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Car Hire or Bus - Arabba?
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Clearly there is a lot of Dolomites related knowledge among SH's, in particular about my chosen accomm Garni Bellavista. Just deciding whether to hire a car or get bus/ taxi transfer. Happy with the bus if staying local all week, but I would love to visit Kronplatz so considering hiring a car so that we can drive there during the week. So my question is.....from experience (as opposed to the Google maps estimate) how long would it take to drive to the Piculin Gondola at 8am in January, and is it much quicker than a ski/lift/ bus cross country trip?
Thanks in advance for any help
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, To be honest the bus link is fine. Just ski from Arabba to La Villa and take the chairs across to the bus link, then back via the same way from Piculin. It's probably a long day , but I suppose it depends on how long you want to ski the Kronplatz area as to whether it's worth a hire car. Much more fun skiing across but probably an early afternoon start to get back.
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Depends on weather too, and how quickly people ski to get over to LaVilla and back.
45mins or so each way by car I'd guess, assuming clear roads and no snow forecast.
I wouldn't do it if it's tanking it down.
Definitely check the bus times though from Piculin to La Villa.
Certain sH also have some experience of Taxis from either Corvara or Campolongo to Arabba, due to messing up the last lift time
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A lot depends on the days to arrive. I've stayed once in the bellavista and it is good. A wee bit up the hill but fine so if you are happy trudging bags up there then fine. If you are thinking about taking a car then you need to think.... can you beat the other guests to the parking spaces.
I always now take a car but I get them for peanuts on airmiles (I get about 250-300k/year). Without airmiles etc I would always take the bus
The reason I would go for a car would be if I was going to arrive early on friday and head up there on friday night. The reason is... saturday is transfer day. so the slopes are empty. The best skiing day in the dolomites IMHO.
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