Coming to Bessans
By train
Low-carbon accessBessans est facilement accessible en combinant train et bus, pour un voyage à faible impact carbone.
Depuis Paris, un TGV ou un Frecciarossa vous conduit directement jusqu’à la gare de Modane, située à 36 km de Bessans. De là, le bus S53 assure une liaison directe jusqu’à la station.
Comptez environ 4 heures de TGV depuis Paris, puis 1 heure de bus pour rejoindre le plateau nordique de Bessans, perché à 1 700 mètres d’altitude.
Réservez vos billets de train
Pensez à réserver vos billets de bus entre la gare de Modane et votre station.
Acheter son billet de bus
Vous arrivez en train et ne souhaitez pas prendre le bus ? Commander votre taxi, il vous attendra à votre arrivée !
Réservez votre Taxi et VTC
Buses in autumn
Transport on demandThis autumn, take advantage of a new bus service to get around Haute Maurienne Vanoise. Booking required.
By car
A43 freeway to Turin, exit 30 (Modane/Haute Maurienne) then D1006 (ex-RN6) then D902 for 35 km
Bessans from the Tarentaise: in summer, you can get to Bessans from the Tarentaise valley (Val d'Isère) via the Iseran pass. This is the famous Route des Grandes Alpes. However, the Col de l'Iseran (Europe's highest road pass) is closed to traffic between November and June. In winter, you'll have to go through the Maurienne valley to reach Bessans (A43 freeway, Modane exit).
Bessans from Italy: in summer, you can reach Bessans from Italy via the Mont Cenis pass. If you're already staying in Bessans, this pass also allows you to spend a quick day in Italy (to enjoy a "gelati" in Susa and discover its Roman remains, or to push on to Turin and visit its superb museums and huge market). The road between the Mont Cenis pass and Susa is quite winding, but offers easy access to the Italian peninsula. This road is closed between November and April (on the Val Cenis side, the road becomes a ski slope). Access to Italy is possible all year round by car via the Fréjus tunnel (Bardonecchia - Modane).
Traffic info
In winter, the Col de l'Iseran and the Col du Mont Cenis are closed to traffic. The Col de l'Iseran is blocked by meters of snow (up to 8m at the aptly named "Pont de la neige") and the Mont Cenis road is transformed into the Val Cenis ski slope (L'Escargot, the longest green run in the world at 13km).
To get to Bessans and find out all about traffic conditions, roadworks or detour, visit savoie-route.fr
By plane
Les aéroports de Chambéry, Grenoble, Genève, Lyon et Turin sont à moins de 3h00 de route de Bessans. En période d’hiver, il existe des liaisons en bus depuis l’aéroport de Chambéry à destination de la Haute Maurienne.
Réservez vos billets d’avion
Getting around Haute Maurienne
Tourist information offices
