Station d'Orcières Merlette 1850General view of Orcières Merlette 1850 in winter
©Station d'Orcières Merlette 1850|Gilles Baron

Access and transport

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Get to Orcières Merlette 1850 with ease: access, parking and shuttles to make your stay as easy as possible!

Access to Orcières Merlette 1850 How do I get there?

Located in the Hautes-Alpes department, Orcières Merlette 1850 is close to Marseille (2h30) and 45 minutes from Gap, which is linked to theA51 motorway from the south (Marseille – La Saulce). Gap is also served by train from Marseille, Valence or Grenoble. There are also departmental transport links between Gap SNCF station and the resort.

The Orcières Merlette resort is located 5km from the village of Orcières, at the end of the D76 road.

Some distances: Orcières is around 110km from Grenoble, 220km from Marseille, Lyon and Turin, 660km from Barcelona, 680km from Paris, 900km from Lille, 950km from Brussels and 990km from Antwerp.

Take a look at the transport and shuttle services available to you, whether in the local area or for your transfers from a TGV station (Aix, Grenoble) or the nearest airports (Marseille Provence, Grenoble Isère).

Itinerary Gap - Orcières Merlette by car

Preparing my arrival in Orcières

Winter precautions

In winter, make sure you have special equipment: in snowy weather, chains may be compulsory for access to the resort. Since 2021, special equipment (4 snow tyres or a pair of chains on board) has been compulsory for driving in the Hautes-Alpes department from 1 November to 31 March each year.

Don’t forget to check traffic conditions in real time on Inforoute05. Finally, make sure you are equipped to clear snow from your vehicle and keep an eye on it during your stay: you may have to move it to allow snow-clearing operations to take place.

To get around the resort, use the free shuttles.

Snow clearance in the resortSnow clearance in the resort
©Snow clearance in the resort|Gilles Baron