Choosing a flight to Chambéry means you benefit from shorter, cheaper ski resort transfers to a multitude of top French ski areas, including Courchevel, La Plagne, Meribel, Val d’Isere and numerous others. Ski resorts near Chambéry airport can be reached by private airport transfer or, in many cases, by public transport.

Public Bus Transfers

The public bus from Chambery airport serves all of the major resorts in the Tarentaise Valley.  Transfers by public bus usually involve changing at Moutiers, Aime or Bourg Saint Maurice.  The following resorts are served by the public bus (Altibus) from Chambery airport:

Brides Les Bains, Champagny, Courchevel, La Plagne, La Rosière, La Tania, Les Arcs, Les Menuires, Meribel, Pralognon, Sainte Foy, Tignes, Val d’Isère, Valmorel and Val Thorens.

Tickets for the public bus do not normally go on sale until the autumn when they are bookable online @ www.altibus.com.

Although there is no public bus service from Chambery airport to the Maurienne many of the resorts in the valley offer bus transfers on demand at very reasonable rates. Resorts that offer this service include but are not limited to Val Cenis, Valloire and Valmeinier. Consult your chosen resort's official website to find out more.

Train Transfers

Train is another option for economical onward travel.  Trains run from Chambery town centre to valley towns Moutiers, Aime, Bourg Saint Maurice and Modane. From these stations there are bus connections (Altibus) to various resorts:

Chambéry town centre is a five to ten minute taxi ride from the airport - there’s no shuttle bus. A local taxi from the airport to the train station costs around 20euros. Train tickets are bookable online @ www.sncf.com.

For connecting bus details visit www.altibus.com. Bus schedules are not usually published until the autumn.

Private Airport Transfers

The fastest method of getting from the airport to resort - other than helicopter - is a direct private transfer. Private transfers from Chambéry airport are bookable online with airport transfer specialist Transfer Intelligence. Transfer Intelligence quote competitive rates on all Chambéry transfer routes. So whether you're travelling to a world renowned resort, such as Val d'Isere or Courchevel, or to one of the hidden gems, like Valmorel or Champagny en Vanoise, contact www.transfer-intelligence.com.

Take a look at the time you could be saving on transfers by chosing a Snowjet flight to Chambery: