If you are interested in getting tickets for the ski train to the French Alps then sales have already begun. Prices start from just £149 return with night and day trains available.

Once you have arrived at those destinations you will then have access, via Altibus, to some of the most popular resorts in the French Alps, including Les Arcs, Meribel, Courcheval, Le Plagne and Tignes.

Happy travelling.

The first is the 159km stage 16 on Tuesday 21st July.

This stage will run from Martigny in Switzerland and the first major climb will be the Hors category climb over the Col du Grand-Saint-Bernard. This is then followed by the category 1 climb over the Col du Petit-Saint-Bernard, and then down into into Bourg-Saint-Maurice.

The second is the 170km mountain stage 17 on Wednesday 22nd July.

A competitive stage that will run from Bourg-Saint-Maurice to Le Grand-Bornand and includes 4 category 1 climbs and one category 2. The first of the cat 1 climbs is over the Cormet de Roselend, past beautiful Lac de Roselend and through Beaufort, the famous cheese town.

Bourg-Saint-Maurice together with its winter sports resort, Les Arcs is located at the foot of a prestigious mountain and ski area for winter and summer activity holidays. Situated close to the Vanoise National Park, Bourg-Saint-Maurice – Les Arcs has established itself as an active tourist destination that combines quality of life, leisure activities like mountain biking and skiing, and the great outdoors.