Lyon Airport to Courchevel
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Courchevel is several villages on one road, not one address. Going up from the valley the car reaches Saint-Bon, Le Praz, Courchevel Village, Courchevel Moriond and Courchevel 1850 in that order, and La Tania sits on a side road of its own. Le Praz and Courchevel 1850 are about 8 km apart, and the ski area lists them at 1300 m and 1850 m.
Give the village, the accommodation name and the street. A booking that says only Courchevel gives the driver a mountain, not a door.
About This Transfer
Your driver meets you in arrivals at Terminal 1, the skis and cases go into the back once, and within minutes the car is on the A43 heading east. It runs through the Dullin and Épine tunnels to Chambéry, takes the A430 to Albertville and the N90 up the Tarentaise to Moûtiers, then leaves the valley at exit 41 and climbs. To Courchevel 1850, the top village, the run is about 186 km and takes about 2h 20min in free-flowing traffic.
The tourist office prints 176 km for this drive. That is the distance to Saint-Bon, the first village on the climb. Le Praz is about 178 km from the airport, and Courchevel 1850 is about 10 km beyond the published figure, at the end of a climb that takes about half an hour from Moûtiers. Operators who sell the route print anything from 140 km to 190 km, so plan on the village you are staying in and not on the name of the resort.
Lyon is not the nearest airport to Courchevel. Chambéry is, at about 109 km and 1h 30min, but its own destination list runs to nine airports, all in Great Britain. Grenoble's airport is about 175 km away, and Geneva is level with Lyon on the tourist office's figures, 179 km against 176 km. Lyon's case is the flight and the road: 140 direct destinations, a TGV station a few minutes' walk from the terminal, and motorway or expressway for all but the last 24 km. Our nearest-airport table for every Alpine ski resort compares airports resort by resort.
No railway reaches Courchevel. The rails end at Moûtiers, and on the timetable valid to 12 December 2026 the train from the airport's own station takes 4h00 to 6h00 on a Saturday to get that far, before a bus or a taxi up the hill. For every run from the terminal, see our Lyon Airport transfers page, and for the other valleys the French Alps ski transfers guide.
✓ Motorway to Moûtiers
✓ ~186 km
✓ Door to door, any village
Sights Along the Route
Your driver covers the distance while you enjoy the scenery.
Albertville, where the motorway ends
The A430 ends here and the N90 expressway begins, with about 29 km still to run to Moûtiers. That stretch carries about 25,000 vehicles a day on average and up to 70,000 on some winter Saturdays. It is the part of the drive to be through early on a changeover day.
Ville d'Albertville →Moûtiers, the end of the rails
The nearest railway station to Courchevel, and the point where the car leaves the N90. Every public route to the resort changes vehicle here. A private transfer passes the station and keeps climbing: about 10 km on the D915, then the D91a up through the villages.
Courchevel Tourisme →Courchevel and Les 3 Vallées
Courchevel's lifts run from 4 December 2026 to 18 April 2027. Courchevel Village, Moriond and La Tania open on 5 December, the same day as the linked 3 Vallées area, and Moriond and La Tania close on 11 April.
Courchevel Tourisme →Courchevel Altiport
The mountainside runway above the resort takes certain private and commercial flights. It is not where a flight into Lyon lands, so the transfer ends at your door in the village and not at the altiport.
Courchevel Tourisme →Route Overview
Pickup: Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)
The airport is at Colombier-Saugnieu, not in Lyon itself, and since 1 April 2026 every flight uses Terminal 1. Your driver meets you at Terminal 1 arrivals or at the car, as the carrier confirms: the airport sets aside a PRO car park, beside P0 and P1, for pre-booked taxis and chauffeur-driven vehicles. The Parking Minute bays, T1A and T1B, are reserved for private individuals, so their free first 10 minutes are what a friend or a hire car would use.
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Drop-off: Courchevel, Savoie
A transfer drives to every village on the road: the hotel, the chalet or the apartment block, not a coach stop. The villages are linked by road and, in season, by shuttles, but the car goes to the one you sleep in. Give the full address, not just Courchevel.
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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: the N90 between Albertville and Moûtiers carries about 25,000 vehicles a day on average and up to 70,000 on some winter Saturdays, nearly three times the average. Les 3 Vallées itself advises travelling Sunday to Sunday. On Saturday 14 February 2026 the national traffic forecast told drivers to avoid the A43 between Lyon and Chambéry from 9:00 to 14:00.
Traffic Patterns
Two stretches slow down on a peak Saturday. The first is the A43 from Lyon to Chambéry, where that February forecast expected very heavy congestion from early morning to early evening. The second is the N90 before Moûtiers, where a traffic light holds cars back when the valley is full and lets through only as many as it can absorb. 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.
Road & Border Notes
The drive stays in France: no border and no vignette. Tolls come to €19.50 each way for a car, €13.40 on the A43 to Chambéry and €6.10 on the stretch to Albertville, 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
Name the village, then the street: Le Praz and Courchevel 1850 are about 8 km apart on the same road. Declare skis, boards and boot bags when you book, because they decide the vehicle. If your flight lands on a Saturday in the February holidays, say so in the booking notes, so the carrier plans for the A43 and the Moûtiers light.
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- Meet and greet in the Terminal 1 arrivals hall
- Your carrier monitors the flight, so a late landing does not lose you the car
- Luggage assistance, and ski, board or boot-bag carriage on request
- Motorway tolls, €19.50 each way for a car, inside most quotes
- Winter tyres or chains, required across Savoie from 1 November to 31 March
- Drop at your hotel, chalet or apartment in any Courchevel village
- 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, carried to your village door | |
| Train from the airport station to Moûtiers, then bus or taxi | Rail fare + about €12 per adult by bus, or €75 by taxi | 4h00 to 6h00 to Moûtiers on a Saturday, then the climb; timetable valid to 12 December 2026 | Your own bags through the changes of train, then again at Moûtiers | |
| Seasonal ski coach from the airport | Per-seat fare | Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at most, 11 December 2026 to 3 April 2027, with a change at Moûtiers | Coach hold, then your own way from the stop to the door | |
| Rental car | Rental + fuel + €19.50 tolls each way + parking | ~2h 20min, then your own winter driving and parking | Whatever the car takes; winter tyres or chains are on you |
Price & Vehicle Options
A private transfer from Lyon Airport to Courchevel 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. 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.
Compare Carriers & See OffersWhen to Travel This Route
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 is changeover day on the N90. Book the car when you book the flight.
- Courchevel lifts open 4 December 2026
- 3 Vallées area opens 5 December 2026
- Lifts close 18 April 2027, Moriond and La Tania on 11 April
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 DemandCourchevel reopens for walkers and mountain bikers: 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 one date that matters is 1 November, when the winter-equipment rule starts across Savoie; the lifts stay shut until 4 December 2026.
- Winter-equipment rule starts 1 November
- Lifts closed until 4 December 2026
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Which Courchevel
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Winter tyres and chains
Skis, boards and luggage
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Why Book This Route?
- •About 186 km and 2h 20min from arrivals to your door, against a train that takes 4h00 or more on a Saturday to reach Moûtiers, on the timetable valid to 12 December 2026, and still leaves the climb
- •One vehicle to the village you booked, from Le Praz at 1300 m to Courchevel 1850, not a coach stop in the valley
- •The carrier brings the winter tyres or chains that Savoie requires from 1 November to 31 March
- •Runs every day of the week, while the airport ski coach runs on three days a week at most
- •Quoted per vehicle, not per head: six in a minivan pay €70 each
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