The tour operator Travelski Express will again be running its direct Eurostar train service from London to the French Alps this coming season.
Available as part of a Travelski Express package, the service will be running weekly with the first train due to depart on 17 December 2022 with the final return on the 15 April 2023. Packages are now on sale.
Following feedback from the UK skiers and snowboarders who used the service last season, the Eurostar train will now run outbound from London on Saturday morning, arriving in the heart of the Alps (Moutiers and Bourg St Maurice) on Saturday afternoon.
A refining of transfers means passengers will now be taken from the station to their destination in plenty of time to get checked in and their kit sorted for the following day.
The return train will leave on Saturday evening, giving guests an almost full last day’s skiing or snowboarding. This will arrive back at London St Pancras early on Sunday morning.
Travelski Express packages include return direct train, accommodation, transfers and local area lift pass. An example of one of the packages available is for the week commencing 17 December and returning on 24 December. The cost based on six sharing a three-room apartment at the 5* Residence Chalets Altitude & Ours in Arc 2000 would be £720 pp.
Resorts currently available include at Val d’Isere, Tignes, Meribel, Les Arcs, Brides Les Bains, Les Menuires and La Plagne. Travelski Express says other resorts will be added.
CEO of Travelski, Guillaume de Marcillac, said: “We were really happy with the reaction of British skiers to our new direct train packages. Despite a challenging start to the season, we carried over 5100 skiers.
“We have listened to their feedback and have decided to switch the train timings to a daytime service at the start of the holiday, rather than at the end. In addition, transfers will now deliver guests as close as we are allowed to their chosen accommodation. They will, however, still have the longer ski period that is one of the many advantages of taking the direct train. We are also working on further enhancements, but these will be announced once confirmed.”
Francois Le Doze, Chief Commercial Officer at Eurostar, said: “We are pleased to extend our partnership with Travelski this year, which will enable passengers to travel direct between the UK and the Alps by high-speed rail.
“Following the challenges of the pandemic, our collaboration last season was shortened significantly, and so this will be the first time Eurostar will be offered as part of a package across the whole ski season. We are confident that British skiers will welcome the return of the service and the choice of a more sustainable travel option for their ski holiday.”
Travelski Express also claims the train journey offers environmental advantages. The company says each passenger journey on the direct train journey emits less than a quarter of the carbon of a passenger opting to fly to Geneva and transfer to the resort from there.
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