La Plagne Transport & Parking

Transport & Parking in La Plagne

Thanks to its great free public transport system the need for a car in La Plagne is negligible. In this section we tell you all you need to know about how to get around La Plagne, with or without your own wheels.

As the pressure of public opinion mounts for ski resorts to become more eco-friendly La Plagne has come up with an interesting scheme to promote car pooling; a reduction of 15€ will be offered on a day ski pass if your car contains at least three people. We’re not sure exactly how they are going to monitor this, however, considering that 78% of CO² emissions in ski resorts are caused by transport it’s definitely a good move!

Car Parking in La Plagne

There are a good number of open air and covered car parks throughout the La Plagne resorts, however, parking is closely supervised and you should always look out for signposts informing you of restrictions. When snow clearing is scheduled to take place there may be alternative parking provided, but if you are parked in the wrong place at the wrong time, your vehicle may be unceremoniously dragged away or you may end up with a hefty fine!

However, with the exception of Belle Plagne, all levels of the resort have extensive free outdoor parking and should you be travelling in a motor home or camper van, you will find designated areas in Plagne Soleil and Plagne Villages with toilets and facilities for filling and emptying water tanks.

Parking tickets for cars and camper vans can be bought depending on the length of your stay and should you find your car snowed in while you're here, La Plagne Tourist Office offers shovels free of charge! (You will simply be required to leave a small refundable deposit.)

If you want to keep your car underground and snow free during your stay, then you will need to pay to park in one of the following covered car parks:

LA PLAGNE CAR PARKS
Resort	Car Park	No. of Places	Height Limit	Contact
Plagne 1800	Maeva Plagne Lauzes Priority spaces for Maeva clinets	160 places	1.95m	Tel: +33 (0)479 09 08 70
Plagne Centre	Le Boulevard	210 places	1.95m	Tel: +33 (0)479 55 31 75
Aime La Plagne	Syndic Immoplagne	250 places	1.95m	Tel: +33 (0)479 09 10 25
Plagne Soleil	Le Cervin Priority spaces for Cervin clinets	80 places	1.95m	Tel: +33 (0)479 22 70 70
Plagne Villages	No Covered Parking	-	-	-
Plagne Bellecote	P1	400 places	1.90m	Tel: +33 (0)479 09 00 58 or +33 (0)479 23 44 44
Belle Plagne	Vincipark	Upper level: 706 places Lower level: 386 places	1.90m	Tel: +33 (0)479 55 11 82

last updated 22-May-2008

Public Transport in La Plagne

All six resorts of La Plagne are linked via a free télécabine and bus service or during the day, you can simply ski between them. There is no direct bus service between Belle Plagne and the other villages in La Plagne but you can however, take the télécabine lift between Belle Plagne and Plagne Bellecôte from where you can then take a bus to the other resorts. The bus services run from 8am till around midnight, and the télécabine service terminates shortly after.

The links between resorts work as follows:

Plagne Bellecote – Belle Plagne:
Belle Plagne Cable Car (8.30am – 00.45am)

Plagne Centre – Plagne Bellecote:
Shuttle Bus (8.30am – 00.45am)

Plagne Centre – Plagne 1800:
Shuttle Bus (8.30am – 00.45am)

Plagne Centre – Aime La Plagne:
Télémetro (8am – 1am)

Plagne Centre – Plagne Villages:
Télébus Cable Car (9am – 8.30pm) or Shuttle Bus (8.30am – 9am & 8.30pm to 11.45pm)

Plagne Soleil – Plagne Villages:
Shuttle Bus (8.45am – 11.45pm)

There is also a free shuttle service aimed at cross country skiers and walkers providing access to Mairiers. It will stop at the top of the Bobsleigh run at 2pm every day except for Saturdays and Sundays.

It is possible to reach La Plagne from Aime via bus or taxi, both of which depart from in front of the train station. A one way taxi ride should cost in the region of €50 and the journey takes approximately 45 minutes. We would recommend booking your taxi in advance, details of local companies are available here.

More detailed versions of all timetables and transport maps are available from La Plagne Tourist Office.

Unfortunately the Vanoise Express, which links La Plagne to the other areas of the Paradiski area is currently closed due to mechanical repairs. It is due to reopen on 20th December 2008.

Bus timetable between Aime Railway Station and La Plagne
Bus timetable between Aime Railway Station and Montalbert
Free Bus & Funicular Timetable (Winter Season)

last updated 22-May-2008