Eurostar Snow

Eurostar Snow will run in winter 2025-26. This will be it's 3rd winter of operation - and there are some new developments. 

The service used to go outbound to the French Alps on Saturdays and return on Sundays. This winter it continues to go outbound on Saturdays, but it returns from the Alps both on Saturdays and on Sundays. 

On the outbound journey, skiers take the Eurostar from London St Pancras to Lille-Europe station and change trains there—a simple switch of (usually adjacent) platforms. They then head to the French Alps on a Eurostar cross-continental train. From Lille-Europe, Eurostar Snow arrives at the following stations: Chambéry, Albertville, Moûtiers, Aime-La Plagne, Landry, and Bourg-Saint-Maurice.

For the return journey, skiers can choose to come back the following Saturday or the following Sunday, with the same change of station at Lille-Europe. 

In January 2025 SnowCarbon's founder, Daniel, tested out the Eurostar Snow service.

The previous year, ski writer Sean Newsome's wrote a review in The Times.

Also useful is an informative review of Eurostar Snow by Graham, founder of ski forum, Snowheads. There’s this review of the Eurostar Snow service on the Ski Flight Free website too.

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Saturdays outbound, Saturday and Sundays inbound

The Eurostar Snow travels daytime both ways, making for a relaxing journey.

The outbound journey departs London on Saturday mornings.

For the the inbound journey, there are two options: come back on Saturday or come back on a Sunday. 

This choice of either Saturday or Sunday is an unusual development, but the choice (and the extra train service) is a good thing for the traveller. 

It means that if you can find an eighth nights' accommodation (on the final Saturday) then you can have an extra night's skiing. In resort, almost all apartments and chalets at ski resorts work on a seven-night basis and won't want to give you an extra night, as this would shorten the following week for incoming guests. Hotels might be more flexible.

If you can't find eight night's accommodation in-resort, you may need to find one night's accommodation in one of the villages that the train departs from (Chambéry, Albertville, Moûtiers, Aime-la-Plagne, Landry, and Bourg-Saint-Maurice).

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Eurostar Snow - winter 2025–26 timetable - outbound

• First outbound departure: Saturday 20 December 2025

• Last outbound departure: Saturday 28 March 2026

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Eurostar Snow - winter 2025–26 timetable - inbound

• First inbound departure: Saturday 27 December 2025

• Last inbound departure: Sunday 05 April 2026

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How much do Eurostar Snow tickets cost?

Eurostar Standard Premier seatsPhoto: Daniel Elkan

The price of Eurostar Snow fares depends on the date of travel.

Tickets go on Thursday 10th July 2025. Eurostar has not confirmed what time they will go on sale, but it's usually around 8am. 

A return journey is twice the price of a single. Tickets can be booked one way in either direction, giving travellers more flexibility.

For winter 2025-26, tickets start at £99 for an adult single. Probably fares for most dates will be more expensive.

Example prices from last season
The table below shows return prices for each date the train ran, at the time it went on sale. 

When we checked a week later, the prices were the same (so no incremental increase), apart from two peak dates being sold out. You can read more of our research in our blog on how much Eurostar Snow costs, one week after going on sale.

 

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Has Eurostar Snow increased the number of departures?

Photo: Eurostar International

Yes. In winter 2024-25, Eurostar Snow had only 11 departures (up from eight the previous season) and  bizarrely, the service ended at the start of March. For winter 2025-26 there will be 15 departures. 

The final departure is on Saturday 28th March 2026, so Eurostar has extended the service by a month. 

What if I want to buy Eurostar Snow tickets but haven't chosen the resort or accommodation yet?

We asked Eurostar this question, and a spokesperson told us:

"Eurostar Snow customers will be able to alight and depart from any calling station in the Alps if they change their mind on their arrival and departure stations after buying tickets."

In other words, it doesn’t matter whether you book travel first, so long as the resort you choose is accessible from any of the stations Eurostar Snow serves.

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Which ski resorts can be reached via Eurostar Snow?

Photo: Daniel Elkan

Below is a list of ski resorts that you can reach via the Eurostar Snow service. Where known, we’ve put approximate transfer times by bus or taxi in brackets.

Resorts served by Albertville station
Arêches Beaufort

Resorts served by Moutiers station
Couchevel (30 mins), Doucy, La Tania (25 mins), Les Menuires (40 mins), Méribel (20 - 35 mins), St Martin de Belleville (25 mins), Val Thorens (50 - 60 mins) and Valmorel.

Resorts served by Aime La Plagne station
La Plagne (20 - 45 mins)

Resorts served by Landry station
Peisey-Vallandry (20 - 25 mins)

Resorts served by Bourg St Maurice station
La Rosière (40 mins), Les Arcs (25 - 45 mins), Sainte Foy (25 mins), Tignes (45 mins), Val d’Isère (45 mins)

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How to book seats or packages with Eurostar Snow

Independent fares can be booked on the Eurostar website:
https://www.eurostar.com/uk-en/train/france/ski-train

There are no group fares or group booking on the Eurostar Snow service. Online, you can only book seats for up to nine people. If there are more of you in your party, you have to split it into two or more separate bookings. The reason for that is the Eurostar's Groups department can't process group bookings when there is a change of train. Bonkers really, but there you go. 

Some ski tour operators offer ski packages with Eurostar Snow included. To find out more about this, contact SnowCarbon.