Travelling to Tignes

Car Hire: There are a number of options. We recommend CarJet.

Bear in Mind: If you hire a car you may also have to hire snow chains, pay to park the car in Tignes - cost 99€/wk, plus fuel costs.

Buses from the Airports

Altibus offers buses from Geneva to Tignes, Lyon  to Tignes, & Chambery to Tignes (Chambery to Tignes - Saturdays and one Sunday service only)

Altibus also offer a bus service from Bourg St Maurice to Tignes

BensBus.co.uk offers a service from Grenoble, Geneva and Lyon Airports

Tip: Book the bus in advance and check time tables carefully to make sure it will fit in with your flights.

Buses from the UK

Snow Express runs a regular coach service to Tignes Les Lac, Les Brevieres and Val Claret every week throughout the season.The coach leaves from London Victoria Colonnade Coach Station with an additional collection point at Stop 24 Services in Folkstone.

To see the timetable and prices for the coach to Tignes Les Lac, Les Brevieres and Val Claret use the search box below. Prices start from just £65.

Trains from Airports: 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/

Train from the UK: The train is a very good way of getting to Tignes, and there are independent travel and tour operator options that cost around the same as flying (depending on when you book). Trains leave from London St Pancras, Ashford or Ebbsfleet and arrive 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. The Snowcarbon Journey Planner (click on link) shows the best routes from London to Tignes.

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

Flying
The main airport used is Geneva however Chambery, Lyon and Grenoble are also used. As a rough guide: Lots of carriers fly to Geneva and hence you can often get the best prices by flying to Geneva if you hunt around. Geneva also has the most frequent bus service to and from Tignes. Lyon has a number of carriers and a reasonably frequent bus service and can be a good option. Ryanair and Easyjet fly to Grenoble and you can get some good prices however you will need to get a hire car or a private transfer to get you to Tignes. Chambery is the closest airport however you may find it difficult to get a good price.

Skyscanner is a great place to compare low cost carriers.

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.

See Live Road Conditions for the local roads near resort.

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

Great Site for comparing Ferries · Driving access map