There are 11 ways to get from Poole to Val Thorens by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car ferry, car, train, plane, shuttle, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Poole to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to St Michel Valloiretrain Tgv
12h 27m€378–635Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Seldown Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 035
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700
- Take the bus from Dover to Lillebus
- Take the bus from Lille to Val Thorensbus
24h 30m€112–218Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Val Thorenscar
15h 8m€175–606Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Poole to Wokingtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LHR - GVA
- Take a shuttle bus from Genève Airport to Val Thorens Arolles
10h 10m€166–409Train, bus
- Take the train from Poole to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Albertvilletrain
- Take the bus from Albertville to Val Thorensbus
13h 16m€357–647Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Seldown Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 035
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Moutiersbus
25h 39m€121–241Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Poole to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Val Thorenscar
13h 17m€314–404Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Poole to Wokingtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane LHR - LYS
- Take a shuttle bus from Lyon Airport to Val Thorens Arolles
10h 30m€176–434Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Poole to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BRS - GVA
- Take a shuttle bus from Genève Airport to Val Thorens Arolles
11h 32m€159–356Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Poole to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LGW - GVA
- Take a shuttle bus from Genève Airport to Val Thorens Arolles
10h 54m€163–409Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Poole to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane LGW - LYS
- Take a shuttle bus from Lyon Airport to Val Thorens Arolles
11h 9m€168–384
Poole to Val Thorens by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Poole to Val Thorens is to bus which costs €110 - €220 and takes 24h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Poole to Val Thorens is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 10h 10m and costs €160 - €410.
No, there is no direct bus from Poole station to Val Thorens. However, there are services departing from Seldown Coach Station and arriving at Val Thorens via London Victoria, Dover and Lille. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Poole to Val Thorens. However, there are services departing from Poole and arriving at St Michel Valloire via Waterloo station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 27m.
The distance between Poole and Val Thorens is 1276 km.
The best way to get from Poole to Val Thorens without a car is to train which takes 12h 27m and costs €370 - €650.
It takes approximately 12h 27m to get from Poole to Val Thorens, including transfers.
Poole to Val Thorens bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Seldown Coach Station.
Poole to Val Thorens train services, operated by South Western Railway, depart from Poole station.
The best way to get from Poole to Val Thorens is to train which takes 12h 27m and costs €370 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €220 and takes 24h 30m.
What companies run services between Poole, England and Val Thorens, France?
You can take a train from Poole to Val Thorens via London Waterloo Station, Waterloo station, Euston station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, and St Michel Valloire in around 12h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Seldown Coach Station to Val Thorens via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Dover, and Lille in around 24h 30m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Poole to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Poole to Woking
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Poole to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Poole to Woking
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Poole to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Poole to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Poole to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Albertville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €220–380
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to St Michel Valloire
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Seldown Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Seldown Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dover to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Val Thorens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Albertville to Val Thorens
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Flixbus
- [email protected]
- Website
- BensBus Airport Ski Transfers
Shuttle from Genève Airport to Val Thorens Arolles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- BensBus Airport Ski Transfers
Shuttle from Lyon Airport to Val Thorens Arolles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- BensBus Airport Ski Transfers
Shuttle from Genève Airport to Val Thorens Arolles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- BensBus Airport Ski Transfers
Shuttle from Genève Airport to Val Thorens Arolles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- BensBus Airport Ski Transfers
Shuttle from Lyon Airport to Val Thorens Arolles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- BensBus Airport Ski Transfers
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Moutiers
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–380
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €55–95
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–380
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More Questions & Answers
Poole to Val Thorens bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Val Thorens is 1h ahead of Poole. It is currently 12:51 PM in Poole and 1:51 PM in Val Thorens.
Poole to Val Thorens train services, operated by South Western Railway, arrive at London Waterloo station.
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