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London to Courchevel

Eurostar have a Snow Train that operates Saturdays during the Ski season that is a direct train via Lille to Moutiers-Salins-Brides-les-Bains train station. (8Hrs)

Eurostar from London St Pancras to Paris Gare du Nord (2Hr30mins)
RER Metro or Taxi above ground to Gare de Lyon (30mins)
Direct TGV/TER train service to Moutiers, or possibly requiring a transfer of train at Chambery (4Hrs)
While the train times are shorter with this route, because of the time waiting for the next train on your route, this route is ~2 hours longer to do.
From Moutiers station, there are regular Shuttle and Bus services up to Courchevel. (30-45 minutes depending on weather conditions)

London to Zurich

This is a fairly simple route that gets you to Switzerland with minimal fuss. The Journey in its entirety should take about 7 or 8 hours.

Take a Eurostar train from London St Pancras to Paris gare du Nord (2hr30mins)
RER Metro or Taxi across Paris to Gare de Lyon (30mins or allow 1 hour if you walk it)
From Gare de Lyon, take a TVG Lyria train sraight to Zurich (4Hrs)
Zurichs Main train station acts as a central hub for Switzerlands train network, from here you can enjoy the city itself or travel on to other major cities like Bern (1hr) or travel to Ski Resorts such as St. Moritz or Zermatt (3Hrs)

London to Milan

There are many ways to do this journey, but the one we suggest is to use the overnight sleeper trains, while they are slower, they are overnight and allow you to sleep on the train and wake up refreshed and ready to explore your destination.

Take a Eurostar train from St Pancras to Brussels-Zuid (2Hr)
At Brussel-Zuid you get on a sleeper train that takes you all the way to Italy
Wake up the next morning in Italy, great for a long weekend to get an extra day of exploring as you travel while you sleep
The sleeper train takes you through Germany and Cologne, before going through Switzerland with a stop in Como before you get to Milan

London to St. Anton am Arlburg

Often called 'the cradle of alpine skiing' for its role in inventing the sport, a fanastic place to visit not just for skiing. Total Travel time is 13-14 hours with transfer times. Although you could use those times to enjoy Paris and Zurich.

Take a Eurostar train from St Pancras to Paris Gare du Nord (2Hr30mins)
RER Metro or Taxi across Paris to Gare de Lyon (30mins or allow 1 hour if you walk it)
From Gare de Lyon, take a TVG Lyria train straight to Zurich (4Hrs)
From Zurich, take a Railjet train straight to St Anton am Arlburg (2Hr30mins)

London to Val d'Isere

We suggest a couple of options for this route:

Eurostar have a Snow Train that operates Saturdays during the Ski season that is a direct train via Lille to Bourg-Saint-Maurice (8Hrs30mins)

Take a Eurostar on a friday afternoon from London St Pancras to Paris Gare du Nord (2Hr30mins)
RER Metro or Taxi above ground to Gare de Lyon (30mins)
Take the Travelski Night Express Sleeper train from Gare de Lyon and wake up at Bourg-Saint-Maurice at 8am on saturday morning all ready for a full day of Skiing.
There are shuttle bus services througout the ski season to take you up to Val d'Isere, its a 40 minute journey.

Amsterdam to Zermatt

We thought having every trip from London might be abit boring. So weve added one from Amsterdam for good measure. There are Ferries to Amsterdam from Newcastle daily, or to the Hook of Holland from Harwich.