An independent guide to Val Thorens
Here, you can find information about buses to Val Thorens - buses from Moûtiers to Val Thorens, and buses from Geneva, Lyon and Grenoble airports to Val Thorens.
See also Val Thorens resort shuttle bus.
Read about Val Thorens buses here.
Moûtiers | Geneva | Lyon | Chambéry | Grenoble
There are regular buses from Moûtiers to Val Thorens - see full timetable 2025/26. I will add the 2026/27 timetable when it is available.
Services are more frequent on Saturdays than other days of the week.
The journey takes 1h15, or 1h30 on busy Saturdays. It costs:
Book on the Altibus website.
Note that Altibus is a booking platform, and the services it offers are run by various bus companies. In this case the buses are run by Cars de la Région.
This is the Winter 2025/26 bus timetable for Moûtiers to Val Thorens.
There are buses from Geneva airport to Val Thorens.
Alpine Fleet have shared and private transfers from Geneva Airport to Val Thorens. Use the form below to get a quote.
When booking, enter the code ValThorensG to get a 5% discount.
Buses run from Geneva airport to ski resorts including Val Thorens
from 18th December 2026 to 27th March 2027. Book on the Altibus website.
The table below shows the times of buses from Geneva airport to Val Thorens on Saturdays in Winter 2026/27.
| Depart Geneva | 1150 | 1430 | 1630 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrive Val Thorens | 1530 | 1820 | 2000 |
The next table shows the times of buses from Val Thorens to Geneva airport on Saturdays.
| Depart Val Thorens | 0600 | 1130 | 1230 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrive Geneva | 0945 | 1530 | 1745 |
The full 2026/27 Geneva-Val Thorens timetable will follow if published by Altibus.
Book on the Altibus website.
The table below shows the rates if you book online, based on test bookings.
| 2026/27 prices | Adult single | Adult return | Child single | Child return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rate | €55 | €110 | €38.50 | €77 |
Children are 3-12 years old; up to two infants 0-2 years old
go free.
The rates are based on Eco tickets; Premium tickets include more generous refund policies and baggage allowances, and are more expensive.
Buses from Lyon airport to Val Thorens.
There are buses from Lyon St Exupéry airport to Val Thorens on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Services start on Friday 11th December 2026 and run to Saturday 3rd April 2027. They may involve changing buses at Moûtiers.
The table below shows the times of buses from Lyon to Val Thorens on Saturdays. For travel on Fridays or Sundays, go to the Altibus website.
| Depart Lyon | 1020 | 1215 | 1545 | 1735 | 1910 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrive Val Thorens | 1420 | 1645 | 2000 | 2100 | 2225 |
The table below shows the times of buses from Val Thorens to Lyon on Saturdays. For travel on Fridays or Sundays, go to the Altibus website.
| Depart Val Thorens | 0400 | 0600 | 0730 | 1445 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrive Lyon | 0735 | 1000 | 1230 | 1800 |
Book on the Altibus website.
From a look at the booking page, the 2026/27 rates are:
The tarifs above are for Eco fares, which are 50% refundable more than 20 days before departure and 25% refundable from 7 to 20 days before departure.
Premium tickets offer 100% refunds up to 4 days before departure.
There are private transfers from Chambéry to Val Thorens.
Ben's Bus run a weekend service from Grenoble airport to Val Thorens on Saturdays from 12th December 2026 to 3rd April 2027. (12th December is from Grenoble only).
They offer buses between Grenoble and Moûtiers on these Sundays:
The bus times vary but are generally until mid to late afternoon on Saturdays and one morning service on Sundays.
Saturday prices:
Discounts for groups and children under 12.
For private transfers, see the transfers page.
Alpine Fleet offer shared and private transfers to Val Thorens. Use the form below to get a quote.
If you proceed to booking, use the code ValThorensG to get a
5% discount.
Skiing Made Easy is a Kindle ebook and paperback. It's a practical guide to learning to ski, based on many happy seasons of ski teaching in Val Thorens.
'This is the book I wish I'd had when I started skiing' - Amazon reviewer.
Read more about Skiing Made Easy.
Buy the paperback direct or on Amazon. Buy the Kindle ebook.
Skiing Made Easier is the follow-up to Skiing Made Easy, and covers technique beyond basic parallel turns - carving, short turns, bumps and off piste.
Read more about Skiing Made Easier.
Buy the paperback direct or on Amazon. Buy the Kindle ebook (affiliate links).
Snow Deer heated ski gloves for men and women.
£129.99 on Amazon at the time of writing.
Happy travels by bus to Val Thorens.
