La Plagne is not one resort but a family of villages, and from Chambery Airport the drive is roughly 118 km, taking about an hour and thirty-five minutes in good conditions depending on which village you are staying in. Montivo drives it as a private transfer: your group only, collected inside the terminal and taken to the door of your accommodation, for one price per vehicle fixed at booking.
First, which Plagne?
La Plagne is a collection of stations and villages on one large mountain, from Champagny at about 1,250 metres to the high purpose-built stations above 2,000. Plagne Centre, Aime La Plagne, Plagne Bellecote, Belle Plagne and Plagne Villages are up on the ski area; Montalbert, Montchavin, Les Coches and Champagny are lower down on the edges, several of them old villages rather than purpose-built stations. They are not all reached by the same road, so the exact address in your booking decides the route as well as the drop-off.
The drive via Aime
From the airport the motorway runs past Chambery to Albertville on the A43 and A430, and the N90 continues up the Tarentaise past Moutiers to Aime. For the main stations, Aime is where the transfer leaves the valley and starts the long climb up the side of the mountain, with bend after bend and a large gain in height. The drivers know the road in winter, and it is this section that fresh snow slows.
Two of the villages are exceptions. Champagny-en-Vanoise sits above Bozel and is approached from Moutiers rather than Aime, while Montchavin and Les Coches, on the far side of the massif, are reached from further up the valley towards Bourg-Saint-Maurice.
Changeover day in the Tarentaise
On a Saturday the N90 carries the guests for every resort in the valley, and the slowest stretches are usually around Moutiers and on towards Aime and Bourg-Saint-Maurice. Coaches for the big Plagne stations then share the climb from Aime with everyone else. Allow more time for a Saturday transfer in either direction; it is priced at its own rate because the vehicle is committed for longer.
Collected at Chambery
Chambery is a small, mostly seasonal airport with a heavy Saturday schedule and many flights from the UK. We follow your flight from the number you give at booking, and the driver is inside the terminal at the time you actually land to walk you out to the vehicle. On a busy Saturday, when several flights land close together, that saves you looking for your transfer among the crowd.
Transfer to La Plagnefrom €300 per vehicle, Saturday €455
Price for your dateStandard or VIP?
Standard fits groups of up to eight. VIP carries up to seven in a higher-specification vehicle, with more room for each passenger on the long climb from Aime. If your group needs more than one vehicle, the booking prices as many as are required.
Families and ski equipment
Child seats are free of charge when you ask for them at booking and give the ages of the children. Skis, snowboards and large bags should be declared at the same point so the vehicle has space for the kit as well as the people. Tolls and fuel are included.
Heading home
For the return journey we work back from your flight time. The descent from the high stations to Aime is the part that snow can slow, the valley is the part Saturday traffic slows, and on changeover day the terminal at Chambery is at its fullest. If you are staying high up and it has snowed overnight, the driver may suggest an earlier start. Outbound and return are separate legs, each priced by its own day.
