Les Arcs can be reached from Geneva, Lyon, Grenoble and Chambery airports. If you are travelling on a Saturday, particularly at high season, then be prepared for traffic. The main road into the region supports access to many ski resorts so whilst La Rosiere maybe the final destination the combined volume of traffic from all the resorts can be very significant. The local authorities monitor the motorway at Moutiers and use traffic lights to ‘pulse’ the traffic as it leaves the motorway to enter the Tarentaise valley so expect some delays here at the weekends. For your departure we would recommend leaving resort as early as possible. Transferring through Bourg St Maurice before the majority of holidaymakers is advisable, even if you end up with a little extra time at the airport.
Les Arcs itself has great beginner areas at all levels and plenty of fantastic cruising pistes for intermediates. With long tree lined runs and plenty of high altitude terrain including some legendary off piste skiing this is a resort that will serve families and groups very well indeed. In 2003 the Vanoise Express cable car was opened. This incredible lift was the biggest, longest and fastest in the world when it opened. With two double decker cars it takes a lightning 4 minutes to travel 2km between Plan Peisy and Les Coches. This means that Les Arcs and La Plagne are linked creating the brilliant Paradiski Lift Pass that is a dream for all skiers. This pass covers 425 km of pistes of which 75% are over 2000m giving access to reliable snow and a colossal variety of skiing.
Number of lifts in Paradiski: 145
Total km’s of piste: 425
Les Arcs transfer times (approximate times based on normal road conditions)
Geneva 3 hours
Lyon 2 hours 45 minutes
Grenoble 2 hours 45 minutes
Chambery 2 hours 15 minutes
Our Les Arcs transfer service operates from Geneva, Lyon, Grenoble and Chambery airports. If you are travelling on a Saturday, particularly at high season, then be prepared for the bus to Les Arcs to take a little longer. The main road into the region supports access to many ski resorts so whilst Les Arcs maybe the final destination the combined volume of traffic from all the resorts can be very significant. Transfers from Geneva to Les Arcs pass through Moutiers, where the local authorities use traffic lights to ‘pulse’ the traffic as it leaves the motorway to enter the Tarentaise valley. All airport transfers to Les Arcs use this motorway, so expect some delays here at the weekends. For all Les Arcs transfers departing resort, we would recommend leaving resort as early as possible. Passing through Moutiers before the majority of holidaymakers is advisable, even if you end up with a little extra time at the airport.