stay on "Route de l'Aéroport" <0.1 km
  - Bear left onto "Route de Pré-Bois 0.4 km
  - Bear left onto "Route François Peyrot" 0.2 km
  - Continue on "Route François Peyrot" 0.1 km towards "Lausanne, Ferney, Aéroport, Palexpo, Arena"
  
  Highway:
  - Merge via left side ramp onto A1 / E25 / E62 towards "Lausanne"
  - Continue on the A1 / E25 / E62 for 54 km
  - When you are close to Morges, take Exit 17 to "A9 Bern, Neuchatel, Simplon, Gr. St. Bernard, Lausanne"
  - Merge onto the A1
  - Take Exit 19 to "A9 Fribourg, Simplon, Gr. St. Bernard, Vevey, Montreux, Lausanne-Nord"
  - Continue on the A9 / E62 for 75 km.
  - Take Exit 22 towards "Grand-Saint-Bernard (I), Chamonix (F)"
  - Merge onto E27
  - Continue on 21 for 12.4 km (going through 2 roundabouts)
  - Bear left toward "Route de la Vallée"
  - Continue on "Route de la Vallée" for 5 km.
  - Continue on "Route de Verbier" (passing the town Le Châble - it is possible to park here and take the ski lift up to Verbier)
  - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on "Route de Verbier"
  - Stay on the "Route de Verbier" all the way up the hill to the resort.
  (You arrive first in Verbier Village which is the old town, continue on until the centre of the modern resort)
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  Journey is 189 km and takes about 2 hrs 26 mins
  
  - Head South on Strada San Maurizio
  - Take the ramp onto SP2 / Strada San Maurizio - Continue to follow "SP2"
  - Continue on "Raccordo Autostradale Torino-Aeroporto di Caselle" following signs to "Torino"
  - Take Exit 1 toward T1 / T2
  - Merge onto A55 (toll road) and continue for 96 km.
  - Take Exit "Aosta Est" toward "Aosta / E27 / T2 / Gran S. Bernardo" (toll road)
  - Continue straight onto E27 for 20 km
  - Turn left at "Route Nationale du Grand Saint Bernard / SS27" and follow "SS27"
  - Continue on T2
  - Slight Right at "Frazione Predumaz Berluc / T2" and follow "T2"
  - Turn Right to stay on T2 (toll road)
  - You are entering Switzerland
  - Continue on 21
  - Turn Right toward "Route de la Vallée"
  - Continue on "Route de la Vallée" for 5 km.
  - Continue on "Route de Verbier" (passing the town Le Châble - it is possible to park here and take the ski lift up to Verbier)
  - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on "Route de Verbier"
  - Stay on the "Route de Verbier" all the way up the hill to the resort.
  (You arrive first in Verbier Village which is the old town, continue on until the centre of the modern resort)
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  Journey is 283 km and takes about 3 hours.
  
  - Leave the airport driving NW, bearing left toward "Butzenbüelring" 1km
  - At "Butzenbüelring" make a slight right
  - Take the ramp onto A51
  - Take Exit 63 to merge onto A1 / A4 / E60 toward "E41, Bern, Basel, Nordring-Zürich"
  - Continue 11.4 km
  - Take Exit 59 to merge onto A1 / A1h / A3 toward "Bern, Basel, Dietkon"
  - Continue 112 km
  - Take Exit 34-35 toward "Grand-Saint-Bernard, Vevy, Fribourg"
  - Merge onto A12
  - Continue 77 km
  - Take Exit to "A9 / E 62"
  - Keep left at the fork, follow signs for "E62 / A9, Simplon, Grand-Saint-Bernard, Martigny, Montreux and merge onto A9 / E 62 47 km
  - Take Exit 22 towards "Grand-Saint-Bernard (I), Chamonix (F)"
  - Merge onto E27
  - Continue on 21 for 12.4 km (going through 2 roundabouts)
  - Bear left toward "Route de la Vallée"
  - Continue on "Route de la Vallée" for 5 km.
  - Continue on "Route de Verbier" (passing the town Le Châble - it is possible to park here and take the ski lift up to Verbier)
  - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on "Route de Verbier"
  - Stay on the "Route de Verbier" all the way up the hill to the resort.
  (You arrive first in Verbier Village which is the old town, continue on until the centre of the modern resort)
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  Journey is 54 km and takes about 49 minutes.
  
  - Head East on "Route de l'Aéroport" 0.3 km
  - Turn Left to stay on "Route de l'Aéroport" 0.1km
  - Turn Right at "Route Traversière"0.2 km
  - Turn Right onto the ramp to "Lausanne, Grand-Saint-Bernard, Martigny" 0.2 km
  - Merge onto the A9 and continue for 23 km
  - Take Exit 21-22 towards "Grand-Saint-Bernard (I), Chamonix (F)"
  - Merge onto E27
  - Continue on 21 for 12.4 km (going through 2 roundabouts)
  - Bear left toward "Route de la Vallée"
  - Continue on "Route de la Vallée" for 5 km.
  - Continue on "Route de Verbier" (passing the town Le Châble - it is possible to park here and take the ski lift up to Verbier)
  - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on "Route de Verbier"
  - Stay on the "Route de Verbier" all the way up the hill to the resort.
  (You arrive first in Verbier Village which is the old town, continue on until the centre of the modern resort)
Directions from the UK
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There are a couple different ways to cross the English channel. All of the ports are about the same distance from Verbier.

By Tunnel

- Eurotunnel: From Folkestone to Fréthun, France (Near Calais) on a car-train. Cost is approx 50 pounds sterling one way for a car with up to 4 passengers. Crossing takes 35 minutes. Driving to Verbier is 8 hours 23min (855km). Tel: 44 (0) 870 535 3535

By Ferry

- Speedferries: From Dover to Boulogne, France. Cost is approx. 27 pounds sterling one way for a car with up to 5 passengers. Crossing takes approx. 50 minutes. Driving to Verbier is 8 hours 35min (859km). Tel: 44 (0) 1304 20 3000

- SeaFrance: From Dover to Calais, France. Cost is from 29 pounds sterling one way for the car and up to 4 passengers. Crossing takes approx 1 hr - 1hr 30min. Driving to Verbier is 8 hours 25min (855km).

- P&O Ferries: From Dover to Calais, France. Cost is approx 30 pounds sterling one way for a car with up to 9 passengers. Crossing takes approx 1hr 30min. Driving to Verbier is 8 hours 25min (855km).

- Norfolkline: From Dover to Dunkerque, France. Cost is from 20 pounds sterling one way for the car and up to 4 passengers. Crossing takes approx 1hr 45 min. Driving to Verbier is 8 hours 37min (861km). Tel: 44 (0) 1304 21 8400

Driving time is 8 hours 25min for 855km. You will be driving on toll roads in France.

From the ferry station, through France: Calais - Reims - Dijon - Swiss border

- Head SE on "E15"
- Take the Exit "Saint-Omar, Arras, Reims, Paris"
- Merge onto the "A26"
- Take the Exit "A4 / E50" toward, "Reims - Centre, Strasbourg, Lyon"
- Take the Exit onto the "A26" toward, "Saint-Gibrien, Troyes, Lyon"
- Take the Exit onto the "A5" toward, "Magnant, Chaumont, Mulhouse, Dijon, Lyon"
- Continue on the "A31"
- Take the Exit onto the "A39" toward, "Grenoble, Geneve, Besancon, Dole"
- Take "Exit 7" toward, "Lausanne, Pontarlier, Lons-le-Saunier, Poligny"
- Continue straight onto "A391" (signs for "Lausanne, Pontarlier, Poligny")
- At the roundabout take the 2nd Exit onto "N83" - Go through 1 roundabout.
- Turn right at "N5, Place des Déportés" and continue on the "N5"
- Turn left at "D21"
- Slight left at "D471"
- Slight right at "D107, Rue du Magasin" and continue on "D107"
- Continue on "D47"
- Continue on "D9, Rue de la Vallée du Drugeon"
- At the roundabout, take the 3rd Exit onto the "D45"
- At the roundabout, take the 1st Exit onto the "N57 ramp" to "Jougne"
- Merge onto the "N57"
- At the roundabout, take the 2nd Exit and stay on the "N57" towards "Jougne"
- Enter Switzerland

From the Swiss border to Verbier

- Continue on the"A9" - Go through 1 roundabout
- Take "Exit 23" to merge onto the "A1 / A9 / E25" toward, "Simplon, Grand-Saint-Bernard, Lausanne"
- Take "Exit 19" to merge onto the "A9 / E62" toward, "Simplon, Grand-Saint-Bernard, Vevey-Montreux, Lausanne-Nord"
- Take "Exit 22" to ward, "Grand-Saint-Bernard (I), Chamonix (F)"
- Merge onto "E27"
- Continue on 21 for 12.4 km (going through 2 roundabouts)
- Bear left toward "Route de la Vallée"
- Continue on "Route de la Vallée" for 5 km.
- Continue on "Route de Verbier" (passing the town Le Châble - it is possible to park here and take the ski lift up to Verbier)
- At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on "Route de Verbier"
- Stay on the "Route de Verbier" all the way up the hill to the resort.
(You arrive first in Verbier Village which is the old town, continue on until the centre of the modern resort)
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Useful Links for Directions
This is a good one: Google Maps

Driving to Verbier

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Driving Requirements & Useful Advice

Directions from the Airports

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Directions from the UK

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