Airport transfers to Les Houches Ski Pass Mont Blanc

This page will tell you all you need to know about airport transfers to Les Houches a ski resort in Ski Pass Mont Blanc, French Alps with 55km of Piste and altitudes ranging from 950m to 1900m.

This resort is part of the Ski Pass Mont Blanc area with access to 490 individual pistes. In addition to the skiing in Les Houches itself (55km of pisted ski runs), the appropriate ski Lift Pass will allow you to ski or snowboard in the other Ski Pass Mont Blanc ski resorts of Argentière, Chamonix, Combloux, Cordon, Le Tour, Les Contamines, Megève, Passy Plaine Joux and St Gervais Mont-Blanc.

We have listed the airports in order of distance from the resort, with the nearest at the top. This should give you the best idea of the airport transfer you need. We have also taken a look at alternative transport methods to and from the resort. Public transport options, if available, are given towards the end of the page.

Some Facts about Les Houches Ski Pass Mont Blanc

Les Houches is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. The ski-resort is located 6 kilometres from Chamonix with a ski domain which extends from an altitude of 950 metres up to 1900 metres. The skiing combines long descents through tree-lined slopes, with impressive views of the Mont Blanc massif and the Chamonix valley. The village is twinned with the Russian villages of Sochi and Krasnaya-Polyana, which it has been chosen by the International Olympic Committee to assist organise the Winter Olympic Games in 2014. The pistes of Les Houches are regularly used for international events most notably the 'Kandahar' run is used annually for the Men's Downhill World Cup Ski Championships. Les Houches provides a training ground for the French National Ski Team and the Ski Club of Great Britain. The skiing area consists of 1 international black run, 12 red runs, 5 blue runs and 4 green runs, cross-country trails, and two snow parks. Extensive artificial snow coverage is provided by a new network of 67 snow canons covering 19 hectares.

There are nursery slopes at Le Tourchet in the centre of the village itself, a Jardin du Neige for very young children skiers next to Lac de Chavants, and a new nursery area at the top of the Prarion lift.

From which airport can I reach Les Houches Ski Pass Mont Blanc?

There are seven Airports within two hours drive, so ski weekends, snowboard breaks and short ski holidays to Les Houches are perfectly feasible. Geneva Airport and Sion Airport are just one hours drive away, in good driving conditions, so you can be on the piste quickly.

The following airports link Les Diablerets to other parts of the world:

• Sion - 76 km
• Geneva - 92 km
• Basel - 282 km
• Berne - 188 km
• Chambery - 148 km
• Grenoble - 218 km
• Lyon Bron - 220 km
• Lyon St-Exupéry - 215 km
• Milan Linate - 260 km
• Turin Caselle - 176 km

Is there public transport to Les Houches Ski Pass Mont Blanc?

There are buses which ply to the resort from all the airports listed above. Three are no train options available to tis resort from the airports listed above.

Advice on Transportation to Les Houches Ski Pass Mont Blanc.

While many people do use the public transport listed above they can sometimes be time consuming like some train journeys from airports not listed above may take up a long time to reach the resort. You are much better off booking an airport transfer from the airport where you land especially if you are travelling as a group. You will benefit from a shorter journey time and a direct route. You also get the added bonus of travelling in comfort, and of a guaranteed journey that is pre-booked. Airport transfers are also the most cost-effective method of getting to this beautiful ski resort.