Drive to the French Alps By Car

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@Arfabiscuit 11 ай бұрын

I drove to France so many times i eventually just moved there . 10 years now love it

@Inthesnowmag 10 ай бұрын

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@ganlyb Ай бұрын

Great video, I wish I had seen it before. Last year, Jan 2023 I drove from London to Zurich went with friends to Austria then drove on to SkiWelt in Austria, back to Zurich to do washing and down to Verbier and then back from Verbier to London. I absolutely loved the trip and driving. 3 week trip. I drove because the previous year I had done 3 return flights from London and I thought of the fuel usage and price. However my price of driving was very different to yours. Also I was on my own as not many friends could take 3 weeks off. For me 3 week trip, driving on my own, just driving costs were about £1483 to drive 1904 miles through 3 countries. Flying the previous year on BA where they take a ski bag and a big cabin bag and including transfers cost about £600. Flights were cheap with avios and main cost was transfers.

@ganlyb Ай бұрын

Costs for 3 litre 5 series Diesel estate... Wheels and Tyres prep before leaving - £412.92 Diesel 1904 miles 2023 - £409.73 Eurotunnel - £273.00 Breakdown and EU cover - £153.00 Travel Hotels - £123.86 Road Charges CH, AU - £51.04 French Tolls - £60.00 Total - £1,483.55

@aymansaadeldinruiz3273 2 жыл бұрын

amazing one!, I loved the shootings and the explanations you gave in the whole video! you definitely convinced me to head off the Alps this winter with my gf😁

@Inthesnowmag 2 жыл бұрын

Great glad this helped

@Inthesnowmag 10 ай бұрын

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@MrVoytek1000 2 жыл бұрын

I'm thinking of driving to the Alps as well but from Dublin

@Inthesnowmag 10 ай бұрын

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@tomphilby856 10 ай бұрын

This is a brilliant video so helpful, should do another one and show driving up the mountain and parking etc

@Inthesnowmag 10 ай бұрын

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@jonathanRRH 2 жыл бұрын

Another cost advantage of driving to the Alps is being able to ski in different resorts & avoid car hire charges. My sister & I spend a month or so in Champex Lac (Suisse), close to the Italian & French borders every season & get to ski there as well as Verbier, Villars, Portes du Soleil plus Crevacol & Pila (Italy) & Argentieres & Chamonix. I don't carry heavy chains anymore as Snowsocks are now a legal alternative. Don't forget winter or all season tyres with the 3 peaks/snowflake symbol. I use all seasons so I don't have to change them in summer.

@Inthesnowmag 2 жыл бұрын

100% 👌

@Inthesnowmag 10 ай бұрын

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@_3.time_ 2 жыл бұрын

Fairplay, a handy video! Thanks guys :)

@Inthesnowmag 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked

@Inthesnowmag 10 ай бұрын

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@intheboatshed 2 жыл бұрын

I love driving to the Alps - far superior to the flying experience these days, in my opinion. The Telepeage is a must have, it doesn't save you any money on the tolls, but I reckon it saves about half an hour on a journey from Calais to the Moutiers. You never actually stop moving and there are quite a lot of Peages on the Dijon to Moutiers section of the drive. I wouldn't be without one. In addition, I don't think you need to have a breathalyzer any more. I checked before travelling last month and I'm told that even when it was law to have one the Gendarmerie couldn't actually enforce the fine, so they've now dropped it. You forgot to mention the extra skiing you can do as well! We ski the last morning, leave about lunchtime and reach Calais for the midnight crossing.

@pauljbird 2 жыл бұрын

Was going to ask this question and I saw you’ve mentioned it so thought I’d comment on yours… What’s the best way of getting a Telepeage in the UK? Is there a ‘go-to’ site for ordering them?

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@Inthesnowmag 2 жыл бұрын

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@dougm659 2 жыл бұрын

I’m going to Avoriaz with my daughter in a month’s time flying out of shithole Luton airport. I’m now wondering if taking the car makes more sense…I hadn’t considered doing the entire trip in a day so no need for expensive hotel rooms half way there!

@gethappycyclingcampingoutdoors Жыл бұрын

Great video, I'm driving in my van to France in March 2024 to mountain bike, any tips? I ferry into Dunkirk. ✌❤

@Inthesnowmag 10 ай бұрын

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@use-oc4mj6n 2 ай бұрын

Delays can happen anywhere, a general strike accross France is not unusual. You could be out skiing in quick time if you travel by air or you could be bumming around for 10 hours on obscure continental highways like Ed 😂😂

@Inthesnowmag 2 ай бұрын

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@jobeblogs4539 Ай бұрын

What about the French Crit'Air thing though?

@Inthesnowmag Ай бұрын

@@jobeblogs4539 I’m not sure what that is. Is that something new?

@jobeblogs4539 Ай бұрын

@@Inthesnowmag I think it is their version of ULEZ

@Inthesnowmag Ай бұрын

@ ah I see will check it out

@esperoutdoors9421 Жыл бұрын

great vid. how does time compare with driving to chamonix from UK ?

@Inthesnowmag 10 ай бұрын

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@alexb9288 5 ай бұрын

Can anyone tell me when this was filmed? I’m suspecting March or April given the length of daylight.

@Jeffybonbon Жыл бұрын

Good video we are in the NE of England and we get ferry from Newcastle over night to Amsterdam and drive through Germany with zero tolls and into switzerland to the alps great way to travel why bother with airports being treated like cattle and loads of waiting around

@Inthesnowmag Жыл бұрын

That's slick. Very good point you make

@Inthesnowmag 10 ай бұрын

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@oziocb 2 жыл бұрын

Did you have winter tires? Or are chains enough?

@Inthesnowmag 2 жыл бұрын

Winter tyres all day. Chains only in the deeper snow. 100% winter tyres

@paulbond284 2 жыл бұрын

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@Inthesnowmag 2 жыл бұрын

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@Inthesnowmag 10 ай бұрын

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@abirose_ 10 ай бұрын

Are the roads ok December time ?

@Inthesnowmag 10 ай бұрын

Yep but always have winter tyres if you're driving up to resort height. Thanks for the comment please if possible hit subscribe as it really helps 👊🏻

@abirose_ 10 ай бұрын

@@Inthesnowmag we will be driving from UK to French alps in a RWD 1 series BMW, you think this is safe even with winter tyres ?

@Inthesnowmag 10 ай бұрын

Obviously the weather is the weather so there's no telling what it could be like. The Alps weather patterns last couple of years is bigger snow earlier December time. Then dry or warmer January February then bigger snow March. If you haven't driven winter tyres before you will be amazed what difference there make they can cope with a lot! For total safety I would get a pair of snow chains too. I was in pila and Chamonix last new year and i had neither winter tyres not chains and was fine. But I think I Def got lucky. Iv nearly got caught out in Chamonix and it's a legal requirement to have winter tyres in resorts over about 1200mnib think it is. So winter tyres ✅ snow chains ideally.