Val Thorens Flights

Information about flights to and from Val Thorens. The airports near Val Thorens are Chambéry, Geneva, Lyon, and Grenoble.

Flying is a carbon-intensive form of travel which contributes to global heating - not good for ski resorts, which depend on cold weather and snow.

Val Thorens Flights: Airlines

Easyjet

Easyjet fly from many airports in the UK to Geneva, Lyon, and Grenoble. For example, they fly to Geneva from:

• Bournemouth
• Gatwick
• Luton
• Birmingham
• Bristol
• Manchester
• Southampton
• Liverpool
• Leeds Bradford
• Newcastle
• Edinburgh
• Glasgow
• Aberdeen
• Belfast
• Southend
• Stansted
• Newquay

Jet2

Jet2 fly to Chambéry, Grenoble and Lyon.

Jet2 are quite cheerful, but are at least as desperate as the other low-cost airlines to sell you extras.

British Airways

British Airways fly to Lyon, Chambéry and Geneva. They are not always more expensive than the low-cost airlines. 

Swiss

Swiss go to Geneva from London City, London Heathrow, London Gatwick and Stansted airports.

Air France

Air France have flights to Lyon from London, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Newcastle, Leeds Bradford and Bristol.

Darwin Airline

Darwin Airline wasn't the fittest and didn't survive the competition in the industry. It went extinct in December 2017.

Val Thorens Flights: Transfer Distances and Times

Geneva

95 miles/ 3 hours approx

Chambéry

76 miles/ 2 hours approx

Lyon

124 miles/ 2 hours 45 approx

Grenoble 

116 miles/ 3 hours approx

Val Thorens Flights: Airport Transfers

If you need a transfer to Val Thorens, from an airport or train station, we have information and contact details for transfer companies and taxis.

Alpine Fleet ski transfers are easy, reliable and convenient. Based in Geneva, the company's founders Hugh and Simon are British and British-Italian. Find out more about Alpine Fleet.

Alpine Fleet offer shared and private transfers to Saint-Martin, Les Menuires and Val Thorens (and other ski resorts). Use the form below to get a quote in Swiss Francs, CHF. If you proceed to booking, use the code ValThorensG to get a 5% discount.

Read more on our Val Thorens transfers page.

Val Thorens Flights: Heliport

Since winter 2015-16, Val Thorens has a heliport capable of accommodating three helicopters at any one time. It is used for helicopter transfers to and from resort, and panoramic helicopter flights.

It must be questionable whether a ski resort, which relies on cold weather and snow, should be encouraging and facilitating one of the most carbon-intensive forms of transport.