The overnight snow train to the main ski resorts in the French Alps, with the couchettes and disco and a sleepless night (possibly because of the excitement but more likely because of the noise), is not running this year.

Instead you can take the The Eurostar Direct Ski Train, a day or overnight service, which is almost the same but without the couchettes and disco. There is an option to upgrade to first class with larger reclining seats if you want to get a good night's sleep.

The overnight snow train, which leaves on a Friday night from London and ends up in Bourg St Maurice gives you a full eight days skiing, leaving the following Saturday in the evening. The high speed daytime service takes seven and a half hours to Moutiers and has to be the option, especially if you live near London, to Saturday airport mayhem. Not only that - it's green!

•Night Snow Train - operates from 1 January until 2 April 2012.

•High-speed day service -  operates from 19 December 2009 until 10 April 2012.

Stations & Ski Areas

Moûtiers - Courchevel - Méribel - la Tania - St Martin - Les Menuires - Val Thorens
Aime - La Plagne
Bourg St Maurice - Les Arcs - la Rosiere - Ste Foy - Villaroger - Val d'Isère - Tignes


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