Transport
At Ski hire courchevel you have a wide range of travel options available to you. This gives our clients the flexibility to travel at a time convenient to them.
BY AIR
A large percentage of our clients opt to travel by air to one of the four airports close to Meribel. With the increasing number of low cost airlines providing a wide range of flight options available from airports throughout the UK, this option will often prove to be the most economical and straight forward.
Geneva and Lyon airports are approximately 2 ½ hours from the resort and Chambery and Grenoble airports are approximately 1 ½ hours from the resort.
The following airlines provide regular and scheduled flights from these airports:
British Airways
www.ba.com
Easy Jet
www.easyjet.com
British Midland
www.bmibaby.com
Flybe
www.flybe.com
Ryan Air
www.ryanair.com
Jet 2
www.jet2.com
Air France
www.airfrance.com
Airport transfers
To meet the demands of the ever increasing independent ski market, a large number of companies provide private or shared transfers from these airports. Below is a list of a few of these companies.
www.a-t-s.net or Tel: +33 450536397
www.transfer-intelligence.comor Tel: 01782 415595
www.3vt.co.uk or Tel: 01782 644420
www.easycabs.net or Tel: 0871 254 283
Car Hire
Car hire can be arranged from each of the airports above and if there are several people travelling this may be an inexpensive option. Pre-booking is highly recommended if not obligatory. For more Details check out Geneva Car Hire for the best searches and prices.
Airport buses
There are also buses which run from each of the airports above to courchevel.
Geneva : From Geneva Altibus run 8 buses per day on Saturday and 3 or 4 on other days. The journey takes around 3 ¼ hours . Moreover, a timetable for buses departing Geneva Airport for all ski resorts, can be found at Geneva Ski Resort Bus Timetable
Lyon : From Lyon St. Exupéry Satobus run 4 buses on Saturday and 2 or 3 on other days. The journey takes 3 – 4 hours Tel +33 (0)4 72 35 94 96.
Chambery : From Chambéry Altibus run one bus per day. The journey takes 2 ¼ hours .Tel +33 (0)4 79 08 54 90.
Grenoble : From Grenoble Agbus runs one bus per day and two on Saturdays to Moutiers.One has to take another bus or a taxi till the resort. The journey takes 2 hours. Tel +33 (0)4 76 27 89 29.
BY CAR
Self-driving to courchevel is an option favoured by many, especially those looking for a maximum flexibility.
courchevel is approximately 600 miles from the channel ports and is conveniently served by motorway to within 12 miles of the resort. Tolls are approximately £45 each way.
Sea France – Tel: 08705 711711 or visit www.seafrance.com
P&O Stena Line – Tel: 08706 002002 or visit www.posl.com
Le Shuttle – Tel: 08705 353535 or visit www.eurotunnel.com
BY TRAIN
The Eurostar runs directly from London Waterloo to the town of Moutiers, which is a mere 25-minute-drive from courchevel.
Tel: 0870 160 6600
www.eurostar.com
Below is a list of taxi companies which will pick you up from Moutiers for approximately £30.
Meri-Taxi
Tel: 04 79 08 58 22
Website: www.meritaxi.com
Taxi Jean Loup
Tel: 06 09 44 15 95
Website: www.taxijeanloup.com
Alpes Taxis Transports sarl.
Tel: 04 79 00 47 37
Website: www.meribeltaxi.com
G’TAXI
Tel: 06 09 52 78 52
Website: www.gtaximeribel.com
TAXI Jean & Christine HUMBERT
Tel: 04 79 24 22 30
Website: www.taxi-humbert.com