Driving Back From The Alps

1st April 2026

Here at PlanetSKI we are firm favourites of driving to the Alps where possible, and turning the journey into part of the holiday.

A few weeks ago as we started a road trip to various resorts in the Alps we posted about it as we crossed The Channel with LeShuttle.

See here for the full post and details of the journey:

• Driving to the French Alps

Now we are driving back and once again stopped at Bourg-en-Bresse that is an hour and a half or so past Geneva on the return journey.

The sights of Bourg-en-Bresse. Image © PlanetSKI

Eating here:

The sights of Bourg-en-Bresse. Image © PlanetSKI

And staying here:

The sights of Bourg-en-Bresse. Image © PlanetSKI

There are many other delightful French town and cities en route to and from the Alps that are worth a stopover:

• Reims
• Troyes
• Chalon-en-Champagne
• Chalon-sur-Saone
• Macon
• Dijon
• Tournus

We could go on…

If you head over the Jura mountains to the north of Geneva when heading to or from the Swiss Alps you might want to stop at Poligny.

Poligny, France. Image © PlanetSKI

There is no getting away from it that it is a long drive with the auto-route stretching on for hours and hours.

Driving home from the Alps. Image © PlanetSKI

But driving, with stop offs, remains an excellent ski travel option.

Driving home from the Alps. Image © PlanetSKI

Driving home from the Alps. Image © PlanetSKI

And with high winds and storm clouds at Calais we were pleased to be going under The Channel rather than on it.

Driving home from the Alps. Image © PlanetSKI

Prices start from £59 one way – see here for more details about LeShuttle.com.