Skiing Val d'Isère from Helsinki
Val d'Isère sits 1850–3456 m in France. Flying via CMF, then a 145 km transfer. About 7.3 hours door to door.
Worth knowing. You pay a premium for the name that the Tignes half of the pass does not charge.
Pre-season — snow reliability. There is no meaningful snow on the models yet, so resorts are ranked on how snow-sure they are: altitude adjusted for latitude, glacier cover and the size of the ski area. Live scoring resumes automatically once the snow arrives. How we rank
A week, all in
€2,021
Per person sharing, including travel
Getting there
CMF
About 7.3 hours door to door
Value rank from Helsinki
40 of 94
By snow quality against total cost
Snow Value Index
4.26
Snow score per 100 of trip cost
Is it worth it from Helsinki?
A week here works out 45% above the median for the 94 resorts we rank from Helsinki, and it comes 40th on value.
At 7.3 hours each way this is a week's holiday rather than a weekend. Budget the travel days.
For what it is worth, Val d'Isère is cheapest to reach from Zurich, at about €1,668 — roughly €353 less than from Helsinki.
What the week costs
| 7 nights, mid-range, sharing | €1,100 |
| 6-day adult lift pass | €355 |
| 6 days ski and boot hire | €185 |
| Return flights and transfer from Helsinki | €381 |
| Total per person | €2,021 |
Piste kilometres, lift counts and prices are indicative and compiled from public sources — they have not yet been checked against the resort's own figures for this season. Costs are planning estimates, not quotes. Spotted one that is wrong? Tell us.
Better value from Helsinki
More snow for less money, leaving from the same city. We would rather tell you than sell you the page you happen to be on.
- Hemavan Tärnaby — Sweden, index 6.47€986 less
- Lofsdalen — Sweden, index 6.34€1,122 less
- Cervinia — Italy, index 6.27€634 less
Who sells Val d'Isère in Finland
No operator on our list sells Val d'Isère as a package into Finland. That usually means booking accommodation and travel separately — the directory lists who covers what.
Told when Val d'Isère is about to get snow
Snowvantage sends one email a week through the season, plus powder alerts five to seven days out — while there is still something left to book.