Access and transport

Regular Bus Services

The village is served all year round by two regular bus routes. Tickets can be purchased directly from the driver, or online.

Sallanches (SNCF station) -> Praz sur Arly

Adult fare: One-way = 3.50€,  Return ticket = 7€

Child fare: One-way = 1.75 €, Return ticket = 3.50€

Baggage in the hold: Flat-rate of 2.00 € per article of baggage (suitcase, backpack, trunk, skis…)

Megève -> Praz sur Arly:

Adult fare: One-way = 1.50€,  Return ticket = 3€

Child fare: One-way = 0.75 €, Return ticket = 1.50€

Baggage in the hold: Flat-rate of 2.00 € per article of baggage (suitcase, backpack, trunk, skis…)

Timetable: See the timetable

Internet site: SAT Mont-Blanc

 

There is also the Y82 line to Chamonix. 

Chamonix -> Praz sur Arly 

Adult fare: One-way = 8€ – Return ticket = 16€

Child’s fare: One-way = 4€ – Return ticket = 8€

Baggage in the hold: 2.00 € per article of baggage (suitcase, backpack, trunk, skis…)

Tometable: See the timetable

Internet site: BORINI 

Train

Praz sur Arly is accessible by train via two stations. There is a regular bus service to the village leaving from Sallanches station.

SNCF Station in Sallanches (17 km): TGV/ TER Rhône-Alpes

SNCF Station in Albertville (30 km): TGV/ TER Rhône-Alpes/ CORAIL Lunéa/Thalys in the winter.

A bus service takes you from Albertville-Flumet:

Line 24 Albertville -> Flumet 

Then a taxi to Flumet-Praz-sur-Arly or take the Y83 line.

TER Bus Grenoble-> Praz sur Arly -> Chamonix

ONLY on Sundays (from 10/12/23 to 02/06/24 and 01/09/24 to 08/12/2024); and Fridays (from 15/12/23 to 07/06/24 and from 06/09 to 13/12/24)

Internet site: SNCF

Plane

Geneva’s International Airport is the second airport in Switzerland. It is also one of EasyJet’s main hubs. The airport is 5 km away from the city centre. It is on the A1 autoroute and there is a train service between the Geneva Main Station and the airport.

The following services are available at Geneva airport: money exchange, lost property office, tourist office, baggage deposit, restaurants, bars, VIP lounge, post office, dry cleaners, duty-free shop and car rental companies (Avis, Sixt, Europcar, Budget Rent A Car, Hertz and National).

Airport/Praz sur Arly Bus Service: Discover the Flixbus service. In the winter season, there is a regular bus service from Geneva airport to Sallanches station.

Internet site: Geneva Airport

 

Free shuttle bus, Winter 2023/24

Leave the car in Praz, TAKE THE FREE SKI SHUTTLE!  

Find the times and stops of the free shuttle bus.

It is impossible to put all the shuttle stops in a single document, so you need to calculate the 10-minute rotation during the February school holidays.

Ski shuttle timetable + 2024 map

Montenbus

The “Community of Pays du Mont-Blanc Communes” has created a new service for the population in addition to the existing transport services. In addition to the existing bus and taxi services, the public can now use the “Montenbus”, an inter-commune transport-on-request service.

 

How to reserve a trip

On receipt of their subscription card, members can contact Montenbus on    to reserve a trip, at the latest on the eve of the trip. A confirmation message will be sent on the eve of the trip.
It is possible to reserve a trip online up to 2 hours before the departure on www.ccpmb.fr (depending on availability of seats).
Please note, Montenbus should not be used to the detriment of existing public transport.

 

Membership rates

  • Full rate subscription: 40 €/per person
  • Yearly reduced rate subscription: 10 €/per person (under 25 years, over 70 years, unemployed, people in receipt of RSA welfare benefit, adult handicapped allowance, or invalidity pension, on presentation of a justifying document)
  • Free for people with reduced mobility (on presentation of an invalidity or CDAPH incapacity card)
  • Weekly subscription: 15 €/per person for occasional trips or for holidaymakers.

Rates for trips

  • Within the same zone: free.
  • From one zone to another: 2€.

Green Number: 0 800 2013 74

Internet Site: Montenbus

Taxi Service

Alpes Transports in Praz-sur-Arly offers various taxi services (to the station, airport, etc.).

Tel : 06 80 03 78 20

Electric Cars

SYANE has a public network of charging stations in Haute-Savoie for electric and hybrid vehicles. This is intended to encourage clean mobility and contribute to quality air protection and the fight against climate change.

 

The Praz sur Arly terminal is accessible 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, whatever your vehicle.

 

Two possibilities to access the terminal:

Without a SYANE subscription:
– Online payment by smartphone or contactless credit card payment
– Roaming access via other operators

With a SYANE subscription:

– For 10€ per year, access the reduced reload rates!

 

See the presentation brochure for more information:

 

54 Route du Val d'Arly, 74120 Praz-sur-Arly, Haute-Savoie, France
Open every day from 9.00 am to 12.00 am and 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm