Small and quiet, Sainte-Foy sits between Bourg-Saint-Maurice and Val d'Isere, roughly 132 km from Chambery Airport - about an hour and fifty-five minutes by road in good conditions. Skiers choose it for its off-piste as much as its pistes. The transfer is private and door to door, and Montivo prices it per vehicle, fixed when you book.
A small resort on a busy road
Sainte-Foy is on the same road as Tignes and Val d'Isere, but it is a very different place: a traditional valley village with a small ski station built above it, at around 1,550 metres at Bonconseil. It has a fraction of the crowds of its neighbours, which is exactly why people book it, and the skiing has a reputation for off-piste that far outstrips the size of the resort. Tignes and Val d'Isere are further up the same road, close enough for a day away.
The drive from Chambery
From the airport the A43 and A430 run past Chambery to Albertville, and the N90 continues up the Tarentaise past Moutiers and Aime to Bourg-Saint-Maurice. Beyond the town the road towards Val d'Isere leaves the valley floor and climbs along the Isere to Sainte-Foy, where the station road turns off and winds up to Bonconseil. Up to Bourg-Saint-Maurice this is valley driving; after the town it becomes a mountain road, and the station road above the village is the last climb, one the drivers know well in winter.
Village or station?
This is the address question that matters most in Sainte-Foy. The village is down by the main road; the ski station is several hundred metres higher up its own road, and there are chalets in hamlets scattered around both. Give the exact address at booking so the driver takes you to the right level rather than to wherever "Sainte-Foy" first appears on a map.
Changeover Saturday
As far as the Sainte-Foy turning, you share the road with everyone bound for Tignes and Val d'Isere, and before that with the whole valley's changeover traffic through Bourg-Saint-Maurice. Once you turn off for the station, the traffic falls away. A Saturday transfer still takes longer than a weekday one, which is why it has its own rate.
Transfer to Sainte-Foyfrom €280 per vehicle, Saturday €380
Price for your dateMet at the airport
Chambery is a small seasonal airport and Saturday is its busiest day, with many flights from the UK. Your flight is monitored, so the driver meets you inside the terminal at the actual landing time and walks you to the vehicle. The flight number you book with is the one we track, so the pick-up follows that aircraft rather than the published schedule.
Choosing a vehicle, and what to declare
Standard is sized for up to eight passengers and VIP for up to seven, in a higher-specification vehicle; a group that outgrows one vehicle is priced for two or more. Ask for child seats at booking, giving the children's ages, and there is no charge for them. Declare skis, snowboards and large bags at booking too, so the vehicle has room for all of it.
Leaving Sainte-Foy
We work the pick-up back from your flight time, allowing for the descent from Bonconseil, the road down to Bourg-Saint-Maurice, the valley traffic on a Saturday and a busy check-in at Chambery. After a heavy snowfall the driver will suggest going earlier. Returns are booked as two legs, and each takes the rate of the day it falls on.
