Courchevel to Lyon Airport
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Lyon Airport advises arriving 2.5 hours before a flight within France or Europe and 3 hours before a flight outside Europe. Add the free-flow drive of about 2h 20min from Courchevel 1850 and the car leaves at least 4h 50min before a European departure, 5h 20min before one outside Europe, and earlier on a Saturday.
Give your carrier the flight number and the village. It sets the pickup time from the flight, not from a guess at the road.
About This Transfer
The car is outside your chalet at the time the carrier worked back from your flight, the skis and cases go in once, and the road drops through the villages to Moûtiers in about half an hour. From there it is expressway and motorway all the way: the N90 down the Tarentaise to Albertville, the A430, then the A43 through Chambéry and the Épine and Dullin tunnels to Lyon-Saint Exupéry. From Courchevel 1850 the run is about 186 km and takes about 2h 20min in free-flowing traffic; from Le Praz it is about 178 km and 2h 10min.
The airport sets the rest of the sum. Its own advice is to arrive 2.5 hours before a flight within France or Europe and 3 hours before one outside Europe, so leaving Courchevel 1850 at least 4h 50min before a European departure is the floor and not a cushion. Since 1 April 2026 check-in, bag drop, security and boarding are all in Terminal 1, so there is one place to be dropped.
Saturday is the day the sum changes. The N90 between Moûtiers and Albertville carries about 25,000 vehicles a day on average and up to 70,000 on some winter Saturdays, so a Saturday pickup is set earlier than the free-flow sum gives.
No train leaves from Courchevel. The nearest station is Moûtiers, and on the timetable valid to 12 December 2026 the first connection of the day reaches the airport at 10:49, or at 08:53 on Fridays, too late for any flight before about 13:20, or about 11:25 on a Friday. For the trip in the other direction and every run from the terminal, see our Lyon Airport transfers page. Our ski resort transfers page explains what skis, boards and group size do to a quote, and the French Alps ski transfers guide covers the other valleys.
✓ Timed from your flight
✓ ~186 km
✓ Door pickup, any village
Sights Along the Route
Your driver covers the distance while you enjoy the scenery.
Moûtiers, where the valley road starts
The car joins the N90 here, about 24 km below Courchevel 1850, and passes the nearest railway station to the resort. Rail from Moûtiers to the airport takes 4h00 to 5h47 with two changes on the timetable valid to 12 December 2026; the car is on the expressway and gone.
Courchevel Tourisme →Albertville, where the motorway starts
The N90 ends here and the A430 begins. The stretch behind you carries about 25,000 vehicles a day on average and up to 70,000 on some winter Saturdays, so on a changeover day it is the part to be through early.
Ville d'Albertville →Lyon-Saint Exupéry, Terminal 1
Every flight has used Terminal 1 since 1 April 2026, so the car drops you at Terminal 1 departures. The TGV station is a few minutes' walk from the terminal if you are travelling on by train.
Lyon Aéroport →Route Overview
Pickup: Courchevel, Savoie
The car comes to the door in whichever village you are staying in: the hotel, the chalet or the apartment block. Going down, the road passes Courchevel 1850, Courchevel Moriond, Courchevel Village, Le Praz and Saint-Bon in that order, and La Tania is on a side road of its own. Give the full address, not just Courchevel.
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Drop-off: Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)
Since 1 April 2026 every flight leaves from Terminal 1, where check-in, bag drop, security and boarding are in one place. The transfer drops you at Terminal 1 departures. The Parking Minute bays, free for the first 10 minutes, are reserved for private individuals: they are what a friend or a hire car would use.
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Local Route Knowledge
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Best Travel Times
Midweek runs cleanest. Saturday is changeover day for the whole Tarentaise, and Les 3 Vallées itself advises travelling Sunday to Sunday. On Saturday 14 February 2026 the national traffic forecast told returning drivers to avoid the A43 between Chambéry and Lyon from 11:00 to 14:00, and expected the motorway to be very busy from mid-morning to early evening.
Traffic Patterns
Two stretches slow down on a peak Saturday: the N90 from Moûtiers to Albertville, which carries up to 70,000 vehicles on some winter Saturdays against a 25,000 average, and the A43 on to Lyon. The prefecture tells drivers to stay on the N90 and not to follow a sat-nav onto side roads, which may be closed and are kept for emergency vehicles. No authority publishes the delay in minutes, so this page does not invent one; the carrier adds its own margin to the pickup time.
Road & Border Notes
The drive stays in France: no border and no vignette. Tolls come to €19.50 for a car, €6.10 on the stretch from Albertville to Chambéry and €13.40 on the A43 to Lyon, and €31.30 for a large van over 2 m high. The N90 is free. From 1 November to 31 March every vehicle in Savoie must be fitted with four winter tyres marked 3PMSF or carry chains or snow socks for two driving wheels.
Carrier Tip
Give the flight number, the village and the street, and say whether the flight is within Europe or beyond it: the airport's advised lead is 2.5 hours for one and 3 hours for the other. Declare skis, boards and boot bags when you book. If you fly on a Saturday in the February holidays, say so, and expect an earlier pickup than the free-flow sum gives.
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- Pickup at your door in any Courchevel village
- Pickup time worked back from your flight number
- Luggage assistance, and ski, board or boot-bag carriage on request
- Motorway tolls, €19.50 for a car, inside most quotes
- Winter tyres or chains, required across Savoie from 1 November to 31 March
- Drop at Terminal 1 departures
- Child and booster seats on request, with ages given in the booking notes
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| Option | Price From | Duration | Convenience | Luggage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Transfer | from €375 per vehicle | ~2h 20min, no changes | Skis and cases loaded once at your door, unloaded at Terminal 1 | |
| Bus or taxi to Moûtiers, then the train to the airport station | About €12 per adult by bus or €75 by taxi, + rail fare | The road down, then 4h00 to 5h47 by rail with two changes; timetable valid to 12 December 2026 | Your own bags at Moûtiers and through two changes of train | |
| Seasonal ski coach to the airport | Per-seat fare | Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at most, 11 December 2026 to 3 April 2027, with a change at Moûtiers | Your own way to the stop, then the coach hold | |
| Rental car | Rental + fuel + €19.50 tolls + return of the car | ~2h 20min, plus the time to hand the car back | Whatever the car takes; winter tyres or chains are on you |
Price & Vehicle Options
A private transfer from Courchevel to Lyon Airport costs from around €375 one way, priced per vehicle rather than per person. Three people in a saloon pay €125 each; six in a minivan pay €70 each.
| Vehicle | Seats | Luggage | From | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedan / Saloon | 1-3 | 2-3 bags | from €375 | Couples, solo skiers, light luggage |
| Estate / Comfort | 1-4 | 4 bags + ski bags | Quote on request | Extra luggage, hard ski cases |
| Minivan / Van | 5-8 | 8 bags | from €420 | Families, chalet groups with full equipment |
| Minibus | 8-16 | group | Quote on request | Large groups, club trips |
Prices are per vehicle, one way and indicative, and the same as the inbound leg. Verified carriers quote for your date and your village; Saturdays and the Christmas and New Year weeks are priced highest, weekdays lowest. Estate and minibus prices are quoted on request.
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Demand, pricing, and what to expect across the year.
Winter (Dec-Apr)
Peak DemandThe lifts run from 4 December 2026 to 18 April 2027, and every Saturday in between sends the valley down the N90 at once. Book the departure car when you book the flight.
- Courchevel lifts open 4 December 2026
- Lifts close 18 April 2027, Moriond and La Tania on 11 April
- Saturday changeover on the N90
Spring (Apr-May)
Low DemandAfter the lifts close on 18 April 2027 the valley road is quiet. The winter-equipment rule ends on 31 March, before the season does.
- Lifts close 18 April 2027
- Winter-equipment rule ends 31 March
Summer (Jul-Aug)
Medium DemandWalkers and mountain bikers replace skiers: in 2026 the summer lifts ran from 4 July to 30 August. No winter equipment is needed and no Saturday changeover fills the N90.
- Summer lifts, 4 July to 30 August in 2026
- No winter-equipment rule
Autumn (Sep-Nov)
Between SeasonsThe quiet gap before the snow. The winter-equipment rule starts across Savoie on 1 November; the lifts stay shut until 4 December 2026.
- Winter-equipment rule starts 1 November
- Lifts closed until 4 December 2026
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Standard dates: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup. Peak dates (last Saturday of December, first Saturday of January, first 3 Saturdays of February): 72 hours notice required. Confirm specific terms with your carrier at booking.
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Important Information
How early to leave Courchevel
Terminal 1 only
Morning flights and the train
Tolls and winter equipment
Skis, boards and luggage
Child seats
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Why Book This Route?
- •Pickup time worked back from your flight: at least 4h 50min before a European departure from Courchevel 1850, more on a Saturday
- •Leaves when the flight needs it, while the first train from Moûtiers does not reach the airport until 10:49, or 08:53 on Fridays
- •One vehicle from your door in any village to Terminal 1, with skis loaded once
- •The carrier brings the winter tyres or chains that Savoie requires from 1 November to 31 March
- •Quoted per vehicle, not per head: six in a minivan pay €70 each
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