Travel
To help you find Nans on the map: look down the eastern side of France close to the Swiss border, to the south of
Besançon, the county town.
Or, taking Switzerland as your reference, trace lines north from Geneva and west from
Bern or Neuchatel; Nans
is approximately where they intersect. The nearest small towns are
Salins-les-Bains and Levier.
Nans-sous-Ste.-Anne or Sources du Lison
feature on smaller-scale maps. You will find them easily east-north-east of
Salins-les-Bains, or west-north-west of Levier.
Nans can be found through online cartography like Google
Maps and www.viamichelin.co.uk
(enter the postcode – 25330 – to save typing).
Getting there
By road
Nans is about 400 miles of quite straightforward driving from Calais (postcode
62100).
By rail
Via Paris
Waterloo – Paris (Gare du Nord) by Eurostar, then Paris (Gare
de Lyon) – Dole/Besançon/Mouchard by TGV. Mouchard is the
station closest to Nans and has one daily TGV service each way.
Avoiding Paris
Waterloo – Lille by Eurostar, then Lille – Besançon by
TGV. One daily TGV service each way.
Information & reservations
By air
Arrival points in order of closeness/convenience:
Geneva www.gva.ch
(Easyjet, BA, Swiss and most major European airlines)
Nans is 1½-2 hours’ drive from Geneva airport via the motorway to Nyon, then up and over through St.-Cergue.
Lyon www.lyon.aeroport.fr
(Easyjet, Air France, British Airways)
Basel www.euroairport.com (Swiss, Air France, Lufthansa)
Zürich www.zurich-airport.com
(Easyjet, BA, Swiss and other majors).
Schedules, fares, reservations
Car hire
Besancon and Dole: Consult www.pagesjaunes.fr , enter ‘Location automobiles’ at
Activité and name of town at Localité.
Basel/Mulhouse: www.euroairport.com Click
on Passengers/Vistors → From & to the airport → Car
hire. Companies: Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz, National/Citer, Sixt
Geneva: www.gva.ch.
Click on Access, Transportation, Accommodation → Private
transport → Car Rental for Avis, Europcar, Hertz or National/Citer.
Or try www.easycar.com.
Lyon: www.lyon.aeroport.fr
Click on Commerces & Services → Location de
voitures for Avis,
Europcar, Hertz, National/Citer or Sixt.
Zürich: www.zurich-airport.com
Click Your Route → Rental Car.
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