Courchevel Transport & Parking

Transport & Parking in Courchevel

You will find that you barely need a car in Courchevel, with it's excellent free bus service. It's also worth checking with your tour operator to see if they offer a free minibus service to their clients. Information and timetables for the public transport system can be found in this section, along with parking information for car drivers.

Car Parking in Courchevel

Metered street parking is available throughout the resort between 7am - 8pm with a very vigilant local Police Municipal keeping watch! There are 4 outdoor car parks in Courchevel 1300 where you can park your car for free! Two are on the left as you leave the village beside the lake and the other two are at the base of the ski jump. These take around 300 cars in total and the Jean Blanc one is also a designated camper van parking area. (There is another one on the way up to 1550 at Les Grandes Combes). However, be aware that digging your car out after a metre of snow has been dumped on it is not a lot of fun. Also the local authorities may put up a sign (which you won�t see unless you check every evening) to say that all cars need to be removed by 7am the next morning to allow snow clearance. Those that are still there at 7:01am are unceremoniously dragged away!

Otherwise Courchevel has 11 underground car parks available across all levels of the resort where you can pay to park hourly, daily, weekly or for the whole season. The table below gives you a breakdown of what is available in each part of the resort:

COURCHEVEL CAR PARKS
Resort Level	Car Park	No. of Places	Height Limit	1 hour	2 hours	3 hours	1 day	1 week	Season
Courchevel 1850	P1 La Croisette	320 places	2m	Free of charge	�3	�5	�15	�70	�550
Courchevel 1850	P2 Les Chenus	90 places	Level 0: 2.40m Level 1: 2.30m	� -	� -	� -	� -	� -	�550
Courchevel 1850	P3 La Porte de Courchevel	200 places	2m	Free of charge	�2	�4	� -	� -	�400
Courchevel 1850	P4 Bellecote	220 places	Level 0: 2.40m Level 1: 2.30m	Free of charge	�2	�4	�14	�70	�420
Courchevel 1850	P5 Lugeurs	140 places	2.10m	� -	� -	� -	� -	� -	�300
Courchevel 1850	P6 La Saretta	38 places	Level -6: 3.30m Level -5: 2.30m	� -	� -	� -	� -	� -	�300
Courchevel 1650	P7 Les Cimes Blanches	460 places	2.10m	Free of charge	�2.50	�4.50	�14	�60	�390
Courchevel 1650	P8 Station Service	95 places	Level 0: 2.25m Other levels: 2m Level 3: 1.90m	� -	� -	� -	� -	� -	�310
Courchevel 1550	P9 Les Grangettes	170 places	2.10m	Free of charge	�2	�4	�14	�60	�390
Courchevel 1650	P10 Le Dou du Midi	220 places	2m	Free of charge	�2	�4	�14	�60	�350
Courchevel 1650	P11 Courchevel 1300	50 places	2.10m	� -	� -	� -	� -	� -	�390
Season passes are available from the following outlets: 1850 � La Croisette & P4; 1650 � Cimes Blanches; 1550 - Les Grangettes; 1300 � St.Bon Townhall

last updated 22-May-2008

Public Transport in Courchevel

Courchevel has a fantastic free bus service which (during winter) connects Courchevel 1300 to 1550, 1650 & 1850 every � hour from 7am until 01:30am the next morning! In addition this extends to every 10 minutes between 1850 & 1650 and also hourly services connecting La Tania, St Bon & Bozel into all four of the Courchevels. The timetable is available below and I�ve got to say, it runs like clockwork.

During the summer, the service is less frequent (every hour from 8.40am - 11.30pm) but it increases to half hourly from 17th July to 19th August 2008.

There is also a regular (but not free) bus service that runs between Courchevel 1850 and Mo�tiers Train Station; stopping at 1650, 1550, 1300, La Tania, St Bon, La Perri�re and Brides les Bains along the way. Children under 4 years old can travel for free on this service and 4-12 year olds travel at half price. The shuttle service runs every day except Sunday's and prices are as follows:

Moutiers - St Bon: �7.80

Moutiers - Le Praz: �9.50

Moutiers - Courchevel 1550: �10.30

Moutiers - Courchevel 1650: �11.70

Moutiers - Courchevel 1850: �12.20

You can get a 25% reduction on a day return ticket and season workers get special rates (enquire at Transdev Savoie - 0479 24 21 58)

Winter Bus Timetable
Courchevel to Mo�tiers Bus Timetable
Mo�tiers to Courchevel Bus Timetable

last updated 19-May-2008

Travelling Between the Airport & Courchevel

You have the choice of scheduled bus, shared shuttle, hire car, tour operator, taxi, private helicopter transfer or train.

Bus:
From Geneva Altibus run 8 buses per day on Saturday and 3 or 4 on other days. The journey takes around 3 � hours and costs �64 one way. Moreover, a timetable for buses departing Geneva Airport for all ski resorts, can be found at Geneva Ski Resort Bus Timetable.
From Lyon St. Exup�ry Satobus run 4 buses on Saturday and 2 or 3 on other days. The journey takes 3 - 4 hours and costs �57 one way. Tel +33 (0)4 72 35 94 96.
From Chamb�ry Altibus run one bus per day. The journey takes 2 � hours and costs �42.69 one way. Tel +33 (0)4 79 35 21 74.

Shared Shuttle:
There are a number of shuttle companies, such as ATS, offering reasonably priced shared transport to and from the airport, many of which will take you door-to-door. For more details of various shuttle companies please see here.

Taxi:
A taxi for up to 4 people will cost approximately �275 (Geneva), �215 (Chamb�ry) and �335 (Lyon St Exup�ry). For more than 4 people the cost will be higher for a larger vehicle, but probably cheaper per person.

Car hire:
Car hire can be arranged from each of the airports above and if there are several people travelling this may be an inexpensive option. Pre-booking is highly recommended if not obligatory. Try using Holiday Autos for the best searches and prices.

Tour Operator
Two options:
1. book in advance a 'Flight & Transfer' with an operator which they sell through their agents/web-sites/call-centres.

2. make your own flight arrangements and upon arrival at the airport catch up with a rep from one of the companies and book onto their coaches. You will usually find a spare space, though this can't be guaranteed.

In both cases (as the reps are unlikely to know where you are staying) make sure you establish the return journey procedures: give them the flight you are on, get the resort office's contact details and call on Thurday evening for transfer details/confirmation.

Helicopter:
A helicopter can transfer up to 5-6 people (without much luggage) to Courchevel altiport for around �1500-�2000 from Geneva, �1700-�2400 from Lyon and �1000-�1300 from Chamb�ry; Courchevel is more expensive to fly to than some other resorts as they charge a landing fee to use their heli-pad. In bad weather conditions the helicopter cannot fly and it must arrive in Courchevel in daylight hours.

Train:
Although it is possible to reach all the above airports by train from Mo�tiers station, a journey would involve changing at least once and would take quite a lot of time and is therefore not highly recommended.

last updated 17-Mar-2008