Geneva Airport to Val Thorens

Mountain Rescue offers a private airport transfer service directly to your accommodation in Val Thorens when you book a private transfer. We will get you as close to your accommodation as possible, so you don't have to drag luggage up mountain streets.

When booking a 'private transfer' we go door to door - or airport to door. Your group has sole occupancy of one (or more) of our Volkswagen Caravelle minibuses.

To save you money, we also offer shared transfers, whereby you choose to share with another group. Take a look at our shared transfer page.

Due to the popularity of Val Thoren, we have drivers based in the neighbouring resort of Les Menuires, so our drivers know the road well. They are all very experienced and take great pride in making your ski trip to Val Thoren as comfortable and safe as possible.

Your friendly and helpful transfer driver meets you in the airport terminal at Geneva.

Once you are in the vehicle, packed and ready to go, we head off in the direction of the French Alps.

We follow the A41 towards Annecy, then drive around the proximity of Lac d'Annecy (Annecy Lake). If you are travelling during the day time this is a very picturesque part of the journey. The mountains seem to rise up from behind the lake as we drive. You'll start to feel closer to the slopes of Val Thoren!

After Annecy, we go on the motorway passing the city of Albertville where the 1992 Winter Olympics was held.

20 minutes after Albertville we pass the small town of Moûtiers. Moûtiers is situated at the break-off point for two routes heading up into The Three Valleys ski area. One road heads towards Les Menuires and Val Thorens,  the other towards Méribel and Courchevel.

We climb upwards towards Val Thoren for another 40 kilometres, so there's plenty of time for the excitement to mount! Enjoy the twists and turns of this extraordinarily long mountain road.

Our driver will have the GPS location of your accommodation (or oftentimes know it by heart) and they'll take you directly to the door if you have a private transfer.

Val Thorens is the highest ski resort in The Three Valleys ski area (Les Trois Vallées) sitting at an impressive 2,300 metres. It can't be beaten for snow-sure skiing.

The purpose-built ski resort has 140 km of pistes in Val Thoren alone. It is then connected to Méribel, Courchevel, Brides les Bain, Menuires, St Martin de Belleville and Orelle.

If you buy a full Three Valleys ski pass you have access to a total 600 km of pistes.

There is a big beginners ski area - great for children and adults. Children use the magic carpets and nursery slopes near the Rond Pont des Pistes. The 2 Lacs chairlift will take learners up to a green run which comes straight back down to Val Thorens centre, so its a wonderful place to practise.

We wouldn't call Val Thoren cute or traditional, but it certainly ticks all the boxes for facilities. If you are looking for a more traditional town stay at Brides les Bains which is close by.

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Val Thorens is part of The Three Valleys so it's connected to Méribel and the villages of Les Menuires and Reberty.

The Three Valleys is a huge ski area so it's most likely you'll not feel the need to leave. If you are staying for just a week you'll find it hard to run out of pistes and restaurants.

It's also a very high resort, so time is added to the journey just in driving down the mountain to the valley floor.

However, there are always those of you that want to visit another ski area for a day.

La Plagne is just 1 hour 30 minutes from Val Thoren by road. La Plagne is connected with Peisey-Vallandry and Les Arcs by a huge cable car that spans the valley known as The Vanoise Express. The area is collectively known as Paradiski and is well worth a visit.