Around the Vanoise there are a couple of possibilities to use public transport. If you're walking the GR5 it should be possible to walk about half the days with just a day pack. If you walk the GR54 it is even possible to walk the full distance from Landry to Modane with only a daypack...but the price is some serious travelling times with public transport.
Basecamp in Nancroix
Landry - Rosuel - Tignes
Park the car early in the morning in Tignes-le-Lac
Bus T14 to the railway station of Bourg-Saint-Maurice
Train to Landry
Walk to Rosuel
Free shuttle to camping in Nancroix
Stay overnight at the camping
Free shuttle back to Rosuel
Walk to Tignes-le-Lac
Pick up car and drive back to Nancroix
GR5:
Tignes-le-Lac - Col de l'Iseran
Park car in Val d'Isère
Bus T14 to Tignes-le-Lac
Walk to Val d'Isère
Walk to Col de l'Iseran
Be aware: at certain days there is a shuttle from the Iseran back to Val d'Isère. On other days you need to arrange transport yourself (taxi, hitchhiking)
Basecamp in Termignon
Col de l'Iseran - Bessans
Park car in Bessans
Bus M11 to Bonneval-sur-Arc
To get to the Col de l'Iseran from this side you need a ride or a taxi. The bus (by reservation) only goes until Pont de l'Oulietta
Walk to Bessans
Bessans - Parking de Bellecombe
Bus to Bessans
Walk to Refuge de Vallonbrun or Refuge de Cuchet (unguarded - no facilities!)
Stay overnight in Refuge
Walk to Parking de Bellecombe
Free shuttle to Termignon
Parking de Bellecombe - Orgère/Polset
Free shuttle to Parking de Bellecombe
3 days walk, overnight stays in for instance Refuge de l'Arpont and Refuge du Plan Sec
From Refuge de l'Orgère or Polset shuttle bus to Modane (by reservation)
GR55:
Basecamp in Termignon
Tignes-le-Lac - Entre Deux Eaux
From Termignon bus to Modane
From Modane train to Chambéry, step out in St.Pierre d'Albigny
From St.Pierre d'Albigny train to Bourg-Saint-Maurice
From Bourg-Saint-Maurice bus to Tignes-le-Lac
Overnight in Tignes (hotel, Airbnb)
Walk to Entre Deux Eaux
Shuttle bus to Parking de Bellecombe and from there to Termignon
Entre Deux Eaux - Polset
Shuttle to Parking de Bellecombe and Entre Deux Eaux
Now there are 2 options; in 2 days or in 3 days:
- 2 days:
- Walk to Pralognan, stay overnight in for instance hotel
- Walk to Polset (long day!)
- 3 days:
- Walk to Refuge Les Bramettes and stay overnight there, or continue to Les Fontanettes and take the free shuttle to Pralognan and stay overnight there (2 nights).
- Walk to for instance Les Prioux. If you stay in Pralognan: take free shuttle to Les Fontanettes, walk to Les Prioux and from there take free shuttle back to Pralognan
- Walk from Les Prioux to Polset. When staying in Pralognan, first free shuttle from Pralognan to Les Prioux in the morning
Shuttle from van Polset to Modane (by reservation>
Orgère/Polset - Modane
Shuttle from Modane to Orgère or Polset (by reservation)
Walk to Modane
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