In reply to CameronDuff14:
There's a good chance I'll be driving that way; I'm waiting to hear from a friend r.e. dates, but if it matches up with you I'll drop you a line.
Otherwise, ask around; odds are there are carloads of like-minded people heading that way at around that time. Try uni mountaineering clubs, UKC and any contact you have with other folk in your course. I've driven Edinburgh-Chamonix (and other alpine hubs) in two days as the sole driver; leave Edinburgh at 5am, take the channel tunnel and sleep in the campsite in Font. Quick circuit on the boulders in the morning, then you get to Cham mid-afternoon.
Interrail pass is a good, socially responsible option.
Hitching; make yourself as presentable as possible, stick all your kit in the biggest rucksack you can find. Take a smaller one to climb with, though. Try to avoid having stuff in your hands, it's easy to leave things in a car.