From 20 February to 13 July, work will be carried out on the road between the communes of Bernex and Chevenoz. Traffic will be interrupted and a diversion will be put in place.
During the hours when the RD 32 is closed, commuters from the Gavot plateau will no longer be able to get to Châtel.
Route 12 will not serve the main town of CHEVENOZ during the hours when the RD 32 is closed; users will have to go to the curved traffic lights stop.
An additional service will be provided to the Gavot plateau during the hours when the RD 32 is closed:
– Monday to Friday
08.40 am departure from Thonon SNCF station -> Saint-Paul Chez Bochet 09.19 am
12h25 departure from Thonon Place des Arts -> Saint-Paul Chez Bochet 13h09
15:25 departure from Thonon Place des Arts -> Saint-Paul Chez Bochet 16:09
10:49 departure Saint-Paul Chez Bochet -> 11:25 Thonon Gare SNCF
14h34 departure Saint-Paul Chez Bochet -> 15h10 Thonon Gare SNCF (except Wednesday)
The Pays d’Évian-Vallée d’Abondance is a region in the Haute-Savoie located on the edge of Lake Geneva, in the Chablais Massif. It extends from Publier in the northwest to the Swiss border in the east and goes right down to Châtel.
You can reach Thonon-les-Bains or Évian-les-Bains by train on the Swiss and French railway network. Since 2019, the Léman Express links Geneva to Evian in only 1 hour!
If you are coming from Lyon, you can reach Thonon or Évian in 3 hours by going through Bellegarde-sur-Valserine. From Paris, on Saturdays, you can even jump onto the direct TGV that takes only 4h30.
By plane, the closest airport is Geneva. You then take the airport train to “Geneva-Cornavin” (very regular service) for the link to Thonon-les-Bains or Évian-les-Bains in 1 hour.
If you are coming from the other side of the lake, maybe you’d be interested in joining the region by boat from Lausanne! There are regular crossings linking Lausanne to Thonon-les-Bains and Lausanne to Évian-les-Bains.
EVA’D (Evian Vallée d’Abondance Déplacements) brings together all the traffic information, the network map and details all the transport lines and timetables circulating in the territory. Buses, trains and boats!
Access to Thollon and Bernex villages couldn’t be easier from Évian! Take advantage of daily connections during the school holidays!
Take line 12 (formerly 121), which links Thonon and Châtel, to the stations in the Vallée d’Abondance!
See the timetables for Line 12
Winter and summer alike, the ColomBus shuttle bus takes you to the Abondance valley, from Abondance to Châtel.
The resorts offer shuttles from their villages to their ski areas and activity sites.
Free shuttle buses run all day all across La Chapelle d’Abondance village, so you can reach the ski domains (during the winter season). The return route is as follows: Les Plagnes – Crêt-Béni – Église – Tourist Information Centre (main square) – Les Thoules – La Panthiaz – La Ville du Nant – Centre Sportif. Only in the winter season.
For more information and group shuttle bookings, contact mobilite@cc-peva.fr.
The Trans’Abondance Ski is a free shuttle bus for groups of children on colony holidays in the Abondance municipality. It runs from the Christmas holidays to the end of March, depending on requests.
Starting from the accommodation, it stops at the following destinations:
♦ The Essert Cable Car
♦ The Ludoffaz Ice Skating Rink
♦ La Maison du Fromage Abondance
♦ The Abondance Abbey
Information and mandatory prior booking no later than the day before at the Essert ski lift ticket offices +33 (0)4 50 73 76 87.
6 mini shuttle buses run from one point to another in the village so every area in Châtel is easily accessible to everyone!
Original and practical, Bernex’s little train runs throughout the day to take you from the village centre to and from the base of the ski slopes, for holidaymakers it’s a fun trip in itself! During the school holidays, the little train runs non-stop every day with a rotation every 20 minutes.
Find all the road information for the Evian-Vallée d’Abondance region (and the whole of Haute-Savoie) on Inforoute 74!