Travel Information

Below is information on traveling to Val d'Isere | SkiBus  |  Transfers | En Route Stopovers | Driving / Ferries | Eurostar |

Flying: The main airports used to get to Val d'Isere are Geneva & Lyon. However the closest airport is Chambery and we can recommend Snowjet who fly there. Ryan air also fly to Grenoble. Click on the Airline logos to view their web site

fly to Chambery from Birmingham, Bristol, Gatwick, Stanstead and Manchester

Hold your mouse pointer over the airline logo to see where each airline flies.

 fly to Geneva from Heathrow & London City and to Lyon from Heathrow & Gatwick fly to Lyon from Stanstead, Edinburgh and Gatwick. Geneva from Luton, Gatwick, Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Stanstead, Edinburgh, Belfast, Newcastle, Bristol, Bournemouth, Manchester & East Midlands. Fly to Grenoble from Gatwick, Luton, Bristol  & Birmingham fly to Grenoble from Dublin & London Stanstead. fly to Geneva from Exeter, Isle of Man, Jersey, Norwich and Southampton. Fly to Chambery from Birminham, Exeter & Southampton. to Geneva from Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester & East Midlands. Fly to Lyon from Heathrow and Manchester. Fly to Grenoble from Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester & East Midlands. fly to Geneva  from Blackpool, Leeds Bradford & Manchester. Fly to Chambery form Belfast, Edinburgh, Leeds Bradford, Manchester & Newcastle

You can also try www.skyscanner.net a great way to compare low cost carriers.

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SkiBusUK: Bus services from the UK to Val d'Isere

Heading to the Alps this season? If you are thinking about heading to the slopes this season then look no further. Ski Bus UK offer travel from London to the French Alps from only £100 return.

SkiBusUK offers the cheapest method of travel available to Bourg-Saint-Maurice and the world famous destination of Val d'Isere.  Click here for more information >>

SkiBusUK


Transfers: We currently work with a number of companies all of which run minibuses which have 8 passenger seats. Book early to avoid disappointment (especially Sat). The prices are door to door return prices from the airport to the resort & back to the airport. 

10 % Discount on Monday to Friday bookings

10% to 20% Discount on transfer bookings if you also book your accommodation through val.co.uk

Sat & Sun Prices

8 Pers

7 Pers

6 Pers

5 Pers

Up to 4 Pers

Geneva

736€
£664

714€
£644

660€

£594

620€
£555

592€

£530

Lyon

864€

£768

840€

£756

780€

£702

730€

£655

696€

£624

Grenoble

896€

£792

868€

£777

804€

£720

750€

£675

712€

£640

Chambery

672€

£616

644€
£581

600€
£540

570€
£495

536€
£480

If you are interested in an Airport Transfer please fill in the following form & you will be contacted shortly (leave the box blank if you do not yet know all of the information)

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Want to share a transfer: The CoolBus Transfer service have set up a forum where people can chat and consider sharing transfers see   http://www.thecoolbus.co.uk/forum

Helicopter Transfers 

arrive from the airport in style, miss the traffic, fly over the beautiful mountain scenery Click Here for More Info

Car Hire: You can find links  for car hire companies on the Airline Web sites. Or click on the logo for www.holidayautos.co.uk  to check prices.  

Bear in Mind: If you hire a car you will also have to hire snow chains (£20ish) and to park the car in Val d'Isere will cost £40+ (there are some free car parks - a bus ride away), plus you will have petrol costs (£40+).

Buses: Book the bus in advance and also checking time tables carefully as the last bus may leave after your plane arrives. You may find it easier to call them as their web sites are rarely up to date.

alpski-bus.com 
Geneva to Val d'Isere.

Satobus 
Lyon  to Val d'Isere.

www.altibus.com Chambery to Val d'Isere on Saturdays only

www.bensbus.co.uk 
Grenoble Airport
to Val d'Isere

http://www.autocars-martin.com
Bourg St Maurice
to Val d'Isere



BensBus   Ben's Bus run ski transfers to Tignes & Val d'Isere from Geneva Airport every Saturday (& Sunday up to the 6th February) and from Grenoble Airport every Saturday & Sunday. Spaces are limited so it is advised to book early. Prices start at £69pp Rtn
     

  SnowBus offers a cheap and convenient airport to ski resort transfer service for independent holiday-makers. Our affordable bus transfers start from just £40 per person, and make travelling to the world-renowned ski resorts of Tignes, Val d’Isere & Les Arcs from Chambery and Geneva airports easier than ever before.

 

 

Train: You can get yourself from most places to Bourg St Maurice if you are prepared to put in the effort click on the SNCF logo for prices from within France www.sncf.fr
 

If your Journey starts in Geneva, Switzerland click on the SBB logo http://www.sbb.ch/en/

 

SNCF

 

Homepage SBB CFF FFS

 


Driving: This normally works out to be the cheapest option. Some people drive all the way in one day, however a stop over in somewhere like Dijon, Lyon  or Chambery breaks up the journey nicely. We have put together an access map of the basic route that most people use to drive down to Val d'Isere from Calais. Click on the ferry logos to check prices & availability.

 

 

Val.co.uk recommend Norfolk Line: As they
normally have the best fares and a great fleet of ships.

Channel Crossings

Great Site for comparing Ferries

Driving access map

Sanef
French Autoroute Tolls - French tolls Automatic Tag Payment. A company who supplies a telepeage tag which allow you to pass through the French tolls without queuing. Please see their website for more details on how this works.

 

 

En Route Stopovers - The Val Moret is a great stopover point, very popular with a wide range of guests. It is ideally situated just south of Troyes, between Champagne and Burgundy on the north-south axis of the A5 motorway (exit 22).

Driving, Stop over in Troyes

 


Eurostar or Snow Train:
The Train is a very good way of getting to Val d'Isere, although getting cheap deals is very difficult. The Train leaves from London St Pancras,  Ashford or Ebbsfleet and arrives at Bourg St Maurice . From here you can get a taxi to take you the last 20 miles up to Val d'Isere. You can get a Taxi from the station or book in advance  - see  below

 


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