How to access our school

Where to find us?

We are located in the department of Ain, at the foot of the Haute-Chaîne du Jura. Very close to Geneva (15 minutes by car) and its transport infrastructure, we are ideally located for taking off from several paragliding sites along the Jura Chain: Vesancy, Col de la Faucille, Mijoux, Crozet-Lélex, Menthières. When the weather kindly suggests it to us, we can migrate in less than an hour by road to sites in Haute-Savoie such as Annecy or Semnoz, and return to school in the evening.

Did you know ? The highest points of the Jura massif, which are Le Crêt de la Neige (1720m) and Le Reculet (1718m), are located in the department of Ain!

Come paragliding by public transportation

To go paragliding within 3 hours from Paris, 1.5 hours from Lyon, and 15 minutes from Geneva, here's how you can reach us:

By train via Bellegarde:

TGV line from Paris Gare de Lyon to Bellegarde-sur-Valserine: timetable link
TER line from Lyon Part-Dieu to Bellegarde-sur-Valserine: timetable link
Then, take the regional bus, line 33, from Bellegarde-sur-Valserine to Divonne-les-Bains: website link

By train via Geneva:

Take the same TGV from Paris and the same TER from Lyon, with Geneva Cornavin as the next stop. Then, use TPG bus line F: link

By plane via Geneva:

The airport is well-served by Easyjet from several cities: Paris, Rennes, Nantes, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Nice, etc. No customs; the airport has an entrance/exit directly into France: Easyjet link
Tip: Upon exiting at the baggage claim, get a free bus ticket from the TPG automatic dispenser! Then, take TPG bus line 66 (change at Ferney Mairie to catch the F and get off at Gex): TPG link

Group arrivals? We can pick you up from train stations and airports; contact us!

Or, you can reach us...

By car:

Access via A40, exit Bellegarde, then take the departmental road towards Saint-Genis-Pouilly / Gex / Divonne-les-Bains.
Attention: Do not continue towards St-Julien and Geneva, or you'll need to pay the Swiss highway vignette (€40).

By paragliding :-D :

We sometimes cover flights of over 200 km! Check here: blog/flight stories.
We hope to train you one day in cross-country flying. After standard courses, plan for 3 or 4 years of practice and a good dose of motivation!