Isola 2000 Ski Transfers – Private Airport Transfers from Nice

Isola 2000 was built in the 1970s at the head of the Chastillon valley, at 2,000 m, in the Mercantour massif behind Nice. Its altitude and its position — cold air from the north, moisture from the Mediterranean — give it the most snow of any resort in the Southern Alps, and the light of the Côte d’Azur on top of it.

The transfer is the resort’s defining feature: you land beside the sea, and ninety minutes later you are at 2,000 m. Few journeys in the Alps change the scenery so completely, and none this quickly.

Which airport for Isola 2000?

Nice Côte d’Azur (NCE) — 87 km, about 1 h 30

The obvious one, and one of France’s biggest airports: flights all week from across Europe, all year. The route follows the Var and then the Tinée valley before the climb to the resort.

Turin (TRN) — 181 km, about 2 h 55

The Italian approach, over the Col de Larche or round through Cuneo depending on the season — the direct mountain passes above Isola are closed in winter.

Marseille Provence (MRS) — 278 km, about 3 h 40

The long way along the coast. Worth comparing only when the fare difference is substantial.

The climb from the Tinée

From Nice the road runs inland along the Var, then up the Tinée valley to Isola village at 870 m. The last 16 km climb 1,130 m to the resort in a series of hairpins — a mountain road, cleared and gritted through the season, and occasionally closed briefly for avalanche control after heavy snowfall.

Winter tyres and chains are required in the Alpes-Maritimes from 1 November to 31 March, and our vehicles carry both. This is not a drive to attempt in a hire car with summer tyres because it started sunny at the airport.

Isola 2000 at a glance

• Resort at 2,000 m, skiing to 2,610 m at the Cime de Sistron, in the Mercantour.
• Around 120 km of piste, with the most reliable snow cover in the Southern Alps.
• Ski-in, ski-out: the resort is a single compact front-de-neige, built for it.
• Nice, the sea and the old town are 90 minutes away — a genuine option for a bad-weather day.
• Auron and Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée, on the same valley road, are within 30 minutes and on a joint pass.

Skis, luggage, children — and when to book

Ski and board bags travel free, and the vehicle is sized to the equipment you declare. Child and booster seats are included and fitted before departure, as French law requires under 10. Book as soon as your flights are confirmed: Nice is busy year-round and the vehicles equipped for the Tinée climb are a smaller pool than the ones doing airport runs on the coast.