Skiing without a car: the resorts you can reach by train
149 resorts have an SNCF railway station less than 30 minutes’ drive away. Bourg Saint Maurice is the best placed: Bourg-Saint-Maurice station, 1 min away; 5 of them have a main station (high-speed trains) within that range.
Coming by train avoids the Saturday jams, the snow chains and the car park. The right question is not “is there a station?” but “how far from the resort?”: for each resort we computed the driving time from the nearest SNCF passenger station (OpenStreetMap road network, avoiding passes closed in winter) and kept those under 30 minutes.
The 149 resorts selected break down as follows: Northern Alps (91), Southern Alps (20), Pyrenees (13), Vosges (12), Jura (10), Massif Central (3). The rank of the station comes from SNCF: a “main station” (rank A) is served by high-speed trains, a “regional station” (B) by regional trains, a “halt” (C) by a few trains a day. Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Moûtiers, Saint-Gervais, Modane, Briançon and Lourdes are the great gateways to the Alps and the Pyrenees.
That leaves the last leg: shuttle, valley bus or gondola (Bourg-Saint-Maurice → Les Arcs, Saint-Gervais → Bettex). Whether they exist and when they run is on the resort’s official website, linked on each page; we do not survey them yet.
Latest reading · 15 October 2026 at 11:23
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| # | Resort | Station | Station → resort | Range | Pistes | Day pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bourg Saint Maurice Paradiski | Bourg-Saint-Maurice (TER) | 1 min | Northern Alps | — | €78 |
| 2 | Le Lioran | Le Lioran | 1 min | Massif Central | 39 km | — |
| 3 | Vallorcine | Vallorcine | 1 min | Northern Alps | 58 km | — |
| 4 | Argentière Grands Montets | Argentière | 2 min | Northern Alps | — | — |
| 5 | Le Tour | Montroc le Planet | 2 min | Northern Alps | 56 km | — |
| 6 | Les Houches Houches / Saint Gervais | Les Houches | 2 min | Northern Alps | 31 km | €59 |
| 7 | Servoz | Servoz | 2 min | Northern Alps | 10 km | — |
| 8 | Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | Chamonix Aiguille du Midi | 3 min | Northern Alps | — | — |
| 9 | Font-Romeu | Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via | 5 min | Pyrenees | 34 km | €47.50 |
| 10 | Les Gentianes | Morbier | 5 min | Jura | 2 km | — |
| 11 | La Flégère | Les Tines | 6 min | Northern Alps | 61 km | — |
| 12 | Bolquère - Pyrénées 2000 | Mont-Louis - La Cabanasse | 7 min | Pyrenees | 21 km | — |
| 13 | Planpraz | Chamonix Aiguille du Midi | 7 min | Northern Alps | 51 km | — |
| 14 | Brides-les-Bains Les 3 Vallées | Moûtiers - Salins - Brides-les-Bains (TER) | 8 min | Northern Alps | 13 km | €84.20 |
| 15 | Cordon Évasion Mont-Blanc | Sallanches - Combloux - Megève (TER) | 8 min | Northern Alps | — | €65 |
| 16 | Saint-Gervais-les-Bains Évasion Mont-Blanc | Saint-Gervais-les-Bains Le Fayet (TER) | 8 min | Northern Alps | — | €65 |
| 17 | La Norma | Modane (TER) | 9 min | Northern Alps | 62 km | €42.50 |
| 18 | La Quillane | Mont-Louis - La Cabanasse | 9 min | Pyrenees | 3 km | €24.50 |
| 19 | Montchavin Paradiski | Landry | 9 min | Northern Alps | — | €78 |
| 20 | Orelle Les 3 Vallées | Saint-Michel - Valloire (TER) | 9 min | Northern Alps | — | €84.20 |
| 21 | Peisey-Vallandry Paradiski | Landry | 9 min | Northern Alps | — | €71 |
| 22 | Porté-Puymorens | Porté-Puymorens | 9 min | Pyrenees | 27 km | — |
| 23 | Risoul La Forêt Blanche | Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre | 9 min | Southern Alps | — | — |
| 24 | Aussois | Modane (TER) | 10 min | Northern Alps | 43 km | €34.50 |
| 25 | Chantemerle Serre Chevalier | Briançon (TER) | 11 min | Southern Alps | — | €68 |
| 26 | Combloux Évasion Mont-Blanc | Sallanches - Combloux - Megève (TER) | 11 min | Northern Alps | — | €52.50 |
| 27 | Métabief | Labergement-Sainte-Marie | 11 min | Jura | 35 km | — |
| 28 | Schnepfenried | Metzeral | 11 min | Vosges | 9 km | €25.50 |
| 29 | Gaschney | Muhlbach-sur-Munster | 12 min | Vosges | 11 km | €20 |
| 30 | Les Rousses | Morez | 13 min | Jura | 5 km | — |
| 31 | Puy-Saint-Vincent | L'Argentière Les Écrins | 13 min | Southern Alps | 75 km | €39.50 |
| 32 | Laye | Gap (TER) | 14 min | Southern Alps | 9 km | — |
| 33 | Mont-Saxonnex | Marignier (TER) | 14 min | Northern Alps | 9 km | — |
| 34 | Mouthe | Labergement-Sainte-Marie | 14 min | Jura | 5 km | — |
| 35 | Serre Chevalier Serre Chevalier | Briançon (TER) | 14 min | Southern Alps | 133 km | €68 |
| 36 | Villeneuve Serre Chevalier | Briançon (TER) | 14 min | Southern Alps | — | €68 |
| 37 | Ax 3 Domaines | Ax-les-Thermes | 15 min | Pyrenees | 80 km | €46.50 |
| 38 | Champ du Feu | Fouday | 15 min | Vosges | 5 km | €21 |
| 39 | Les Bottières Les Sybelles | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Arvan (TER) | 15 min | Northern Alps | — | — |
| 40 | Saint-Colomban-des-Villards Les Sybelles | Saint-Avre - La Chambre | 15 min | Northern Alps | — | €42 |
| 41 | Ascou-Pailhères | Ax-les-Thermes | 16 min | Pyrenees | 12 km | — |
| 42 | Bussang | Wesserling | 16 min | Vosges | 5 km | — |
| 43 | Le Reposoir | Cluses (TER) | 16 min | Northern Alps | 13 km | — |
| 44 | Les Fourgs | Pontarlier (TER) | 16 min | Jura | 6 km | — |
| 45 | Megève Évasion Mont-Blanc | Sallanches - Combloux - Megève (TER) | 16 min | Northern Alps | — | €65 |
| 46 | Montgenèvre Voie lactée | Briançon (TER) | 16 min | Southern Alps | 95 km | — |
| 47 | Saint-François-Longchamp Le Grand Domaine | Saint-Avre - La Chambre | 16 min | Northern Alps | — | €59.70 |
| 48 | Saint-Nicolas-de-Véroce Évasion Mont-Blanc | Saint-Gervais-les-Bains Le Fayet (TER) | 16 min | Northern Alps | — | €65 |
| 49 | Valfréjus | Modane (TER) | 16 min | Northern Alps | 45 km | €29 |
| 50 | Valmeinier Galibier-Thabor | Saint-Michel - Valloire (TER) | 16 min | Northern Alps | — | — |
| 51 | Frère-Joseph | Kruth | 17 min | Vosges | 12 km | — |
| 52 | Les Carroz Grand Massif | Magland | 17 min | Northern Alps | — | €63 |
| 53 | Les Orres | Embrun (TER) | 17 min | Southern Alps | 25 km | €42 |
| 54 | Longchamp 1650 Le Grand Domaine | Saint-Avre - La Chambre | 17 min | Northern Alps | — | €59.70 |
| 55 | Foncine-le-Haut | Chaux-des-Crotenay | 18 min | Jura | 2 km | — |
| 56 | La Forêt Blanche | Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre | 18 min | Southern Alps | 71 km | — |
| 57 | Menthières Station Monts Jura | Bellegarde-sur-Valserine (TGV) | 18 min | Jura | 2 km | €38 |
| 58 | Morillon Grand Massif | Marignier (TER) | 18 min | Northern Alps | — | €63 |
| 59 | Arc 1600 Paradiski | Bourg-Saint-Maurice (TER) | 19 min | Northern Alps | — | €71 |
| 60 | Bleymard - Mont Lozère | Belvezet | 19 min | Massif Central | 8 km | — |
| 61 | Col de Marcieu | Goncelin (TER) | 19 min | Northern Alps | 3 km | — |
| 62 | Crévoux | Embrun (TER) | 19 min | Southern Alps | 26 km | — |
| 63 | Gresse-en-Vercors | Monestier-de-Clermont | 19 min | Northern Alps | 14 km | — |
| 64 | Le Granier | Pontcharra sur Bréda (TER) | 19 min | Northern Alps | 6 km | — |
| 65 | Les Angles | Mont-Louis - La Cabanasse | 19 min | Pyrenees | 38 km | €46.50 |
| 66 | Méribel Les 3 Vallées | Moûtiers - Salins - Brides-les-Bains (TER) | 19 min | Northern Alps | — | €84.20 |
| 67 | Saint-Hilaire | Goncelin (TER) | 19 min | Northern Alps | 5 km | €15 |
| 68 | Valloire Galibier-Thabor | Saint-Michel - Valloire (TER) | 19 min | Northern Alps | — | — |
| 69 | Valmorel Le Grand Domaine | Moûtiers - Salins - Brides-les-Bains (TER) | 19 min | Northern Alps | — | €56.10 |
| 70 | Barioz | Goncelin (TER) | 20 min | Northern Alps | 2 km | — |
| 71 | Bernex | Évian-les-Bains (TER) | 20 min | Northern Alps | — | €24.50 |
| 72 | Le Corbier Les Sybelles | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Arvan (TER) | 20 min | Northern Alps | — | €60.50 |
| 73 | Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse | Grenoble Universités - Gières (TER) | 20 min | Northern Alps | 1 km | — |
| 74 | Les Habères | Perrignier | 20 min | Northern Alps | 25 km | — |
| 75 | Plaine Joux | Chedde | 20 min | Northern Alps | 11 km | €25.50 |
| 76 | Terre Ronde | Tenay - Hauteville | 20 min | Jura | 6 km | — |
| 77 | Ancelle | Gap (TER) | 21 min | Southern Alps | 44 km | — |
| 78 | Ceillac | Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre | 21 min | Southern Alps | 8 km | — |
| 79 | Champagny-en-Vanoise Paradiski | Moûtiers - Salins - Brides-les-Bains (TER) | 21 min | Northern Alps | — | €78 |
| 80 | Col du Rousset | Die | 21 min | Southern Alps | 16 km | — |
| 81 | Err-Puigmal | Saillagouse | 21 min | Pyrenees | 29 km | — |
| 82 | La Bresse Hohneck | Kruth | 21 min | Vosges | 31 km | €41.50 |
| 83 | La Schlucht | Munster (TER) | 21 min | Vosges | 15 km | — |
| 84 | La Tania Les 3 Vallées | Moûtiers - Salins - Brides-les-Bains (TER) | 21 min | Northern Alps | — | €84.20 |
| 85 | La Toussuire Les Sybelles | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Arvan (TER) | 21 min | Northern Alps | — | — |
| 86 | Larcenaire | Wesserling | 21 min | Vosges | 12 km | — |
| 87 | Le Monêtier-les-Bains Serre Chevalier | Briançon (TER) | 21 min | Southern Alps | — | €68 |
| 88 | Planche des Belles Filles | Champagney | 21 min | Vosges | 3 km | — |
| 89 | Réallon | Chorges | 21 min | Southern Alps | 12 km | — |
| 90 | Saint-Martin-de-Belleville Les 3 Vallées | Moûtiers - Salins - Brides-les-Bains (TER) | 21 min | Northern Alps | — | €70 |
| 91 | Termignon | Modane (TER) | 21 min | Northern Alps | 30 km | — |
| 92 | Col de Porte | Grenoble (TGV) | 22 min | Northern Alps | 2 km | €17 |
| 93 | Hirmentaz | Perrignier | 22 min | Northern Alps | 25 km | — |
| 94 | Les Karellis | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Arvan (TER) | 22 min | Northern Alps | — | €35 |
| 95 | Les Rafforts | Albertville (TER) | 22 min | Northern Alps | 44 km | — |
| 96 | Saint-Jean-de-Sixt Aravis | Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny (TER) | 22 min | Northern Alps | — | — |
| 97 | Vars La Forêt Blanche | Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre | 22 min | Southern Alps | — | €58 |
| 98 | La Plagne La Plagne | Aime - La Plagne (TER) | 23 min | Northern Alps | — | €58 |
| 99 | Pipay Les Sept Laux | Goncelin (TER) | 23 min | Northern Alps | — | €43 |
| 100 | Prapoutel Les Sept Laux | Goncelin (TER) | 23 min | Northern Alps | — | €43 |
| 101 | Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes | Gap (TER) | 23 min | Southern Alps | 31 km | — |
| 102 | Aime 2000 La Plagne | Aime - La Plagne (TER) | 24 min | Northern Alps | — | €58 |
| 103 | Combelouvière Le Grand Domaine | Moûtiers - Salins - Brides-les-Bains (TER) | 24 min | Northern Alps | — | €59.70 |
| 104 | Domaine de Praz sur Arly Espace Diamant | Sallanches - Combloux - Megève (TER) | 24 min | Northern Alps | — | €45 |
| 105 | Formiguères | Mont-Louis - La Cabanasse | 24 min | Pyrenees | 31 km | — |
| 106 | Le Grand-Bornand Aravis | Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny (TER) | 24 min | Northern Alps | — | €52 |
| 107 | Le Revard Savoie Grand Revard | Grésy-sur-Aix (TER) | 24 min | Northern Alps | — | — |
| 108 | Morillon 1100 Les Esserts Grand Massif | Cluses (TER) | 24 min | Northern Alps | — | €63 |
| 109 | Portes du Mont-Blanc Évasion Mont-Blanc | Sallanches - Combloux - Megève (TER) | 24 min | Northern Alps | — | €52.50 |
| 110 | Semnoz | Annecy (TGV) | 24 min | Northern Alps | 16 km | €18.50 |
| 111 | Col de Plainpalais | Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux (TGV) | 25 min | Northern Alps | 34 km | — |
| 112 | Flumet - Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle Espace Diamant | Albertville (TER) | 25 min | Northern Alps | — | €52 |
| 113 | La Bresse Lispach | Kruth | 25 min | Vosges | 43 km | €22 |
| 114 | La Clusaz Aravis | Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny (TER) | 25 min | Northern Alps | — | — |
| 115 | Le Manon | Saint-Claude | 25 min | Jura | 5 km | — |
| 116 | Plateau de Beille | Les Cabannes | 25 min | Pyrenees | — | — |
| 117 | Romme | Cluses (TER) | 25 min | Northern Alps | 6 km | — |
| 118 | Albiez-Montrond | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Arvan (TER) | 26 min | Northern Alps | 35 km | — |
| 119 | La Croix de Bauzon | Luc | 26 min | Massif Central | 10 km | — |
| 120 | La Féclaz Savoie Grand Revard | Grésy-sur-Aix (TER) | 26 min | Northern Alps | — | — |
| 121 | La Joue du Loup Dévoluy | Veynes Dévoluy | 26 min | Southern Alps | — | €46 |
| 122 | La Plagne Montalbert La Plagne | Aime - La Plagne (TER) | 26 min | Northern Alps | — | €56 |
| 123 | Le Cambre d'Aze | Mont-Louis - La Cabanasse | 26 min | Pyrenees | 26 km | — |
| 124 | Saint-Jean-d’Arves Les Sybelles | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Arvan (TER) | 26 min | Northern Alps | — | — |
| 125 | Goulier Neige | Tarascon-sur-Ariège | 27 min | Pyrenees | 5 km | — |
| 126 | La Rosière Espace San Bernardo | Bourg-Saint-Maurice (TER) | 27 min | Northern Alps | — | €59 |
| 127 | Le Désert d'Entremont | Pontcharra sur Bréda (TER) | 27 min | Northern Alps | 7 km | — |
| 128 | Les Gets Portes du Soleil | Marignier (TER) | 27 min | Northern Alps | — | — |
| 129 | Saint-Jean-d'Aulps Portes du Soleil | Thonon-les-Bains (TER) | 27 min | Northern Alps | — | — |
| 130 | Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise | Bourg-Saint-Maurice (TER) | 27 min | Northern Alps | 97 km | €46 |
| 131 | Col de Romeyère | Vinay (TER) | 28 min | Northern Alps | 18 km | — |
| 132 | Courchevel Les 3 Vallées | Moûtiers - Salins - Brides-les-Bains (TER) | 28 min | Northern Alps | — | €84.20 |
| 133 | Crest-Voland Cohennoz Espace Diamant | Albertville (TER) | 28 min | Northern Alps | — | €52 |
| 134 | Les Brévières Tignes – Val d’Isère | Bourg-Saint-Maurice (TER) | 28 min | Northern Alps | — | €78 |
| 135 | Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe Espace Diamant | Albertville (TER) | 28 min | Northern Alps | — | €52 |
| 136 | Val Cenis | Modane (TER) | 28 min | Northern Alps | 125 km | €50 |
| 137 | Chaillol 1600 | Gap (TER) | 29 min | Southern Alps | 11 km | — |
| 138 | Le Cernix Espace Diamant | Albertville (TER) | 29 min | Northern Alps | — | €52 |
| 139 | Le Markstein | Kruth | 29 min | Vosges | 9 km | — |
| 140 | Le Valtin | Munster (TER) | 29 min | Vosges | 6 km | — |
| 141 | Les Plans d'Hotonnes Plateau de Retord | Nurieux-Volognat | 29 min | Jura | 7 km | — |
| 142 | Saint-Sorlin-d’Arves Les Sybelles | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Arvan (TER) | 29 min | Northern Alps | — | €49.20 |
| 143 | Arvieux | Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre | 30 min | Southern Alps | 10 km | — |
| 144 | Le Bettex (Les Belleville) Les 3 Vallées | Moûtiers - Salins - Brides-les-Bains (TER) | 30 min | Northern Alps | — | €84.20 |
| 145 | Manigod Aravis | Pringy | 30 min | Northern Alps | — | — |
| 146 | Puyvalador | Mont-Louis - La Cabanasse | 30 min | Pyrenees | 36 km | — |
| 147 | Roc d'Enfer Portes du Soleil | Thonon-les-Bains (TER) | 30 min | Northern Alps | — | €41.50 |
| 148 | Saint-Hugues les Egaux | Grenoble (TGV) | 30 min | Northern Alps | 2 km | — |
| 149 | Val Pelouse | Pontcharra sur Bréda (TER) | 30 min | Northern Alps | 14 km | — |
Frequently asked questions
Which ski resorts have a high-speed railway station nearby?
Menthières (Bellegarde-sur-Valserine station, 18 min), Col de Porte (Grenoble station, 22 min), Semnoz (Annecy station, 24 min), Col de Plainpalais (Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux station, 25 min), Saint-Hugues les Egaux (Grenoble station, 30 min).
Can you get from the station to the resort without a car?
Often, by shuttle or valley bus, sometimes by gondola (Bourg-Saint-Maurice → Arc 1600, Saint-Gervais → Le Bettex, Brides-les-Bains → Méribel). Timetables are on the resort’s official website; during school holidays, book ahead.
Are there night trains to the resorts?
The Paris → Briançon night train serves Serre Chevalier and the Queyras; other night or direct services change every winter (Paris → Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Eurostar Snow from London). Check on the SNCF website when you book.
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