Eurostar ski train winter 2025/26

For many years, Eurostar ran a direct ski train from London to the French Alps on winter weekends.  Suspended during the pandemic, it ran as a Travelski charter train in winter 2021/22 & 2022/23.  From winter 2023/24 onwards it has taken a different form, a Eurostar train to Lille Europe for an easy same-station change onto a Eurostar (formerly Thalys) high-speed train to Moutiers & Bourg-St-Maurice.  This 2-train combo will run again in winter 2025/6, but this year in the return direction there will be a choice of a Saturday or Sunday departure.  It's also running for a slightly longer season.

 London ► French Alps  Ski train  

   

 French Alps ► London  Ski train  

 Winter 2025/26

20 Dec to 28 March

 Winter 2025/26

27 Dec to 4 April

Saturdays

Saturdays

Sundays

 London St Pancras depart by Eurostar

09:01

 Bourg St Maurice depart

13:45

10:54

 Lille Europe arrive - change trains*

11:24

 Aime-la-Plagne depart

14:09

11:17

 Lille Europe depart by Eurostar (formerly Thalys)

11:35

 Moûtiers depart

14:27

11:35

 Moûtiers arrive

17:00

 Lille Europe arrive - change trains**

20:00

17:18

 Aime-la-Plagne arrive

17:23

 Lille Europe depart by Eurostar

21:05

18:35

 Bourg St Maurice (for Les Arcs) arrive

17:45

 London St Pancras arrive

21:27

18:57

London to Bourg St Maurice is 1130 km (702 miles).

*  In the outward direction, this is an easy cross-platform interchange that takes 2 minutes.

** In the inward direction, you head upstairs from the platform to go through Eurostar check-in, passport control & security before boarding the train to London.

How much does it cost?

How to buy tickets

What are the trains like?

Scebery seen from the Eurostar Ski Train   Bourg St Maurice station sign   The funicular up to Les arcs from Bourg St Maurice

Scenery:  The Eurostar passes lovely snowy scenery in the French Alps as it approaches Bourg St Maurice.  This is Landry.

 

Transfer to Les Arcs:  There is a funicular (mountain railway) from Bourg St Maurice up to Les Arcs, a 10 minute ride up the mountain.  The funicular station is right next to the mainline rail station at Bourg St Maurice.  Fare around €6, free if you show a train ticket.  There's a ski pass bureau & cash point at the funicular station.

 

French Alps ski train connections

Map of bus transfers to ski resorts from train stations served by Eurostar ski train

Dark blue line = route served by Eurostar Ski Train

Light blue lines = bus or taxi transfers from rail stations.

Which resort to choose?

Les Arcs is the easiest to reach, it's linked by a 10-minute funicular (mountain railway) ride up the mountain from Bourg St Maurice railway station at the foot of the mountain.  It's a modern resort, good for beginners, and billed as 'home of the snowboard'.

You get a free ticket for the funicular to Les Arcs 1600 If you show your train ticket to the funicular staff, the free ticket also covers resort buses for onwards travel to your hotel.

Val d'Isère is a well-known resort higher up the valley, better for intermediate and advanced skiers than beginners.

Méribel is a big ski city with many British visitors.

La Plagne is a series of picturesque villages and tree-lined pistes.

Official resort websites & piste maps

Courchevel  www.courchevel.com   Méribel  www.meribel.net
La Plagne  www.la-plagne.com   Tignes  www.tignes.net
La Tania  www.latania.com   Val Thorens  www.valthorens.com
Les Arcs  www.lesarcs.com   Val d'Isère  www.valdisere.com
Les Menuires  www.lesmenuires.com      

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Skiing in Switzerland, Austria or Andorra

You can also travel by train from the UK to other ski locations in Switzerland, Austria or Andorra.

For Switzerland, see the UK to Switzerland by train page.

For Austria, see the UK to Austria by train page.

For Andorra, see the UK to Andorra by train page.


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