Getting to Montgenèvre and Serre Chevalier: plan the whole journey

Before buying a flight or train ticket, work out how you will reach the accommodation from the arrival point. A cheap fare can leave an expensive or impractical final connection. Use the same approach for the return journey: your accommodation checkout time and the departure pickup belong in the first travel plan.

Compare airports with the onward journey attached

Turin is an airport option to investigate for both resorts. Official access guides also discuss alternatives such as Grenoble, Lyon and Marseille; Serre Chevalier's guide includes Milan Malpensa. Compare what actually operates for your dates. A published road journey time does not include airport waiting, baggage collection or a scheduled-service connection.

For each flight option, record arrival and departure times, checked baggage and the ground-transport quote or connection. Give a transfer provider the airport, flight number, date, passenger count and exact property address. Ask about ski bags, child seats, waiting after a delay and the cancellation policy. Keep those answers with the quote.

For rail, book a complete route to your base

Briançon and Oulx are stations to investigate. The Serre Chevalier tourist office describes Briançon rail access and an onward link from Oulx using regional ZOU line 76. Check a timetable valid for the actual travel date, its booking deadline and the stop nearest your accommodation. Do not assume a bus can be bought on arrival or that every train has a suitable connection.

If a journey uses separate train and bus bookings, check what happens when a delay causes you to miss the connection. Allow time to move luggage between services. Confirm the final walk or pickup from the bus stop too: arriving in the right valley is only part of reaching the property.

Public transport or a private transfer?

Compare the real totals for your group. For public transport, include every ticket and any final taxi. For a private transfer, ask whether the quoted vehicle holds everyone and their luggage and whether the pickup and destination are included. A private arrangement may simplify a group journey; a public route may work well when its times and stops match. Use dated quotes to decide.

Snow Cab advertises private airport and station transfers to Montgenèvre and Serre Chevalier. Snow.Holiday is connected with Snow Cab and Go Alpes. You can request a quote while also checking official public transport options or other providers; an enquiry is not a confirmed reservation.

Confirm the return before the holiday starts

Put the return pickup time, address and contact instructions in one itinerary. Ask the provider how they allow for winter road conditions and your airline or rail check-in requirements. Recheck service updates before travel, and make sure someone in the group can find the details without relying on the original booker's inbox.