There are several airports that you could fly to if you were coming to Sestriere. The nearest airport is Turin – Caselle (TRN) Location: 16km North of Turin, 90km east from Sestriere. The transfer time by car is around 1.5 hours.
Airlines that operate a winter service from the UK to Turin are British Airways, Easyjet, Jet2, Ryanair & TUI. From the Republic of Ireland Ryanair fly from Dublin every Saturday.
UK airports with a direct service include Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, Bristol, Birmingham & Manchester.
Get an airport transfer quoteWe can arrange airport transfers for you which is the easiest and sometimes the most cost effective way of getting to the resort. These can be from any of the major airports in the region.
You can get to Sestriere via public transport which is relatively straight forward although with luggage it can be tiresome. There is a regular bus that links Turin airport with the main train station, Porta Nuova. From there you’ll need to catch a train to Oulx. The train journey takes about 1hr 15 minutes. The following link takes you to the airport bus time table.
From Oulx a regular bus service takes you right into the heart of Sestriere. One word of warning – If your flight lands late afternoon/early evening then the connecting bus could well have stopped by the time you get to Oulx. I’d suggest you only attempt this if your plane lands in the morning. Bus time table from Oulx
Chambery and Milan Linate have transfer times of about 2hrs. Milan Malpensa, Geneva and Genoa are about 2.5hrs. Grenoble and Milan Bergamo are around 2hrs 40mins. Times are estimates and of course can differ depending on traffic.
You can take the Eurostar from St Pancras or Ebbsfleet International to Paris Gare de Nord where you will then need to change over to Gare de Lyon. From there you can catch a train direct to Oulx. The whole journey takes just over 8 hours.
View train timetableFrom Turin there are regular trains from Torino Porta Nuova to Oulx. The journey will take approximately 1hr 15mins and cost in the region of €6.50. The Italian trains website will give you more information. There are also high speed train connections between Milan and Turin. This service is called the Frecciarossa (Red Arrow). Journey time is typically 1 hour.
View train timetableOulx is the nearest train station to Sestriere, or to give it it’s full title Oulx-Cesana-Claviere-Sestriere. From Oulx it’s a 30 minute bus journey up the mountain to Sestriere. The cost is €5.00.
View bus timetable
To get to Sestriere by car is relatively painless as its motorway pretty much all the way. From Calais it should take around 10 hours. The journey takes you down through Reims and Dijon then onto Chambery before going through the frejus tunnel. Once through the tunnel you come off the motorway at Oulx and follow the signs for Sestriere.
The map below is interactive so you can zoom in and move it around. I have used Calais as the starting point however if you click on the link just below the map you can alter this. Also by clicking on the link you’ll be able to print off the route.