Arrival/ getting there

self arranged journey:

Val Thorens is a car- free village which means that it is prohibited to park cars on the streets. But you are allowed to unpack your car on the date of arrival in front of your accomodation.

After that, the car has to be parked on one of the car-parks or in one of Val Thorens´ garages. A shuttle bus can be taken for free to your accomodation.

Because of the weather- and snow conditions, snowchains are useful and needed.

Price:

• 7 day parking costs you roundabout 67€
• if you book and pay 1 month in advance (www.valthoparc.com) the rate is 62,00€
• the day of departure by car is Saturday, 18.12.2010

Journey by bus:

This year, we offer travel by coach from many cities in Germany:

• the coaches leave on Friday, the 10.12. in the evening and will arrive in Val Thorens on Saturday morning.
• The coaches leave Saturday, 18.12. in the afternoon - the bus serving the Eastern route leaves in the morning of 18.12. already

The basic rate for the travel by coach is 99€, depending on where you enter the bus, additional charges will be levied as followed:

Western route:

Munster	+20€
Bochum	+15€
Dortmund	+15€
Hilden A3	+15€
Cologne	+10€
Montabaur, ICE-Station	+5€
Frankfurt	+0€
Karlsruhe	+0€
Freiburg	+0€

Eastern route:

Berlin	+40€
Leipzig	+20€
Dresden	+20€
Jena	+20€
Chemnitz	+20€
Nurnberg	+10€

Northern route:

Hamburg	+40€
Hannover	+30€
Gottingen	+20€
Kassel	+20€

Southern route:

Wiesbaden	0
Darmstadt	0
Mannheim	0
Stuttgart	0
Munich	+50€*

*This year we don’t offer a bus from Munich. If you choose Munich as your point of departure, you’ll receive a Rail & Ride Ticket for the German Railway from us to get from Munich to the bus departure in Stuttgart or Mannheim by train.

Luggage:

The loading space of the coaches is limited which means you are allowed to take the following luggage with you:

• 1 case or 1 bag, maximum weight 20kg
• 1 pair of ski/ 1 snowboard plus one pair of shoes
• 1 hand luggage ( i.e. Backpack)

Facts about the coaches:

The 3*- and 4* Coaches are equipped with toilet, DVD/ Video system, air- condition and fridge. All coaches are equipped with winter- configuration which enclosures winter tyres and snowchains. The drivers are experienced in winter- and mountain riding. All coaches are smoke- free, but enough cigarette breaks will be held during the travel.

Rail & Ride:

If you don´t live in the close surrounding of one of the coach stops, there is also the possibility of booking a rail&ride train ticket. With this ticket, you´ll be able to travel from your hometown to one of our bus stops by train.

The prices include the roundtrip ticket for one person.

Distance one way ( hometown → bus station)

level 1 ( up to 400km)	59€ 2.Class/ 44€ with Bahncard
level 2 ( from 400km)	99€ 2.Class/ 84€ with Bahncard