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Bus services in Val d'Isere
Discover and book Val d'Isere bus services
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Val d'Isère is nestled in a beautiful valley at the foot of the mountains, with its chocolate box chalets and hotels spread between the central town and its outlying villages. All of them are connected via free and regular shuttle buses.
Val d'Isère has greatly reduced the volume of car traffic in resort courtesy of its network of shuttle buses which are offered free of charge to visitors.
There are three routes: Red, Blue and Yellow, that link the different areas of the resort from morning to night every day of the season.
Red line
- operates between Le Fornet and La Daille from 07:00 to 02:30
- frequency varies between every five to 20 minutes depending on the time of day
- operates during the summer season, circulating daily every 15 minutes from 08:00 to 19:45
- frequency drops slightly to every 30 minutes during the first and last weeks of the season
Blue line
- runs between Legettaz and the Rond Point des Pistes from 08:30 to 23:20 every 15 minutes
Yellow line
- operates from Le Con to Le Manchet (via the tourist office) from 08:28 to 23:30 every 20 minutes
- all of the buses go to the Rond Point des Pistes making access to the slopes super easy wherever you are staying in resort
There is a detailed timetable and bus-route map at each bus stop and in real time on the Val d'Isère ski app.
Winter 2024/25: Val d'Isère-Tignes shuttles and the region's coaches will now stop at the brand new La Daille bus station. Passengers will then need to take the free Red Line to reach the village.
| Route | Winter timetables* | Summer timetables |
| Line S82: Bourg Saint Maurice to Val d'Isère | Winter timetable TBC | Early summer timetable High summer timetable |
| Line S83: Bourg Saint Maurice to Tignes | Winter timetable TBC | Early summer timetable High summer timetable |
| Line S81: Bourg Saint Maurice to Sainte Foy | Winter timetable TBC (Lines S82 S83 also call into St Foy) | (Lines S82 S83 also call into St Foy) |
| Val d'Isère to Tignes (direct*) | Winter timetable TBC | Summer timetable |
*At time of writing the new regional bus timetables hadn't been published for winter 2024/25.
NB: These timetables may vary throughout the year and during holidays, contact the transport companies in advance to avoid disappointment.
Airport bus services to Bourg Saint Maurice and Val d'Isère
Below is information on getting to Bourg St Maurice from the airport if you haven't booked a transfer in advance.
Please note, we advise that you book a transfer from the airport directly to resort before your holiday via this page: Val d'Isère transfers. Here is our transfer guide for further information: Val d'Isère transfer guide.
The nearby town of Bourg St Maurice is home to an international train station and this is where you'll alight if you take the TGV or Eurostar to resort in the winter. There is also a mainline bus station here, where bus services from all of the nearby airports make a stop.
| Routes | Timetables |
| Lyon Airport to Bourg Saint Maurice | Ben's Bus / Altibus |
| Geneva Airport to Bourg Saint Maurice | Ben's Bus / Altibus |
| Grenoble Airport to Bourg Saint Maurice | Ben's Bus |
- Chambery airport buses to Bourg Saint Maurice operate twice a day on Saturdays and once on Sundays during the ski season. It takes around 2h30 to get to Bourg Saint Maurice from Chambery airport and then approximately another 1h15 to get up to Val d'Isère.
- Lyon airport buses to Bourg Saint Maurice run on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays during the ski season and take around three hours to get here. They operate once a day on Fridays, four times on Saturdays and once on Sundays. A connecting bus will then take you up to resort.
- Geneva airport buses to Bourg Saint Maurice operate every day of the week in winter with eight buses on Saturdays, one on Sundays and three on all the other days of the week. This route takes around 2h45 hours to reach Bourg St Maurice, but these buses then continue on up the mountain, first to Tignes (calling at Les Brevieres, Tignes 1800, Le Lac and Val Claret) and then on to Val d'Isère (stopping at La Daille and Val d'Isère centre). The total journey time from Geneva to Val d'Isere is around four hours.
- Grenoble airport buses to Bourg Saint Maurice operate up to six times per day on Saturdays and once on Sunday morning in winter. It takes around 2h45 to get to Bourg Saint Maurice from this airport and a total of 3h45 to get all the way to Val d'Isère, depending on weather and traffic conditions.
For more information on the best transport options from the airport see our getting here guide.
NB: These timetables may vary throughout the year and during holidays, contact the transport companies in advance to avoid disappointment.
