Tignes Ski & Snowboard Resort

TRAVEL - below is information on travelling to Tignes

Flying: The main airport used to get to Tignes is Geneva. However Chambery, Lyon and Grenoble are also used. As a rough guide: A lot of carriers fly to Geneva and hence you can often get the best prices if you hunt around. It also has the most frequent bus service to and from Tignes. Lyon has quite a few carriers and a reasonably frequent bus service and hence is also a good option. Ryanair and Easyjet fly to Grenoble and hence you can get some good prices however you will need to get a hire car or a private transfer. Chambery is the closest airport however you may find it difficult to get a good price try Snowjet. Click on the Airline logos to view their web site

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

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

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Flights to France: Find and compare cheap flights to France; Chambery, Grenoble, Lyon and more at Cheapflights.co.uk

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.

If you book accommodation through Tignes.co.uk we offer a discount on the standard transfer charge of:
Mon-Fri - 20%, Sundays - 15% , Saturdays - 10%

20% off all transfers booked with accom. after 14 April

Sat Prices	8 Pers	7 Pers	6 Pers	5 Pers	Up to 4 Pers
Geneva	£664	£644	£594	£555	£530
Lyon	£768	£756	£702	£655	£624
Grenoble	£792	£777	£720	£675	£640
Chambery	£616	£581	£540	£495	£480

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SkiBusUK: Bus services from the UK to Tignes

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 Tignes. Click here for more information >>

Helicopter Transfers :

Arrive from the airport in style, miss the traffic, fly over the beautiful mountain scenery More Info >>

Shared Transfers
Only one, two or three of you? Save money on a private helicopter by sharing with other people? Shared helicopter airport transfers to and from all the ski resorts across the French Alps 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 Tignes will cost £50+ (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 to make sure it will fit in with your flights.

alpski-bus.com
Geneva to Tignes.

Satobus
Lyon to Tignes.

www.altibus.com Chambery to Tignes on Saturdays only

www.bensbus.co.uk
Grenoble and Geneva to Tignes - weekends only

http://www.autocars-martin.com
Bourg St Maurice
to Tignes

		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/

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 Tignes from Calais. Click on the ferry logos to check prices & availability.

Car Parks: There is plenty of space in Free Parking Areas at les Boisses and les Brévières, however you can pay for convenient underground parking. You can book parking online at www.tignes.net.

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

Great Site for comparing Ferries

Driving access map

Toll Charges in France - 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

Train: The Train is a very good way of getting to Tignes, 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 Tignes. You can get a Taxi from the station or book in advance - see below

An independent website dedicated to helping skiers and snowboarders reach ski resorts by train from the UK

Taxi Companies
A.A.Anémone Mont-Jovet Cédric 73320 Tignes – Le Val Claret – Tel: +33 (0)6 09 41 01 46 – E-mail: info@anemone-taxi.com Web Site www.anemone-taxi.com
A. et A. Taxis 73320 Tignes – Le Val Claret Centre – Tel: +33 (0)6 09 51 90 99 – E-mail: taxiaa@wanadoo.fr Web site: www.taxitignes.com/accueil-uk.html
Yves Taxi Zaysser Christophe – Tel: +33 (0)6 84 36 65 95 – E-mail: contact@taxis-lacroix.com http://www.taxis-lacroix.com
Delta Taxi – Tel: +33 (0)6 11 45 67 01 – E-mail: deltataxi@aol.com www.deltataxis-tignes.com
TIGNES SAVOIE TAXI Duval Jean-Pierre Le Palafour 73320 Tignes – Le Lac – Tel: 00 33 6 67 938 125 – E-mail: info@tstaxi.fr http://www.tstaxi.fr
Yves Taxi Yves Padot Chalet de la Tour, 73320 TIGNES – Tel: +33 (0)6 09 43 90 60 – E-mail: yves.taxis@wanadoo.fr