Lots of people think it’s cheaper to drive. They’re right, it is – if you have a full car. Well, if you have a car at all.

Cars are expensive, and there are lots of sneaky toll roads through France that’ll change you over €100 in total to get to the Alps – and send you into a foul mood.

“Bag a ride with a mate. Hitchhike. Just don’t get the coach unless you really have to…”

Cheap flights are always an option, but don’t forget you’ve got to get up the mountains. It’s not like London where there is a train and a bus stop on nearly every street corner. It’s the m-o-u-n-t-a-i-n-s for pete’s sake!

Bag a ride with a mate. Hitchhike. Just don’t get the coach unless you really have to. It might only cost £20 return but when you’re wedged between an overweight Austrian that smells of egg sandwiches, you’ll wish you spent the extra dough on a airplane seat.

COST: Free – £200, it just depends how savvy you are and how much time you’ve got to kill