Risoul can conveniently be reached by air, road or rail. Marseilles International Airport is the main gateway, while many choose to use the TGV and connect to Mont-Dauphin train station.

Marseilles International Airport is the nearest international airport to Risoul and has a wide range of scheduled and charter flights serving major European cities. It takes 2.5 hours to reach Risoul from the airport, and there are a number of transit alternatives including shuttles, buses and car rentals.

By car, Risoul is 7 hours, 30 minutes (719kms) from Paris, with a total road toll cost of about €38. Take the A6 autoroute from Paris south towards Lyon and Grenoble. Close to Grenoble, head towards Sisteron and Gap via the A480. Travel towards Briançon via RN 94, and on to the resort at Guillestre.

By train, you can catch the high-speed TGV to Valence, Aix or Grenoble direct from Paris and take a local SNCF train to the station at Mont-Dauphin. The train station is around 15kms from the resort and is serviced by a regular bus.