Travelski Express

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Introduction

The Travelski Express is essentially the Eurostar Ski Train, but privately chartered by a French tour operator, Travelski. Travelski is owned by Compagnie des Alps, which operates ski lifts in a number of French resorts.

Whereas the Eurostar Ski Train was two trains each way per week, (a daytime train and an overnight train) the Travelski Express is just one. The outbound journey departs London on Saturday mornings, travelling daytime to the French Alps. The return journey departs the Alps on Saturday evenings, travelling overnight back to London and arriving into St Pancras on Sunday mornings.

One of the key difference is that you can only buy seats on the Travelski Express as part of a Travelski package of train, transfer, accommodation and 7-day ski pass.

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Step 1: Take the Travelski Express to the Alps

The Travelski Express, being direct, is the simplest of journeys.

You get on, and 7-8 hours later you get off, in the Alps, a short transfer from lots of great resorts.

The outbound journey is daytime — scenic and relaxed.

The return journey is overnight. The Travelski Express (which is the Eurostar Ski Train, but privately chartered) doesn't have flat beds, only sit up seats. This can make it difficult to get a comfortable night's sleep — or for some people, much sleep at all. However, you'll have had an extra days' skiing and a good meal, no doubt, before boarding the train. So that should make sleeping more likely.

In line with previous Eurostar policy, alcohol is banned on the overnight train, but permitted on the daytime service.

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Step 2: Transfer to your resort

Once you arrive, there's the relatively short transfer the train station to the ski resort. These transfers are typically between 30 minutes and 50 minutes, and are far shorter than airport transfers - which can take anywhere from 1.5 to 3 hours - or even longer.

For winter 2022-23, packages with Travelski Express include a transfer to the door your accommodation. Last season some transfers were just to the resort villlage centre, so the to-the-door service is a big improvement.

It's certainly an advantage that Travelski is providing transfers, because it means that when the train arrives, you are straight into the transfer vehicle and on your way up to the resort.

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Travelski Express timetable 2022-23

This is the Travelski Express timetable for winter 2022-23. For every week except Xmas and New Year, the service is daytime out to the Alps, and overnight back to London. However, for those two weeks it's overnight outbound to the Alps, daytime back to London.

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Outbound timetable

• First departure Sat 17th December 2022
• Last departure Sat 7th April 2023

Depart  (Saturdays)	Arrive
London St Pancras	Moutiers	Bourg St Maurice
08:20	16:45	17:23

Exceptions:
On Friday 23rd and 30th December, the journey is overnight outbound, departing London St Pancras at 18:42, arriving Moutiers at 05:31 and Bourg St Maurice at 06:17.

Inbound timetable

Depart (Saturdays)		Arrive
Bourg St Maurice	Moutiers	London St Pancras
20:35	21:02	07:06

Exceptions:
On Saturday 24th and 31st December,  the journey back to the UK is by day, departing at 09:34 from Bourg St Maurice and 10:14 from Moutiers, arriving at London St Pancras at 16:13.

On Saturday 7th January, the journey back to the UK is overnight (as usual). Since the outbound journey on 30th December was overnight too, this means that you get an 8-day ski pass included in the package, so you can enjoy two extra days' skiing altogether (although you might be a bit knackered after your outbound journey).

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Which ski resorts does Travelski Express serve?

Tickets for the Travelski Express can only be booked as part of a Travelski package that includes train + trainsfer + accommodation + 7-day ski pass. There's no fixed cost for the train element, and all the packages are dynamically priced, to respond to demand.

What might seem odd is that although the Travelski Express stops at Moutiers and Bourg St Maurice train stations, you can't use the Travelski Express to holiday in every resorts served by those train stations, because Travelski Express is only offering packages to seven ski resorts.

Resorts offered:
These are the eight resorts you can have a Travelski Express holiday to: La Plagne, Les Arcs, Peisey-Vallandry, Les Menuires, Méribel, Saint Martin de Belleville, Tignes and Val d’Isère.  

Resorts not offered
For reference, these eight resorts are served by the same stations as the Travelski Express, but you can't book a Travelski Express package to them: Couchevel, Doucy, La Rosière, La Tania, Sainte Foy, Val Thorens and Valmorel. Some of these resorts may be added to the Travelski roster before the season begins, subject to commercial discussions.

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How much does the Travelski Express cost?

Tickets for the Travelski Express can only be booked as part of a Travelski package that includes train + trainsfer + accommodation + 7-day ski pass.

There's not fixed cost for the train element, and all the packages are dynamically priced, to respond to demand.

Travelski package prices start at approximately £720 per person.

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How to book the Travelski Express 2022-23

You can book packages with Travelski Express directly on their website. But you are also welcome to contact Snowcarbon, using the form above, and we will help you consider which resort and accommodation might be most suitable for your group. This service is free, you'll still finally book directly with Travelski and pay the same price, but Snowcarbon will earn a small commission from it to help compensate our time.

Travelski
Website: https://www.uk.travelski.com/travelski-express
Telephone: 0800 260 5082

 

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