Port Ainé Car Parks

Port Ainé has its car parks spread along the upper part of the access road, which leaves from Rialp. All are free. The resort organises them in six zones at different levels, and from the 2,000 level you have direct access to the pistes. At weekends and public holidays, a free shuttle picks up skiers at the car parks and takes them to the ticket office area.

The six zones

According to the practical information page for Port Ainé, these are the spaces in each zone:

• Zone 0, 1,650 level: 350 spaces and 2 electric charging points. It is the lowest.
• Zone A, Riu Sec: 202 spaces, with a shuttle at weekends and public holidays.
• Zone B, Rabasta: 251 spaces.
• Zone C, Roní: 134 spaces, with 40 for motorhomes and 3 for coaches.
• Zone D, Jet Cim: 147 spaces.
• Zone E, La Font: 48 spaces, with 4 reserved for people with reduced mobility and 4 electric charging points.

In total they add up to a little over 1,130 spaces. On peak days the resort opens extra spaces beside the Hotel Port Ainé 2000 and at the foot of the access road; it does not publish the number of spaces for these.

The shuttle

The Bus Llançadora is free and exclusive to the resort. It runs at weekends and public holidays from 9:30 to 17:00: in the morning, from the car parks to the ticket offices, and in the afternoon, back to the car parks. On weekdays it is not advertised; on those days there is normally room in the nearest zones.

Where to leave the car depending on your plan

If you are going to ski all day, the upper zones save you walking in ski boots. If you are only going for a stroll, ask at the ticket office where to leave the car so you can use the pedestrian ticket. The snowshoeing to the Miradors del Pallars and the igloo day leave from the car park, so ask the guiding company which one you will meet at. For eating, the Port Ainé Buffet Restaurant is in the resort itself.

Motorhomes have their place in zone C. The resort does not publish whether you can stay overnight or whether there is a waste-emptying service: ask before you go up. Electric cars have six charging points between zones 0 and E, but their power is not stated, nor whether they are paid.

Getting there without a car

If you prefer not to drive in snow, there are two options: the ALSA Ski Bus, which leaves from Lleida with the lift pass included, and the Snow Taxi from the Sort bus stop, for €2 each way with booking the day before. If you drive up, carry chains in the boot: the resort road is a mountain one and on snowy days it gets difficult.