Val d'Isere is made up of a number of small charming little 'hamlets', namely Le Cret, Le Joseray, Le Chatelard, La Legettaz, Le Laisinant, Le Daille and Le Fornet. To help you get your bearings, in this section you will find area maps showing you the layout of the land, detailed street maps, activity area maps, and lift & piste maps for the whole valley. The local transportation timetables are also detailed here to help you get about.
Town Maps for Val d'Isere
An original small alpine farming village, Val d'Isere has continued to develop into a modern alpine village whilst maintain its village feel and sense of tradition. The 'Old Town' is undoubtedly the prettiest, with quaint, old stone properties lining little snow filled streets. "Val d'Isere" is made up of a number of small charming little 'hamlets', namely Le Cret, Le Joseray, Le Chatelard, La Legettaz, Le Laisinant, Le Daille and Le Fornet. More recently the area of Les Carats (millionaire's row as it's locally known!) has developed it's own character and charm with luxury chalet companies chosing to select properties there. The hamlets of La Daille and Le Fornet are the largest of these areas, and essentially 'villages' in their own right. Have a look at the Val d'Isere Town Map to see how it's all connected.
The Espace Killy piste map shows the pistes and ski areas of both Val d'Isere and Tignes, and gives you a broad picture of how everything is linked. There's a whole load of skiing to be done in the Espace Killy area! For a more detailed map when you get on the mountain, pick up a paper copy of the piste maps from the lift company when you buy your pass.
Chambéry (144km) is the nearest airport to Val d'Isère, followed by Geneva (187km) and Lyon Saint-Exupéry (221km). There are regular buses serving all the airports, please see the links below for details. You can also travel by airport transfer, an option that many choose as it is quicker and can often work out cheaper. For more information on getting from your chosen airport to resort please read Travelling Between the Airport & Val d'Isere.
Bourg St. Maurice train station is 30km / 20miles from Val d'Isère and is on the schedule of numerous train lines such as TGV, Eurostar, etc - please see the SNCF link below for online information and booking. Bus services run regularly from Bourg St. Maurice to Val d'Isere and take about 1 hour or, alternatively, you can take a local taxi (approx €80).
Val d'Isère is proud that is has reduced the volume of car traffic in resort courtesy of its three shuttle bus routes offered FREE OF CHARGE to visitors. There are Red, Green and Blue extended buses linking the different areas of the resort from morning to night every day of the season (with reduced frequency in the evenings and in inter-season).
SUMMER BUS TIMETABLE
Operates during the peak summer months, please see Val d'Isère Lift System for this year's dates.
Rouge
Bleu
Vert
Runs from La Daile to Le Fornet every 30 minutes from 9am to 7.30pm
Runs from Gare Routière to La Legettaz every hour from 9.20am to 11.20am and from 3.20pm to 6.20pm
Runs from Gare Routière to Le Manchet every 15 minutes from 8.15am to 7pm
WINTER BUS TIMETABLE
Rouge
Bleu
Vert
2 services operate between La Daile - Les Rond Point des Pistes and Le Fornet - Les Rond Point des Pistes
Runs between Legettaz and Les Rond Point des Pistes
Runs between Clochetons and Les Rond Point des Pistes
From 8.30am to 5.30pm this service operates every 5/6 minutes
From 8.30am to 5.30pm this service operates every 15 minutes (weekdays only)
From 8.30am to 5.30pm this service operates every 15 minutes (weekdays only)
From 5.30pm to 8pm this service operates every 10 minutes on the La Daille line and every 15 minutes on the La Fornet line
This services begins at 7am on Saturdays and operates non-stop every 15 or 30 minutes. No service after 8pm
This services begins at 7am on Saturdays and operates non-stop every 15 or 30 minutes. No service after 8pm
Before December 15th & after April 20th, the Train Rouge bus service stops at midnight. Train Vert & Train Bleu services stop at 8pm
Below are a selection of bus and train timetables to help you plan your route from the main airports and Bourg St Maurice to Val d'Isere. Val also has a network of 3 shuttle bus routes that operate within the resort itself. See Transport & Parking in Val d'Isere for more info >>
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