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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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You can get to and from the airport without using the Swiss motorway - via St Julien en Genevois. More of a hassle though. Or get him to jump on a bus to somewhere French.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| pam w wrote: |
| You can get to and from the airport without using the Swiss motorway - via St Julien en Genevois. More of a hassle though. Or get him to jump on a bus to somewhere French. |
Thanks Pam, useful info.
So, do you only need the vignette if you use the motorway?
When you say hassle, assume this would be time consuming through local traffic/villages.
Maybe worthwhile though, he lands @ 10.15hr & we are staying over night in Bourg en Bresse, will look @ journey time
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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@michaelbury17, did you drive last year and if so did you buy a vignette for 2023? If so it covers you to the end of January 24
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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You can now buy an electronic Swiss Vignette online - you don't need the physical sticker any more:
www.e-vignette.ch
BEWARE - there are the usual host of intermediary sites charging you for this service. The above is the official landing page where you just pay the CHF 40 fee. You can still buy the physical sticker at the border and at most supermarkets and petrol stations as well.
My advice is to get one and write it off as part of the holiday. Swiss traffic police are very hot on picking up cars that don't have one (this happened to us in a rental car that hadn't had the vignette replaced). Having one can make routing somewhat simpler and we have also been diverted returning to GVA from France because of roadworks/accident - being able to take the Swiss autoroute made life a lot easier.
A 2023 Vignette will be valid until 1.2.24 If you're picking up a rental car from GVA later in January for return in February, just check it's got the 2024 Vignette on it. Rental car turnover can be so quick that they sometimes miss putting a replacement on the window.
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Also, I believe (but could be wrong) that Geneva airport is within the low-emissions zone for Geneva. This means that you will need either a Swiss Crit-air equivalent, or a French Crit-air certificate (the French version is acceptable in Switzerland).
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I have an unstuckon 2023 vignette you could have. Send me a PM.
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