A WUZZR trip · Hiking
🇫🇷 French Alps Road Trip
Cols, lakes and a lot of cheese
12–17 September 2026
5 nights · 2 travellers · Annecy, France
Make it yoursCustomise this trip+
Travellers
Accommodation level
Pace
Budget shape
CHF 1,220 per person · CHF 407 per day
Getting thereTransport+
Drive from Geneva in under two hours
Overland option: Direct train or car — usually cheaper than flying, city centre to city centre
From Switzerland: CHF 80–270 return, per person.
Once you're there: A car is the point; parking in Chamonix is paid
Where you sleepAccommodation+
Chalet Le Passon
Chamonix
Old chalet with a garden and Mont Blanc from the balcony
Check availability ↗Alternatives in France: Hôtel Bienvenue, Paris (~CHF 130/night) · Le Bristol (~CHF 1'600/night) · Airbnb around Le Marais / Canal Saint-Martin (~CHF 160/night).
Day by day6 days in Annecy+
Day 1 · Sat 12 Sept
Arrive · Rest & village
Land in Annecy, France · check in · Laundry
Day 2 · Sun 13 Sept
Lake circuit
Water-level trail · swim stop · cable car back down
Day 3 · Mon 14 Sept
Hut to hut
Cross the saddle · half-board at the refuge · stars
Day 4 · Tue 15 Sept
Valley warm-up
Short loop from the trailhead · village lunch · early night
Day 5 · Wed 16 Sept
Ridge day
The big ascent · packed lunch at the pass · slow descent
Day 6 · Thu 17 Sept
Departure
Slow morning · last coffee · travel home
Booked inActivities+
Eat hereFood & drink+
- La CibouletteSavoyard cooking in AnnecyFind & book ↗
- La Cabane des PrazLake-side terrace under the DrusFind & book ↗
What it costsCost breakdown+
- Flights / main transportIndicative band CHF 80–270 per personCHF 360Estimated
- Accommodation · Good value5 nights · 1 room · about CHF 143/nightCHF 715Estimated
- Food & drinkCHF 550Estimated
- Local transportCHF 180Estimated
- Activities3 booked experiences plus everyday spending — prices need confirming with the operatorCHF 635Needs confirming
Estimated total · 2 travellers
CHF 1,220 each · CHF 407 per day
These are WUZZR estimates, not live fares. Live flight, hotel and activity pricing plugs in here as soon as it is connected — nothing above is a confirmed booking price.
Good to knowUseful travel information+
- ✦ September lifts run on reduced timetables — check first
- 🕐 Europe/Paris (UTC+1 / UTC+2 in summer) · 💬 French · 💱 Euro (EUR)
- 💡 TGV fares triple close to departure — book the day plans lock in.
- 🩺 No entry vaccination requirements.
- 🗺️ Annecy, France on the map
WUZZR recommends
- 🐾 Lac d'Annecy swim
- 🐾 Col de la Colombière
- 🐾 Chamonix Aiguille du Midi