Most of the roughly 175 km from Grenoble Airport to Courchevel is motorway, and in good conditions the private transfer takes about two and a quarter hours. The route follows the Isere valley to Albertville, climbs the Tarentaise to Moutiers and finishes on the road up to the Courchevel villages. The vehicle is yours alone, and its price is fixed at booking.
Your arrival at Grenoble
Grenoble Alpes Isere handles mostly winter weekend traffic, much of it from UK airports, and sits about 40 km from Grenoble itself. With the flight number in your booking we monitor the flight and time the pick-up to the real landing. The driver meets you inside the terminal and walks with you to the vehicle.
Albertville, Moutiers and the climb
The motorway section follows the Isere upstream: the A48 to Grenoble, the A41 through the Gresivaudan and the A43 on to Albertville, host town of the 1992 Winter Olympics. From Albertville the N90 carries on up the valley to Moutiers, where the Courchevel road leaves the main valley.
From there the road climbs steadily through forest and bends to the lower villages and on to 1850. It is short in kilometres and long in effort, and in winter the gradient decides the pace. It is familiar ground for the drivers in winter.
Saturday on the valley road
On changeover day, Courchevel's arrivals meet those for Meribel, Val Thorens and the resorts further up the Tarentaise on the same stretch of N90, and the traffic tends to bunch on the approach to Moutiers. Saturday pick-ups are scheduled with that in mind, and the Saturday rate exists because the vehicle is committed for longer. If a hotel or chalet is expecting you at a particular hour, let them know you are coming from Grenoble on changeover day.
Grenoble, Chambery or Geneva?
Chambery is the nearest airport to Courchevel, and if its flights suit you it gives the shortest transfer. From Grenoble the drive is longer, but it is motorway nearly to Albertville, and there is no border or large airport to get through, which is why Grenoble stays a practical choice when its flight is the better fit.
Transfer to Courchevelfrom €300 per vehicle, Saturday €420
Price for your dateStandard or VIP to Courchevel
Standard takes up to eight passengers. VIP takes up to seven in a higher-specification vehicle, with more room per person on a drive of over two hours. For a bigger party, the price is for the number of vehicles the group needs.
Car seats, skis and cases
Ask for child seats at booking, with the ages of the children, and they are included free. Declare skis, snowboards and oversized cases in the booking so that the vehicle is chosen for the load as well as the passengers.
Which Courchevel?
Courchevel is four villages at different heights: Le Praz, where the ski jumps built for the 1992 Olympics still stand, Courchevel Village, Moriond, and 1850 at the top. The lower three were once known by their altitudes, 1300, 1550 and 1650, and older bookings and some signs still use those numbers. Courchevel 1850 has its own entry in the booking form; for the other villages, book Courchevel and give the full address, so the driver goes straight to the right one instead of stopping in the wrong village.
Back to the airport
The pick-up for your flight home is timed backwards from departure, allowing for the descent to Moutiers, the N90, the motorway through Grenoble and luggage at check-in. On a Saturday that means leaving earlier. A return booked with the outbound is two legs, each at its own day's rate.
