Europe Rail-Ski Holidays

New rail-ski packages have been launched for ski resorts in France, Switzerland and Italy.

Rail Europe, Eurostar, 16 tour operators and UK ski rail website snowcarbon have created 3,500+ new low-carbon rail journeys for the 2010/2011 winter sports season.

The journeys are on Eurostar to Paris or Lille and onward on either the TGV (for daytime travel) or Corail Lunea sleeper trains (overnight).

Says Daniel Elkan of snowcarbon:

“Rail travel means a significant reduction in carbon emissions compared to flying. It gives skiers a more relaxing and enjoyable journey. Door-to-door, if you are traveling from close to London, it takes little longer than flying. This new ability to book a wider range of rail journeys as part of a package from leading operators makes things much easier for those wanting to travel this way.”

Resorts available include:

• France: Chamonix, St Gervais, Montgenèvre and Serre Chevalier;

• Switzerland: Crans-Montana, Grimentz and Leukerbad and

• Italy: Sauze D’Oulx, Claviere, Bardonecchia and Sestriere.

Available from October 11, the rail-based holidays will include transfers from station to resort and the option of a taxi transfer when changing terminals in Paris.

For more info, visit the snowcarbon site.

Image courtesy of snowcarbon

Source: traveling greener