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Train and Coach
Further options on getting here
The Snow Train - NOTE THIS IS NOT OPERATING FOR WINTER 2009/2010
The Snow Train will not run in 2010, the current economic climate and exchange rate are blamed. It may return in the future but for now the only options will be the Eurostar direct to Moûtiers or change in Paris (if only they used the same station) for an SNCF service to Moûtiers.
The snow train is an overnight party train which now operates with Eurostar via the Channel Tunnel. Sleeping accommodation
is limited to couchettes - but with an all night bar and disco carriage there's little
time to sleep anyway. It arrives in to Moûtiers very early every Saturday morning with very
tired & hungover
passengers ready to start skiing. It's still very popular and books up quick - 8 days
skiing for a week off work.
Click above to book tickets across Europe with
Eurostar Ski Train
Alternatively there is a direct
service
direct from London to Moûtiers with overnight or daytime travel options. Advantages
include 8 days skiing on a weeks holiday, no airport hassles, you can bring plenty of ski
gear (at no charge), Moûtiers is only 20 minutes from La Tania and feel good about your Carbon Footprint.... No full sleeping facilities though.
Eurostar Direct to Moûtiers - Timetable for Winter 2009/2010
Friday evening departure from London:
Departs London St. Pancras 20:31 (Ashford 21:15) - Arrives Moûtiers 05:37 Saturday
Saturday evening departure from Moûtiers:
Departs Moûtiers 23:09 - Arrives London St. Pancras 07:16 Sunday (Ashford 06:34)
Saturday daytime option:
Departs London St. Pancras 10:00 (Ashford 10:47) - Arrives Moûtiers 17:30
Departs Moûtiers 10:45 - Arrives London St. Pancras 16:11 (Ashford 15:36)
Prices from £149 per person return - free carriage of skis, boots and boards. Book on-line here
Other Rail Options
Further options with Eurostar and
the French rail network via Paris can be sorted out with
. Paris to Moûtiers is around £80 return but discounts are available. Book on-line for an additional £6 saving and free first class delivery of tickets.
NOTE: There is another Moûtiers in the West of France - the one you want is Moûtiers les Salins. Also, beware of trains stopping at a station en route and de-coupling half the
carriages, leaving them behind!
Coach
Various tour operators operate coaches to La Tania with or without accommodation.
Ski
Weekends is the company for
a bargain trip to ski or board in The Three Valleys. As well as all in package deals they run a coach service to Bride Les Bains where they have they're own Club Hotel (Bride is linked via Gondola to Meribel but only occasionally skiable on an off-piste itinerary run).
2008 Timetable:
Departs London Victoria coach station on a Friday at 17:00 (pickups at Thurrock Services
18:15, Maidstone Services 19.00, Folkestone Cheriton Park 19.45). Aiming to arrive at approximately 08:30 Saturday morning.
Returns on a Saturday at 17:30 from Brides Les Bains, arriving 07:00 in London.
Ski
Méribel offer a weekly return sleeper coach service
from London Victoria to Meribel. Prices start from £69 one-way or £109 return.
2008 Timetable:
Departs London Victoria coach station on a Friday at 16:30 (Dover 18:30pm).
Returns on a Saturday at 17:30 from Meribel (18:00 Moûtiers).
Page last updated 01/07/09
