Avoriaz - transfer-guide

Daniel Elkan, Cluses train station

How to transfer from Cluses station to Avoriaz

Avoriaz is a short transfer of around 50 minutes from Cluses station. There are bus services and taxis, and also a cafe opposite the station, if you are waiting for you train or transfer.

Taxi transfers: Cluses station - Avoriaz

Bus transfers from Cluses to Avoriaz

Buses depart from a bay right next Cluses station. You walk out of Cluses station and the buses are right there. 

Cluses station has a big hall and waiting room, so you can wait in the warm.

You can buy bus tickets at a counter at the train station, but it is recommended to buy them in advance online at bus company SAT or Altibus which shows timetable information too.
 

Cluses station information & restaurants

Cluses station has a waiting room so you can stay warm if you are waiting for a taxi, bus or train.

There is a cafe/restaurant/bar right opposite, so you can get food and hot and cold drinks if or while you wait for a train or bus.

The town, which has plenty of shops, is just down the street (literally one or two minutes walk).  So you could stock up on provisions at a supermarket there too.

If you happen to be at Cluses in the evening, a good place to eat is Restaurant le 8 Mai (0033 450982450). It is 150 metres from the station.

You don't have to reserve but if there's a group of you the owner recommends it (you'll need to do this in French or ask a French speaker to do this for you).

Cluses station information & restaurants

If you happen to be at Cluses in the evening, a good place to eat is Restaurant le 8 Mai (0033 450982450). It is 150 metres from the station.

You don't have to reserve but if there's a group of you the owner recommends it (you'll need to do this in French or ask a French speaker to do this for you).

In the days when Cluses had overnight sleeper trains going back to Paris, we ate there a couple of times (see photo) but at the moment SNCF has axed the sleeper trains.