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First time driver to Val Thorens
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

Sorry I have tried searching but can't find an answer

We are driving to Val Thorens on Saturday 2nd April and wondering what route to take. Via michelin states the shortest route to be coming off onto A39 round Dijon then towards Belley on D1504 then towards Chambery. This will obviously be a shorter route but on slower roads.

Or the alternate is around Lyon the onto A43.

I estimate we will hit Lyon on the second route between 3.30 and 5pm (leaving calais at 7 am) driving a motorhome.

So any route recommendations for a motorhome and how to avoid any queues / bad traffic on a Saturday/changeover day??

I know Lyon can get bad at certain times but never been round to the east. Will will hit problems heading up to Val Thorens?
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

Hi, I have used the Belley - Chambery route on a number of occasions mainly when travelling during February half term, the main reason for using that route is to avoid toll booth problems at peak times It is also a little cheaper, however if the autoroutes are flowing freely it is slower and can feel like it takes forever.

It really comes down to traffic conditions between Chambery and Lyon. I've always used the Dijon, Bourge en Bresse route and choose whether to cut off the Lyon corner depending on conditions.

In a Motorhome I would only use the Belley route out of necessity, unless you like trundling along at 30-40mph.

We will be leaving VT on 2nd April - listen to autoroute traffic reports on 107.7FM which are repeated in English on Saturdays and alter the route depending on traffic at Chambery and the Lyon peage.
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

Thanks that more or less what I thought! I will monitor the traffic on the day and decide then!

Thanks again
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