Val Thorens - transfer guide

Daniel Elkan, Moutiers train station

How to transfer from Moûtiers to Val Thorens

Transfers between Moûtiers and Val Thorens, by bus or taxi, are relatively quick and easy. 

In both cases, taxis and buses depart from right outside the train station, so there’s no need to wander.

However, if you have time to kill between arriving at the station and your transfer, Moûtiers has plenty of amenities, including nearby restaurants and shops. 

Below, you’ll find information to help you plan and make your transfer.

Taxi transfers: Moûtiers station - Val Thorens

The table below shows the average prices for taxi transfers from Moûtiers to Val Thorens in winter. 

We've compiled these by researching each taxi company's fares (where available) and calculating the mean average. 

Please bear in mind that actual fares will vary by provider, while tending towards the prices listed below.

Bus transfers - Moûtiers - Val Thorens

Daniel Elkan, Moutiers bus station

Buses depart from a bay adjacent to Moûtiers station, so you literally arrive from the train and the bus station is right there.

If there is gap before getting your bus (or conversely, before getting your train, there are lots of restaurants and cafes within a two-minute walk of Moûtiers station - and indeed some right opposite the station - more information below.

You can buy bus tickets at a counter at the train station, but it is recommended to buy them in advance online at www.altibus.com which shows timetable information too.

At the moment it doesn't look like the bus company will publish a timetable in English.
Here's the Moûtiers to St Martin, Les Menuires and Val Thorens winter 2025-26 bus timetable - in French.

Altibus contact details and booking
Phone number: +33 4 79 68 32 96
Email address: info@altibus.com
Book tickets: altibus.com
Tickets cost: Adults €12; youth (2 -26) €7.56

Moutiers station information and restaurants

Daniel Elkan, Les 3V Cafe Moûtiers

Moûtiers station has a waiting room and a welcoming cafe and bar, called Les 3 Vallées Cafe (more details below), which is a great place to have coffee, a meal or drinks. There are a number of restaurants opposite the station, such as Moutiers Terminus, which is also a hotel where you can enjoy a meal after arriving, or before catching a train back home.

There are several hotels, restaurants and bars in Moûtiers, just a couple of minutes' walk away, too, and lots of other shops in Moûtiers as well. The excellent Ski Flight Free website has created a useful guide to Moûtiers station.

Les 3 Vallées Cafe

Les 3 Vallees Cafe

Les 3 Vallées Cafe is an excellent cafe and bar inside Moûtiers station.

It serves a wide range of meals as well as specialising in coffee, cappuccino and gourmet hot chocolate. Every evening, between 5pm and 8pm, you can have cocktails - and the cafe prides itself in its mojitos of various kinds.

This is an excellent place to have dinner and/or drinks before boarding the overnight Eurostar Ski Train, for example. Or breakfast before catching the daytime Eurostar Ski Train, or a TGV.

The cafe also serves cold sandwiches, fresh and creative salads which you can take on board the train, as well as a range of homemade pastries (cheesecake, carrot cake, tarts and muffins ...) - using organic ingredients where possible. There's also a Beaufort cheese vending machine!

Opening Times: 15 December to 1 MAY:
Monday to Thursday: 10:00 to 18:00
Friday and Sunday: 08:00 - 23:00
Saturdays: 06:00 - 23:00