Skiing Serre Chevalier from Paris
Serre Chevalier sits 1200–2800 m in France. Driving is cheaper than flying on this route — roughly 540 km each way, about 8.9 hours door to door.
Worth knowing. Strung along a valley road, so it never quite feels like one resort.
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
€956
Per person sharing, including travel
Getting there
Drive
About 8.9 hours door to door
Value rank from Paris
15 of 94
By snow quality against total cost
Snow Value Index
5.44
Snow score per 100 of trip cost
Is it worth it from Paris?
A week here works out 24% below the median for the 94 resorts we rank from Paris, and it comes 15th on value.
At 8.9 hours each way this is a week's holiday rather than a weekend. Budget the travel days.
For what it is worth, Serre Chevalier is cheapest to reach from Zurich, at about €930 — roughly €26 less than from Paris.
What the week costs
| 7 nights, mid-range, sharing | €480 |
| 6-day adult lift pass | €285 |
| 6 days ski and boot hire | €130 |
| Fuel and tolls from Paris, split four ways | €61 |
| Total per person | €956 |
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 Paris
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.
- Sestriere — Italy, index 7.86€14 less
- Livigno — Italy, index 6.94€19 less
- Grandvalira — Andorra, index 5.64€17 less
Who sells Serre Chevalier in France
- Visit Sunweb Ski
Sunweb Ski
The dominant Dutch and Belgian winter-sports operator, with coach and flight packages to France and Austria.
2 more operators sell Serre Chevalier but not into France — see the full directory.
Told when Serre Chevalier 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.