 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi I know this has been covered before a few times in old threads but looking for some up to date info. I need to park in Geneva Airport for three days - is it best to go for the cheapest long term parking (available on the GVA website) or are there other car parks there, or nearby, that would be cheaper? What I've seen so far is very dear
Thanks!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@moseyp, I've recently heard of people booking an airport hotel which includes parking for a decent price, can't remember which. Might be worth a look.
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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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Thanks I saw something about that for two weeks stays, hasn't thought about it myself because I'm only going for three days but at the prices GVA are charging it might actually be worth it
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For three days I just bung it in p1 it's about 80chf - bit cheaper in P51/26
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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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Wait til you see what we get charged for coffee @moseyp,
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@Nadenoodlee, for some reason I had in my head that it was about 50CHF/EUR per day - just checked there and I think long term is 55CHF for the three days. Which is fine. (Three times how much I'd pay at home, but still doable)
I know - I made that mistake before, €7 for a latte I think it was! I'll be bringing a flask.
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@BobinCH, thanks, that's not too bad at all. I don't know why I thought it was 50 per day.
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I find it cheapest just to taxi to the airport and back.
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We used Elite Park in December which was 55 chf for 5 days. It seems 55 chf must be their minimum if they charge that for 3 days too. It worked OK and only 5 minutes transfer time but there did not appear to be any security there. There was a decorator painting the office building but we had to wait for the shuttle to get to the airport. Using MDS park for the next parking as they are cheaper for the 9 days needed this time and hopefully will have some security.
It is cheaper and more convenient than the cost of 3 adults return on the train and bus to Meribel.
All booked through Park Via. The problem with the on airport parking is that at peak times they can be full so if you are catching a flight you could be delayed while you find a space. You can reserve spaces in some of them but the short transfer works fine for us.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@under a new name, I live in Aosta!
Thanks @mogulski and @altis
I'll check out that Culoz idea
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I've always found parking at GVA better and cheaper than Gatwick.
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You know it makes sense.
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@pam w, yikes, Dublin Airport long term parking is between €3 and €7 per day and Dublin is super expensive ...
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Trouble with the unofficial park-and-ride scheme from the Cham side is that the train terminates at Eaux Vives. Then it's a tram (16?) to the main station and another train to the airport. And that assumes that they've finished rebuilding Eaux Vives too. Probably more hassle than it's worth.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@altis, I think I'll just go with GVA - when I thought it was €150 for three days it wasn't feasible, €50 all-in isn't so bad
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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For 3 days I just park in P26....an easy, mostly covered, walk through a small shopping area to the airport. P51 is the same price but a bit grim in foul weather.
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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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God, I hate Switzerland......just been away for four nights in Rome, so put the car in the miserable, inconvenient Palexpo Parking as I've done in the past (cause that's where the Parking illimitee signs take you). Remembered last year it seemed to be getting pricey but hey, a long weekend away,it couldn't be too bad, surely?
Come back to a ticket machine demanding 180 Swiss francs from my credit card.
Absolute day light robbery!
Anyone got any better ideas??
PS to add insult to injury they'd shut the autoroute back to France and posted no diversion signs whatsoever.......
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@gvj, are you sure you didn't put it in one of the short term parking areas for the Palexpo? Something like P26 or P51 would have been much cheaper, even P1 I'd have thought.
Another alternative that I use if I'm away for a while or if I think P26 will be full is 'Parking Friend', a fairly reasonably priced valet service, who take the car from you at the arrivals parking and return it there when you come back. Used them lots of times with no issues.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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gvj - I picked up our van friday night from P51, it had been there since Sunday and it cost me €86.
I also use parking friend if it's longer than a week, at which point it becomes cheaper than P51.
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I have always used P51. But when I put it into Google a minute ago, this came up first. Valet parking for 9 CHF per day. You have to scroll down to see the prices.
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I think where I went wrong is that I followed the signs to the long term car parks after coming off the autoroute and that should have led me back though the Palexpo area and past P26 and 31 etc.
Unfortunately, I dived into the first parking I came too (on the right, under the expo halls, before crossing the autoroute) thinking it was the same tariff as the airport long term (I had to park there in the past when some of the parking was shut and the rest full).
Lesson learnt 
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