Eurostar ski train tickets go on sale
Eurostar ski train tickets go on sale tomorrow (7th July 2009). The Eurostar Ski Train will take you direct from St Pancras International Station in London to Moutiers, Aime La Plagne and Bourg St Maurice. The service starts running on the 19th December.
There will be twice weekly departures from London, one day ski train leaving on a Saturday morning and the overnight ski train leaving on Friday evenings. The overnight Eurostar ski train service arriving around 7am in the morning will give you 8 days on the piste, just make sure that you can check in at your accommodation early or leave your baggage somewhere in resort.
As we mentioned in a post several days ago http://ski-concierge.com/blog/snow-train-cancelled-this-season/ the Rail Europe Snow Train has been cancelled this year. The Snow Train was the overnight sleeper (with couchettes) that was on the same route as the Eurostar ski train, stopping at Moutiers and Bourg St Maurice. This does mean that unless you book the French TGV from Paris independently, the Eurostar ski train is the only option for travelling to French ski resorts by train.
Resort Destinations with the Eurostar Ski Train:
Get off the ski train at Moutiers for the following ski resorts (transfer times in brackets).
Courchevel (30 minutes), Les Menuires (40 mins), Meribel (20 mins), Valmorel (40 mins) and Val Thorens (35 mins).
Get off the ski train at Aime La Plagne for La Plagne ski resort (30 minutes). Note the Eurostar train does not stop at Aime La Plagne train station on the way back, you will need to get to Bourg St Maurice by your own means.
Get off the ski train at Bourg St Maurice for the following ski resorts:
Les Arcs (35 minutes), La Rosiere (40 mins), Tignes (25 mins) Les Arcs provides perhaps the easiest transfer with a short funicular ride from Bourg St Maurice station up to Les Arcs 1600. All other resorts are accessible via public transport links, or taxi.
Eurostar ski train tickets go on sale tomorrow 7th July from £149 return, lower than last year, it really does offer a valid alternative to flying.
You can book your Eurostar Ski train tickets at www.eurostar.com.
