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Family ski holiday · Family of 5 (kids 9, 6, 4)

Christmas in Tignes

Catered apartment · 19 – 26 Dec 2026 · driving via Eurotunnel
Folkestone→Calais→Stopover→Tignes
Fri 18 DecDrive day → French Alps
To book
Eurotunnel: Folkestone → CalaisAim for about 06:30, which reaches Calais about 08:05 local timeCheck in about an hour before, or as your booking says — France is 1 hour ahead
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Drive
Calais → stopover (Aix-les-Bains)872 km · ~9 h driving + breaksReach Aix around 18:30 with about 1½ h of stopsFrench motorway tolls: roughly €85–100 each way
To book
Stopover hotel for the 5 of youSee the stopover options lower down this page
Search Aix-les-Bains
Sat 19 DecArrive in Tignes
Drive
Aix-les-Bains → Tignes151 km · ~2¼ h with clear roadsFirst Saturday of the French Christmas holidays — allow extra time in the Tarentaise valleyCheck Bison Futé the week before for the times to avoidWinter tyres, or chains/socks in the car — required in Savoie from 1 Nov to 31 Mar
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Bison Futé traffic
Stay
Catered apartment, Tignes7 nights: 19 – 26 DecName, address, check-in time and booking reference to add
Sun 20 – Fri 25 DecSki week
Ski
6 days on the snow — Tignes–Val d'Isère300 km of pistes · Grande Motte glacier · village at 2,100 m
To book
Lift passes6-day adult about €468 for 2026/27 (third-party price — confirm in the shop)Under-8s were free in 2025/26 — check this still applies
Buy lift passes
To book
Ski school and kit hireGroup lessons for the 4-year-old, and lessons for the novice skierBook soon — Christmas week is busy, and confirm the minimum group age
Christmas
Christmas Day on the mountain 🎄Fri 25 Dec — ask the apartment host what's planned for Christmas Eve and Christmas dinner
Sat 26 DecCheck out and drive home
To plan
Tignes → Calais → Folkestone1,002 km · ~10½ h driving + breaksDecide: one long day, or a stopover on the way backReturn Eurotunnel crossing to book

Friday-night stopover options

About two hours from Tignes. Each search opens Booking.com for Fri 18 Dec for 2 adults and 3 children in one room, so it shows live prices and rooms that fit. Choose a free-cancellation rate.

  1. 1Aix-les-BainsBest fit · 872 km / ~9 h from Calais, 151 km / ~2¼ h to Tignes · Les Suites du Lac lists family rooms and free parking (rated 8.9) — confirm it sleeps 5
    Search Aix-les-BainsLes Suites du Lac
  2. 2ChambéryClosest to two hours · 870 km / ~8¾ h from Calais, 133 km / ~2 h to Tignes · Brit Hotel Chambéry lists free parking — confirm a room for 5
    Search Chambéry
  3. 3AlbertvilleShortest Saturday · 921 km / ~9¼ h from Calais, 85 km / ~1½ h to Tignes · ibis Styles has family rooms; Balladins lists rooms for 5–6 and free parking — confirm both
    Search Albertville
  4. 4AnnecyPrettiest, shortest Friday · 826 km / ~8½ h from Calais, 128 km / ~2¼ h to Tignes · Entre Nous City lists family rooms and free parking (rated 9.1) — confirm it sleeps 5
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Still to sort: Eurotunnel both ways, the stopover hotel, the drive home, lift passes, ski school and kit hire. Car: winter tyres or chains/socks for Savoie, and consider a Crit'Air sticker. Drive times are OpenStreetMap routing without traffic or breaks.

🎄 Merry Christmas — here's to fresh snow and magical days on the mountain ⛷️