Valmorel is a little closer to Geneva than the Three Valleys, and its road leaves the Tarentaise before Moutiers. It is roughly 135 km from Geneva Airport, a drive of about two hours twenty in good conditions. Montivo's transfer is private and door to door: your group alone in the vehicle, at one price for the vehicle, set when you book.
Meeting the flight
Your driver meets you inside the terminal at Geneva and goes with you to the vehicle. We monitor the flight, so the pick-up follows the time you land, not the time on the ticket. Put the flight number on the booking: it tells us whether you are arriving on the Swiss or the French side.
Off the N90 before Moutiers
The road south from Geneva passes Annecy on its way to Albertville, where the N90 heads up the Tarentaise. Valmorel traffic turns off at Aigueblanche, short of Moutiers, for the climb past Les Avanchers; the resort is at about 1,400 metres.
The climb from Aigueblanche is the mountain part of the journey and the part snow affects; the drivers know it in winter. Before that it is main roads and motorway all the way.
Saturday, and the turn before Moutiers
On changeover Saturdays the N90 carries every Tarentaise resort's traffic at once. Valmorel guests share it from Albertville but turn off at Aigueblanche, before Moutiers, where the Three Valleys traffic divides, so they miss part of the crush. A Saturday transfer still takes longer than a weekday one and is priced at the Saturday rate, and a Saturday return needs extra time.
Hamlets around a car-free centre
Valmorel is a purpose-built resort designed to feel like a village. Its centre, Bourg-Morel, is a pedestrian street, and the residences and chalets are grouped in hamlets on the slopes around it. For an address on Bourg-Morel itself the driver stops at the nearest point the road allows; for the hamlets, give the hamlet and residence name at booking so the driver takes the right road.
The Grand Domaine ski area links Valmorel with Saint-Francois-Longchamp, but by road Saint-Francois-Longchamp is on the far side of the mountain, reached from the Maurienne valley. Make sure the address you book is in Valmorel itself.
Transfer to Valmorelfrom €280 per vehicle, Saturday €380
Price for your dateValmorel or the Three Valleys?
If you are weighing Valmorel against Meribel or Courchevel, the transfer is a small point in its favour. The road leaves the valley before Moutiers, the resort sits lower than the main Three Valleys stations, and the climb at the end is shorter to match. The difference is not large, but it is there in both directions.
Standard, VIP and larger parties
Eight is the most a Standard vehicle carries; the VIP, built to a higher specification, carries seven. A larger party is priced for the number of vehicles it needs rather than squeezed into one.
Children and ski gear
Put child seats on the booking, with the children's ages, and the right ones come at no charge. Add skis, snowboards and oversized bags to the booking so the vehicle has room for them as well as for you.
Returning to Geneva
The pick-up for the flight home is planned backwards from departure: the descent to Aigueblanche, the N90, the road back past Annecy to Geneva, a margin for snow or Saturday traffic, and time for check-in with skis. Book the return with the outbound if it suits; the two legs are charged at the rates for their own days.
