From Geneva Airport, Champagny-en-Vanoise is roughly 150 km away and takes about two hours thirty-five minutes to reach in good conditions. The village belongs to the La Plagne ski area but is reached from a different valley, through Moutiers and Bozel. It is a private, door-to-door journey for your group only, with one fixed price for the vehicle, set at booking.
Arrivals at Geneva
Your flight is tracked, and the pick-up is timed to when it touches down. You are met inside the terminal - on the Swiss or the French side, depending on your flight, which is why we ask for the flight number at booking - and walked out to the vehicle.
The Bozel valley route
The first and longest part of the drive is shared with the rest of the Tarentaise: motorway past Annecy to Albertville, then the N90 up to Moutiers. At Moutiers, rather than carrying on up the main valley towards Aime like guests for the rest of La Plagne, you turn off up the valley of the Doron de Bozel. From Bozel a narrower road winds up the last few kilometres to Champagny, at about 1,250 m, while the Bozel valley road carries on towards Pralognan-la-Vanoise.
The climb is modest by Tarentaise standards, which makes Champagny one of the lower destinations in Paradiski, but the final road is steep in places and slower in snow. The pick-up and arrival times are planned with that in mind.
Changeover day
On Saturdays the Albertville to Moutiers stretch of the N90 carries changeover traffic for every resort in the Tarentaise, and it is the slowest part of this route. Leaving the main valley at Moutiers means Champagny guests miss the queues further up towards Aime and Bourg-Saint-Maurice, but a Saturday still takes longer than a weekday, and the rate for that day reflects it.
Standard and VIP compared
Eight passengers fit in Standard. VIP seats seven, with a higher specification and more room for each person. Groups that need more seats are priced for the number of vehicles required.
Transfer to Champagny-en-Vanoisefrom €280 per vehicle, Saturday €350
Price for your dateWhat to tell us at booking
Request child seats when you book and give the children's ages; they cost nothing extra. List skis, snowboards and oversized luggage too, so the vehicle sent has the space for them.
Part of La Plagne on skis, not by road
The gondola from the village climbs into the La Plagne ski area, and Paradiski continues beyond it to Les Arcs. By road, though, Champagny has nothing to do with the high Plagne stations above Aime, which sit on the other side of the mountain. A transfer booked to "La Plagne" would take the Aime road up to them - a very different journey - so book Champagny-en-Vanoise by name.
Arriving in Champagny
Champagny is a traditional village, quieter than the main La Plagne centres, and its accommodation is spread around the village centre and along the roads leading out of it. Champagny-le-Haut, higher up the valley, is a separate cluster of hamlets altogether. Give the exact address and the name of the chalet or residence, not just the village name.
Timing the return
For departures, your flight time is the starting point, and we count back through the descent to Bozel, the valley road back to Albertville, the motorway and check-in at Geneva. On a Saturday the Moutiers to Albertville stretch is where the margin goes. Book the return with the outbound if you like; the two legs are priced by their own dates.
