# Road trips from Thonon-les-Bains

> 8 road trips that start in or near Thonon-les-Bains, from 3 to 8 days, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary, distances and campsites along the way.

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8 road trips that start in or near Thonon-les-Bains, from 3 to 8 days, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary, distances and campsites along the way.

- [Savoy lakes and the Chartreuse massif](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b2-savoy-lakes-chartreuse/): 3 days, 133 km – From Annecy to the spa town of Aix-les-Bains, an abbey on Lac du Bourget, the dukes’ Chambéry and the forests of the Chartreuse.
- [Lake Geneva, Lavaux and Gruyères](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/lake-geneva-gruyere/): 3 days, 186 km – Vineyard terraces, Chillon Castle and a cheese village below the Fribourg Alps, on the way to Bern.
- [Valais: vineyards, spas and the Aletsch Glacier](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b4-valais-rhone/): 4 days, 161 km – Up the Rhône valley from Martigny past Sion’s castle hills to the thermal springs of Leukerbad, car-free Saas-Fee and the Alps’ longest glacier.
- [Valais side valleys: St Bernard, Dixence and Anniviers](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b14-valais-side-valleys/): 4 days, 169 km – The monks and dogs of the Great St Bernard, the earth pyramids of Euseigne, the world’s tallest gravity dam and a turquoise reservoir above Grimentz.
- [Route des Grandes Alpes: Lake Geneva to the Riviera](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/grandes-alpes/): 5 days, 444 km – Mont Blanc, the Galibier and a long descent to the Mediterranean.
- [Mountain lakes, Carthusians and cheese pastures – by camper from Annecy through the Bauges to Lake Bourget and into the Chartreuse](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-372-annecy-bauges-bourget/): 7 days, 181 km – Around 300 km between three lakes and two limestone massifs: from turquoise Lake Annecy through the Bauges Natural Park and past Lake Bourget to Chambéry, through the Chartreuse to quiet Lake Aiguebelette – short stages, many passes below 1,200 m and, most evenings, a lake view.
- [Vineyard terraces, Gruyère pastures and Jura cliffs – by camper from Lake Geneva through western Switzerland to the Doubs](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-330-lake-geneva-gruyere-jura/): 8 days, 336 km – From Geneva via Nyon, Lausanne and the Lavaux to Fribourg, into the Gruyère region and to Lake Murten, then on via Neuchâtel to the Creux du Van and through the Franches-Montagnes to Saint-Ursanne: around 405 kilometres on which the language stays French and the landscape changes its role every two days.
- [Lakeshores, glacier passes and lemon groves – by motorhome along the Route des Grandes Alpes to the Mediterranean](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-231-route-des-grandes-alpes/): 8 days, 481 km – About 700 kilometres and almost twenty passes from Lake Geneva to Menton: over the Iseran, Galibier, Izoard and Bonette through Savoy, the Briançonnais and the Ubaye to the Riviera – a summer route that depends on when the passes open.

## FAQs

**What are the best road trips from Thonon-les-Bains?**
Popular routes starting in or near Thonon-les-Bains: Savoy lakes and the Chartreuse massif, Lake Geneva, Lavaux and Gruyères, Valais: vineyards, spas and the Aletsch Glacier, Valais side valleys: St Bernard, Dixence and Anniviers and Route des Grandes Alpes: Lake Geneva to the Riviera.

**Is there a short road trip from Thonon-les-Bains?**
The shortest is Savoy lakes and the Chartreuse massif: 3 days, about 133 km.

**What is the longest road trip from Thonon-les-Bains?**
The longest is Lakeshores, glacier passes and lemon groves – by motorhome along the Route des Grandes Alpes to the Mediterranean: 8 days, about 481 km with 14 stops.