Ski train holidays

Eurostar Ski Holidays

The latest iteration of the Snow Train travelling ‘London to the Alps’ on Eurostar is now more popular than ever, as the most low-carbon route to the slopes, so here’s our guide to letting the Ski Train take the strain:

Best Ski Resorts by Train

• Val d'Isere
• St Anton
• Val Thorens
• Tignes
• Meribel
• Zermatt
• Courchevel
• Saas Fee
• La Plagne
• Wengen
• Les Arcs
• Klosters
• La Rosiere
• Les Menuires

Ski Trains Map

Unlike flying, you'll not have to worry about excess baggage and ski carriage costs, because you don't pay to take your skis on the train and you don't have to stay within a weight limit for your bag.

We all want to avoid our carbon footprint melting the ancient glaciers of the alps, and the train is a massively less carbon-intensive way to travel than flying. This greening of your holiday is compounded because your electric train is travelling through France, which has the highest percentage of nuclear power in the world. All things electric there are very low carbon.

The biggest news for 2024 ski holidays is the huge increase in how many ski resorts can be accessed by the Ski Train, with transfers to all the big French favourites like Val d'lsere, Meribel, Tignes and Val Thorens, plus Austrian and Swiss big-hitters like St Anton and St Moritz.

Ski Train Timetable

France:

SATURDAYS

Moutiers (For Courchevel FRCR, Les Menuires FRLM, Meribel FRME, Val Thorens FRVT)

Bourg St Maurice (For Val D’isere FRVD, Tignes FRTI, Les Arcs FRAR, La Rosiere FRRO & La Plagne FRLA)

Austria

SATURDAYS

St Anton (For St Anton ATAN)

Italy

SUNDAYS

Oulx (for Sauze d’Oulx ITSA, Sestriere ITSE)

Switzerland

SATURDAYS

Zurich (For Davos CHDV, Klosters CHKL, St Moritz CHSM, Wengen CHWG, Murren CHMU)

Lausanne (For Saas Fee CHSA, Zermatt CHZE)