Lyon Saint-Exupery to Les Deux Alpes is roughly 158 km and takes about two and a quarter hours in good conditions. The route passes Grenoble, follows the Romanche valley beyond Bourg-d'Oisans and climbs from the Lac du Chambon to the resort at about 1,650 metres. Montivo drives it privately, door to door, at a price per vehicle fixed at booking.
Why Lyon works for the Oisans
Les Deux Alpes has two realistic airports. Grenoble is the nearer, with a schedule built mostly around winter weekends; Lyon has flights every day, a far wider choice of airlines and no border crossing on the way. For a midweek start or a short break, Lyon is usually the practical choice. Geneva, the usual gateway to the northern Alps, is the long way round for the Oisans.
At the airport
You are met inside the terminal by the driver and walked to the vehicle. We monitor the flight, so an early or delayed landing simply shifts the pick-up. Enter the flight number when booking; it is how the flight is tracked.
Beyond Bourg-d'Oisans
The first part matches the Alpe d'Huez route: the A43 and A48 to Grenoble, then Vizille and the Romanche valley to Bourg-d'Oisans. Instead of turning up the hairpins there, the road carries on up the valley through a narrow gorge to the Lac du Chambon, a reservoir held back by a dam. At the dam the road to Les Deux Alpes turns off and climbs through Mont-de-Lans to the resort.
That last climb is shorter than the famous one to Alpe d'Huez, but it is a genuine mountain road with its own bends, and in a snowfall it sets the pace of the whole transfer.
Saturday on the Romanche road
There is one road into the Oisans from Grenoble. On Saturdays it carries Les Deux Alpes and Alpe d'Huez changeover traffic together as far as Bourg-d'Oisans, and beyond the town it is shared with traffic for La Grave and the Col du Lautaret. Plan for a longer journey on a Saturday; the Saturday rate is there because the transfer takes more of the day.
Transfer to Les Deux Alpesfrom €280 per vehicle, Saturday €400
Price for your dateStandard or VIP
Standard is for up to eight passengers; VIP is for up to seven, with more space in a higher-specification vehicle. Bigger groups travel in two or more vehicles, priced accordingly.
Children, skis and luggage
Child seats come free of charge if you request them at booking with each child's age. Skis, boards and outsized bags need listing too, so the vehicle has space for everyone and everything.
One long main street
Les Deux Alpes takes its name from two mountain pastures, those of Mont-de-Lans and Venosc, and the resort still runs for a long way along one main street, with chalets and residences on the slopes above and below it. The glacier at the top of the ski area gives it a long season. Give your exact address: the two ends of the resort are a long walk apart with ski bags, and some of the chalets up the side streets are steep to reach in snow, so the driver plans the approach in advance.
Heading home
For a Lyon departure the pick-up is set from your flight time, working back through the descent to the Chambon dam, the Romanche valley, Grenoble and the motorway, with time for bag drop. Saturdays and snow both argue for an earlier start, and the driver will tell you if conditions call for one.
