| From | Distance | Time | Sedan | Minivan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malpensa (MXP) | 216 km | 2 h 30 min | ≈ €360 | ≈ €460 |
| Milan | 229 km | 2 h 45 min | ≈ €385 | ≈ €490 |
| Linate (LIN) | 234 km | 2 h 40 min | ≈ €390 | ≈ €500 |
| Bergamo (BGY) | 259 km | 2 h 55 min | ≈ €435 | ≈ €555 |
Taxi from Milan and Malpensa to Courmayeur
From Malpensa to Courmayeur is 216 km, on the A4/A5 motorway through the Aosta Valley. The price is fixed before the trip: sedan ≈ €360, minivan for up to eight passengers ≈ €460; tolls included, child seats free. From Courmayeur the Skyway cable car rises towards Mont Blanc, and the tunnel leads to Chamonix in France. At the airport the driver tracks your flight and waits 60 minutes. No prepayment.
How to get from Malpensa to Courmayeur
| Option | Price | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct coach from Milan | €25–35 | ~3 h | easier than the train: no changes, but its own timetable |
| Train to Aosta + bus | €30–45 | ~5 h | two changes; the railway goes no further than Aosta |
| Car hire | from €60/day | 2 h 30 | at the mouth of the Mont Blanc tunnel; tyres and chains required by law |
| Private transfer | ≈ €360 | 2 h 30 min | fixed price, name sign, skis carried free, to the hotel door |
There is no train to Courmayeur — and that matters
Timetables and older guidebooks still show Pré-Saint-Didier station, five kilometres from Courmayeur. You cannot use it: the Aosta–Pré-Saint-Didier line closed in late 2015 and has not reopened. The railway ends at Aosta, and from there the SAVDA bus takes about an hour to Pré-Saint-Didier and a few minutes more to Courmayeur. Until the railway reopens (planned for spring 2027), parts of the Ivrea–Aosta line run as replacement buses — check Trenitalia for your date.
The direct coach from Milan beats the train
This is the rare case where the coach outruns the railway: direct services from Milan and Turin take about three hours with no changes, while going via Aosta comes to about five. Courmayeur sits at the mouth of the Mont Blanc tunnel, so people also arrive from the Geneva and Chamonix side — if you fly into Switzerland, that is often shorter.
The transfer
≈ €360 per car, 2 hours 30 minutes from the terminal to your hotel door. The price is agreed before you fly, the driver tracks the flight and waits with a name sign, skis and boards travel free, and winter tyres and chains are in every car. For four people with skis a minivan is ≈ €460 — about €115 each, and you are not tied to a single daily departure.
The direct coach from Milan is genuinely good here: €25–35 and three hours. The car wins on an evening arrival, with a group, and because it goes to your door rather than the bus station.
Fixed price, meet & greet with a name sign, payment on arrival.
The essentials
No. The Aosta–Pré-Saint-Didier line closed in late 2015 and remains closed. Trains reach Aosta; from there it is the bus. Until spring 2027 parts of the line to Aosta run as replacement buses.
The direct coach from Milan: about three hours with no changes. Going by train via Aosta takes about five.
About 2 hours 30 minutes, 216 km. Courmayeur sits at the mouth of the Mont Blanc tunnel.