Luxury holidays in Méribel

When to go

The Trois Vallées is one of the greatest ski areas in the world and unsurprisingly popular in the winter. The ski season lasts from late November until April. In summer the resort is very quiet but the scenery remains as spectacular as ever.

Getting there

• Planes

  Chambéry airport is nearest and just under 90 minutes away. Flybe has winter services from Southampton | Norwich | Exeter | Birmingham | Manchester | Leeds and Newcastle (www.flybe.com). It’s just over two hours to Grenoble airport and about three hours' drive to Geneva airport (www.gva.ch).

• Trains

  Eurostar operates an overnight Ski Train service. It runs on Fridays and Saturdays stopping at Moûtier 30 minutes from Méribel (www.eurostar.com).

• Automobiles

  Follow the E711 and E70 from Lyon | or the E25 and E712 from Geneva | to Chambéry. Take the péage to Albertville and then the N90 dual carriageway to Moûtier. The turn-off for Méribel is about 10 minutes beyond the town.

• Taxis

  Call +33 (0)4 7901 10 10 to pre-order a taxi.