Airport Transfers to Val d'Isère

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It is said that more Britons go to Val d'Isère to ski every year than anywhere else in the world! Val d'Isère is well linked to Tignes ski resort and is part of the Espace Killy ski area. With 300 km of pistes and 94 lifts, what more could you need on your ski holiday? 
The minibuses we use for airport transfers to Val d'Isère can take up to 8 passengers, and are equipped with snow tyres and chains. We employ fully trained and professional transfer drives, who will take you direct to your accommodation within any of the villages that make up the Val d'Isère ski resort.

Val d'Isère ski resort covers a huge area - covering the villages of Val d'Isère 1850, which is the epi centre, Portillo, Le Crêt, Funival and La Daille 1785 to the north-west, Le Fornet, Le Laisinant, Les Richardes to the east, plus Joseray, Le Chatelard and La Legettaz to the south.

There are free shuttle buses between the villages of Val d'Isère, going west to east via ‘the village’ (Val d'Isère), or north-south.

Val d'Isère ski resort

Val d'Isère is a spectacular resort on and off the piste. With guaranteed snow throughout the season this is a great choice for couples and families alike.

Val d'Isère is considered a "snow sure" resort, which means snow all through the season with a range of ski pistes for different levels. The Val d'Isère village is located at 1,850m, and the resort reaches an altitude of nearly 3,400m beneath the summit of the Pointe du Montet.

Skiing and snowboarding in Val d'Isère

Beginner skiers in Val d’Isère:

There are lots of areas in Val d’Isère to learn or improve skiing or snowboarding. Val has two nursery areas, one in Val d’Isère centre and the other in La Daille, both are at the bottom of the pistes. Both adults and children can use the ‘nursery’ slopes, they are basically short green pistes, that have a small incline.

There are 7 free lifts on the nursery slopes of Val d’Isère. Two chairlifts in Val d’Isère 1850 called Village and Rogoney, three draglifts, two on la Savonette and one on La Légettaz. In La Daille the two free lifts are called Les Lanches 1 & 2.

Once you have confidence, you can either take the Telecabine de Solaise or the Olympique, both gondolas so you feel nice and safe.

Going on the Telecabine de Solaise you will find yourself in the Solaise area, at 2560 metres, above Val d’Isère 1850, where there are tons of blue and green runs. The Madeline is recommended.

The Olympique will take you to Rocher de Bellevarde, where you will find two green runs and a blue, depending on how you are feeling! The Verte and Mont Blanc ski pistes take you to the bottom of the Marmotte lift, which you can lap until your confidence is soaring.

Le Fornet also has some excellent beginners pistes. From any of the other villages you can take a shuttle bus to Le Fornet. Once there take Le Fornet cable car, from the top you can come down Mangard, as your first blue of the day, be we recommend getting the Vallon bubble car to the base of the glacier. It is much quieter over in le Fornet area.

Intermediate skiers in Val d’Isère:

In the Val d’Isère ski resort there are plenty of wide, open blue runs and long reds for you to really improve your skills.

If you are staying in Val d’Isère 1850 probably the best red to do is Piste M. The Telecabine de Solaise will protect you from the wind, and you can hit the run time and time again! Or venture over to Col de L’Iseran, where there are plenty of blues to practise on.

From Lanches take the Funival to the Rocher de Bellevarde, where you can take Diebold or Orange. Diebold is wide and open, so a good one to practise on. Orange is fairly steep and tree lined at the bottom, a ski run to improve on. It leads back down to Lanches.

From Val d’Isère 1850 you could take the Olympique to join in the fun on Orange, but on the way home be sure not to take the black run! Either do Fontaine Froide which turns into Santons, or hop back on the Olympique!

Expert Skiers and Snowboarders:

There are loads of awesome black runs in Val d’Isère, and if you buy the full Espace Killy pass you can visit Tignes ski resort too, meaning you have the choice of 25.

There is a well known Winter Olympic run called the Face de Bellevard, which you can access via the Olympique gondola. Face de Bellevard is one of the less terrifying black runs, so try yourself on this first! If it is a challenge you are looking for try Piste S which is both steep and narrow, or Le Fornet – covered in mogels.

Val d’Isère’s glacier is called Glacier du Pissaillas, and it is worth the view from the top at 2762 metres.

There is loads of off piste to discover, especially between pistes. Always take the right equipment or a guide. Never go alone!

Facts about Val d'Isere ski resort

480
Hectares of marked ski runs that are patrolled and made safe
3200
Hectares of off-piste skiing where you can make some fresh tracks
300
kms of ski runs suitable for all levels, from beginner to expert
3456
Maximum altitude at the top of the Grande Motte cable car
78
ski lifts

The closest airport to Val d'Isère

Like Tignes, Chambery airport is the closest airport to Val d'Isère, but there are more frequent flights to other nearby airports such as Geneva, Lyon and Grenoble.

Whiterides offer very competitive transfer prices for their airport transfers to Val d'Isère from Chambery, Geneva, Lyon and Grenoble airports, as well as transfers from train stations in Lyon, Chambery, Moutiers and Bourg saint Maurice.

Val d'Isère links

We suggest the following websites to find more useful information about Val d'Isère ski resort. You will find information on where to stay, the night life, restaurants and activities aside from skiing.

Val d'Isère Links

We suggest the following websites to find more useful information about Val d'Isère ski resort. You will find information on where to stay, the night life, restaurants and activities aside from skiing.

https://www.valdisere.com/

Geneva Airport to Val d'Isère Transfers

Being one of the largest international airports in the Alps, the majority of flights from the UK and other countries arrive at Geneva Airport.

Flights are provided by airlines such as EasyJet UK, British Airways, Swissair and many more.

Whiterides provide Geneva airport to Tignes transfers all year round. Geneva Airport to Tignes transfer time is approximately 3 hours, covering a distance of 175km. Our transfer drivers take the scenic route from Geneva airport, then through the beautiful town of Annecy, and drive along Lake Annecy. In day light this is a bit of a treat!

Grenoble Airport to Val d'Isère Transfers

Grenoble airport (or Grenoble-Isère) is based between the cities of Lyon and Grenoble and can be quieter than the larger airports used throughout the ski season.

The airlines that fly to Grenoble are Ryan Air, EasyJet UK, British Airways, Jet2, Transavia and Swissair. Grenoble airport offer a great list of the airlines that fly to Grenoble, and where they fly from.

Whiterides provide Grenoble airport ski transfers to Tignes, as well as Grenoble airport summer transfers.

Grenoble airport to Tignes transfer time is approximately 3 hours, covering a distance of 215km and the majority of the trip is on the motorway route (autoroute) from Grenoble airport to Bourg Saint Maurice then up the mountain road to Tignes.

Lyon Airport to Val d'Isère Transfers

Lyon airport, also known as Lyon-Saint Exupery is small, but there are loads of airlines that fly to Lyon like EasyJet UK, British Airways and Swissair.

In both the summer and winter Whiterides offer airport transfers from Val d'Isère to Lyon.

Lyon airport to Tignes transfer time is approximately 3 hours, covering a distance of 220km.

It is a motorway route (autoroute) from Lyon airport to Tignes.

Chambery Airport to Val d'Isère Transfers

Chambéry Savoie airport is actually the closest airport to Val d'Isère with a transfer time of approximately 2 hours, covering a distance of 140km.

Airlines that fly to Chambéry airport are Flybe, British Airways and Transavia.

The UK airports that have flights into Chambery are Leeds, Manchester, Doncaster, Birmingham, Norwich, Stansted, London City, Cardiff and Exeter.

Flights are sometimes harder to find at the right time of day, but Whiterides will pick you up from the airport any time of day or night.

It is motorway route (autoroute) from Chambéry airport to Val d'Isère.

Eurostar snow train to Val d'Isère

The Eurostar goes from either London St Pancreas International, or from Ashford in Kent, direct to Lyon's central train station, Lyon Part-Dieu, or through to Bourg-saint-Maurice which is then a 45 minute transfer.

On Saturdays between December-April there are direct trains in the day, to Lyon. On Fridays between January-April the night train runs, which can be cheaper. Check out Snow Carbon’s guide to book the lowest fares.
One of our professional drivers can pick you up from Lyon train station or Bourg-saint-Maurice train station, driving you direct to your chalet in Val d'Isère, or surrounding villages.

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