Planning a trip to Aix-les-Bains

Getting There -- Some 20 trains per day arrive from Paris (trip time: 4 or 5 hr.); the one-way fare is 66€ to 90€. Ten daily trains pull in from Annecy (trip time: 30 min.; one-way fare: 6.80€-10€). For information and schedules, call tel. 36-35 or 08-92-35-35-35. For information on bus routes in and around the French Alps, including the status of service from Nice to Aix, call the Gare Routière in Chambéry (tel. 04-79-69-11-88). If you're driving to Aix-les-Bains from Annecy, follow RN 201 south.

Visitor Information -- The Office de Tourisme is on place Maurice-Mollard (tel. 04-79-88-68-00; fax 04-79-88-68-01; www.aixlesbains.com).