An independent guide to Val Thorens
If you need a transfer to Val Thorens from an airport or train station and back again you can use a transfer company or taxi. Information and contact details are here.
Read about Val Thorens transfers.
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.
Shared transfers are fixed point transfers, meaning the bus stops at fixed points in resort rather than necessarily taking you right to your accommodation. This helps keep costs down.
With private transfers, your own vehicle and driver take you to your door. There are standard or premium vehicles.
Cool Runnings Airport Transfers is a transfer company based in Val Thorens. Their vehicles are Renault Traffic minibuses (private and shared transfers) or Mercedes V-Class vehicles (prestige transfers).
They do transfers to Val Thorens from Moûtiers, Chambéry, Geneva, Lyon, and Grenoble. They also serve other resorts in the 3 Valleys, including Les Menuires, St Martin de Belleville, Courchevel, Méribel, Mottaret, and La Tania. They have expanded to also cover La Plagne, Les Arcs, Tignes and Val d'Isère.
Tel: +33 970 01 94 45 or +44 208 089 4323
Cool Bus are based in Bourg Saint Maurice, and cover Tignes, Val d'Isère, Les Arcs, La Plagne, and the resorts of the 3 Valleys.
They have three Tesla electric Model Xs, six Mercedes electric EQV minibuses, and three diesel VW Caravelles.
Tel: UK +44 207 183 4886 / FR +33 632 192 962
Alpes Savoie Tours have a full range of vehicles, with cars, minibuses of various sizes, and 50-seater buses.
Tel: +33 479 24 11 65
Transport Prestige offers transfers to Val Thorens plus the rest of the 3 Valleys, Val d'Isère, and further afield. They have a range of Mercedes vehicles.
Tel: +33 661 24 00 62
Ben's Bus runs scheduled, shared transfers from Geneva, Lyon, and Grenoble airports to Val Thorens, Les Menuires, and many more resorts.
Their shared transfers are cheaper than private transfers. Group and child discounts are available on most of their routes.
These are the taxis listed by the Val Thorens tourist office. Not all are based in Val Thorens, but they are in the Belleville valley and serve Val Thorens.
Taxi company/driver | Telephone number |
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Yann Leray | +33 660 75 32 10 |
Noel Jay | +33 479 00 60 12 |
Maxime Hudry | +33 633 00 87 76 |
Michel Perret | +33 687 41 74 93 |
Marc Hudry | +33 683 46 70 51 |
Sébastien Dumarais | +33 632 85 73 94 |
Vincent Paraz | +33 786 59 68 39 |
Sylvie Daumery-Blanc | +33 667 30 45 91 |
Abdelslam Bouzalmat | +33 658 39 46 51 |
Jocelyne Cassoulet | +33 659 81 04 25 |
Thierry Hudry | +33 682 11 95 86 |
Joomun Shamim Taxi Montagne | +33 767 01 25 13 |
Antonin Hudry | +33 750 84 41 58 |
VAG Transfer | +33 667 00 04 23 |
Aixki Taxi | +33 652 09 72 64 |
Marie-Laure Paris | +33 645 15 31 54 |
Julia Hudry | +33 633 81 94 33 |
This is the tourist office's PDF list of taxis.
If you decide to hire a car to get to Val Thorens, most of the major car hire companies have offices at the stations and airports. Try, for example, Avis, Europcar, Sixt, Hertz, or Budget.
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