Self-drive ski holidays in Switzerland for 2024 & 2025

Driving to Swiss ski resorts

France might hog the spotlight for easy self-drive, but Swiss ski resorts can be just as quick to reach. Besides being eco-friendly, driving to resort gives you a lot more flexibility than other modes of transport: you’re able to set off when you like, take as many breaks as you fancy and pack the car with as much Swiss chocolate and cheese as possible on the way home - without worrying about weight limits.

The routes to the Swiss resorts take you through France. For access over the channel from England, the Euro Tunnel shuttle departs from Folkestone four times an hour in peak periods, and the journey to Calais only takes 35 minutes.

Another way to reach France is the Dover-Calais ferry, which is usually cheaper than the shuttle. The crossing tends to take about an hour and a half, which some drivers prefer as an opportunity to have a change of scene or nap after driving to the coast.

From Calais, getting to Switzerland’s top self-drive ski resorts takes around 8-10 hours (without stopping). Most routes take you along the A26 through Reims, then east past Mets and south past Strasbourg towards Basel, or south past Troyes and Dijon then over the border towards Lausanne.

Approx. toll costs for driving to the Swiss Alps from Calais:

30 – 60€ (as of 2021)

Approx. fuel costs for driving to the Swiss Alps from Calais:

60 – 80€ (as of 2021)

Switzerland road rules

Legal driving age: 18

Drive on the right

Headlights on at all times

Seatbelts fastened at all times

Items required for driving in Switzerland (as of 2021):

Driving licence
ID/Passport
Car insurance certificate
European breakdown cover
GB sticker
Warning triangle
Reflective jacket
Headlamp deflectors
Motorway/autobahn vignette
First aid kit
Snow chains
Spare pair of glasses/contact lenses if you wear them
Winter tyres (recommended)

Also needed for driving through France:

V5C certificate
Breathalyser
Spare bulbs
Crit'Air vignette if you pass through Paris, Lyon or Grenoble

Good overnight stops on a drive to the Swiss Alps

Reims – the Champagne region in France

Dijon – one of France’s great historic cities

Paris – for Disneyland or the romantic capital (don’t forget the Crit'Air vignette if driving through Paris)

Best Swiss Ski Resorts for Self-drive

With distance and approximate non-stop driving time from Calais

Villars

503 miles, 8 hours

Les Diablerets

509 miles, 8 hours

Nendaz

532 miles, 8 hrs 20 mins

Interlaken

539 miles, 8 hrs 20 mins

Verbier

528 miles, 8.5 hours

Lenzerheide

545 miles, 8.5 hours

Engelberg

550 miles, 8 hrs 40 mins

Grindelwald

550 miles, 8 hrs 50 mins

570 miles, 9 hours

550 miles, 9 hours

579 miles, 9 hours

608 miles, 9.5 hours

The information given on this page was correct at the start of the 2017/18 ski season but before you depart, we suggest checking the most up to date laws and journey details through somewhere like the RAC and ViaMichelin.

Read more about driving to the alps or browse more self-drive holidays in France, Austria, Italy and throughout Europe.

There are 37 holidays to Switzerland for 2 adults, 0 child and 0 infant, from Self-Drive (Eurotunnel+ferry).

37 holidays

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Hotel National

4.5 star Hotel in Zermatt, Switzerland

12/04/25 Sat • Folkestone Eurotunnel • 7 nights • Half Board 12 Apr 2025 (Saturday) from Folkestone Eurotunnel (FOLK) for 7 nights, Half Board

Sauna/Steam/TurkishHot tub/Jacuzzi/WhirlpoolBalcony/Terrace/VerandaFireplace/Hearth/StoveWifi/internetPoolGym/FitnessSpa/Wellness

£1574pp

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Hotel Eiger

4 star Hotel in Grindelwald, Switzerland

15/03/25 Sat • Dover Ferry • 7 nights • Bed & Breakfast 15 Mar 2025 (Saturday) from Dover Ferry (DOVE) for 7 nights, Bed & Breakfast

Sauna/Steam/TurkishHot tub/Jacuzzi/WhirlpoolBalcony/Terrace/VerandaWifi/internetGym/Fitness

£1129pp

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Hotel Silberhorn

4 star Hotel in Wengen, Switzerland

15/03/25 Sat • Dover Ferry • 7 nights • Half Board 15 Mar 2025 (Saturday) from Dover Ferry (DOVE) for 7 nights, Half Board

Wifi/internetHot tub/Jacuzzi/WhirlpoolSki in/out or NearbySauna/Steam/TurkishSpa/WellnessFamily friendlyGym/FitnessFireplace/Hearth/StoveBalcony/Terrace/Veranda

was ~~£1759~~ 7% discount

£1639pp

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Hotel Falken

3 star Hotel in Wengen, Switzerland

15/03/25 Sat • Dover Ferry • 7 nights • Half Board 15 Mar 2025 (Saturday) from Dover Ferry (DOVE) for 7 nights, Half Board

Wifi/internetSki in/out or NearbyFamily friendlyBalcony/Terrace/Veranda

£1149pp

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Hotel Caprice

4 star Hotel in Wengen, Switzerland

15/03/25 Sat • Dover Ferry • 7 nights • Half Board 15 Mar 2025 (Saturday) from Dover Ferry (DOVE) for 7 nights, Half Board

Wifi/internetHot tub/Jacuzzi/WhirlpoolSki in/out or NearbySauna/Steam/TurkishSpa/WellnessGym/FitnessFireplace/Hearth/StoveBalcony/Terrace/Veranda

£1539pp

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Buy a lift pass and get 20% off skis and boots.

Aparthotel Naco

4 star Hotel in Zermatt, Switzerland

22/03/25 Sat • Dover Ferry • 7 nights • Bed & Breakfast 22 Mar 2025 (Saturday) from Dover Ferry (DOVE) for 7 nights, Bed & Breakfast

Sauna/Steam/TurkishBalcony/Terrace/VerandaPoolSpa/Wellness

was ~~£1249~~ 2% discount

£1229pp

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Buy a lift pass and get 20% off skis and boots.

Hotel Sunstar Grindelwald

4 star Hotel in Grindelwald, Switzerland

29/03/25 Sat • Folkestone Eurotunnel • 7 nights • Bed & Breakfast 29 Mar 2025 (Saturday) from Folkestone Eurotunnel (FOLK) for 7 nights, Bed & Breakfast

Wifi/internetSki in/out or NearbyPoolSauna/Steam/TurkishSpa/WellnessFamily friendlyGym/FitnessFireplace/Hearth/StoveBalcony/Terrace/VerandaEV Car Charging

£1464pp

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Buy a lift pass and get 20% off skis and boots.

Walliserhof Grand Hotel & Spa

5 star Hotel in Saas Fee, Switzerland

15/03/25 Sat • Dover Ferry • 7 nights • Half Board 15 Mar 2025 (Saturday) from Dover Ferry (DOVE) for 7 nights, Half Board

Wifi/internetHot tub/Jacuzzi/WhirlpoolPoolSauna/Steam/TurkishSpa/WellnessFamily friendlyGym/FitnessFireplace/Hearth/StoveBalcony/Terrace/Veranda

£2049pp

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Buy a lift pass and get 20% off skis and boots.

Hotel Allalin

4 star Hotel in Saas Fee, Switzerland

11/01/25 Sat • Dover Ferry • 7 nights • Half Board 11 Jan 2025 (Saturday) from Dover Ferry (DOVE) for 7 nights, Half Board

Wifi/internetSauna/Steam/TurkishFamily friendlyBalcony/Terrace/Veranda

£1181pp

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Buy a lift pass and get 20% off skis and boots.

Hotel Schönegg

4.5 star Hotel in Zermatt, Switzerland

22/03/25 Sat • Dover Ferry • 7 nights • Half Board 22 Mar 2025 (Saturday) from Dover Ferry (DOVE) for 7 nights, Half Board

Wifi/internetHot tub/Jacuzzi/WhirlpoolSki in/out or NearbySauna/Steam/TurkishSpa/WellnessFamily friendlyFireplace/Hearth/StoveBalcony/Terrace/Veranda

£2316pp

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