An independent guide to Val Thorens

There's a free resort shuttle bus in Val Thorens. It can be useful, for example for getting to ski school with small children or beginners, or for getting home when you're tired after a day's skiing.
As well as the service around resort, free buses go down to parkings P3, P4 and P5, and there are eleven services a day to Les Menuires and Saint-Martin-de-Belleville.
Read about the Val Thorens resort shuttle here.
Resort Shuttle | P3 P4 P5 | Belleville Valley Shuttle

The free Val Thorens resort shuttle bus provides a comprehensive service in Winter. See the latest timetable.
It runs from 8am to 8pm each day in Winter, with buses at least every 20 minutes.
On Saturdays, the resort shuttle service starts at 6.15am and runs until 10pm.
The shuttle covers the whole of Val Thorens. Buses start from the bus station at place des Arolles. There are two circuits, shown on a diagramatic map on the resort shuttle leaflet:
This bus goes from the bus station up to the Maison de Val Thorens (tourist office), the church, place Péclet, rue de Gébroulaz, parking P0, Les Balcons, and back down to the bus station.
This bus goes from the bus station down the rue du Soleil to Montagnettes du Soleil, Village Montana, Temples du Soleil, parking P2 and the Altapura, then back up to the bus station via the Hameau du Kashmir.
This is the 2025/26 Val Thorens resort shuttle timetable.
There's also a map of the bus routes and stops.
There's a free shuttle bus from the bus station in Val Thorens to parking P3 (UCPA), and back up, from 22nd November 2025 to 3rd May 2026.
These are the details of the service:
See the timetable for full details.
The same timetable applies from the bus station in Val Thorens to parkings P4 and P5, except when they are closed.
In that case, P4 and P5 are served on request.
From 7th December 2025 to 17th April 2026, free shuttle buses run between Val Thorens, Les Menuires, and Saint Martin de Belleville. The details are:
The times of the service are given in the Belleville Valley shuttle bus leaflet.
Saint-Martin-de-Belleville to Val Thorens:
Val Thorens to Saint-Martin-de-Belleville:
Ride in style on the Val Thorens resort shuttle.

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