 Poster: A snowHead
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What are taxis like in Chamonix for accessing the different areas. I am thinking of using a transfer from Geneva rather than hiring a car which seems a bit pricey. Is the skibus service any good?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Ski bus depends a lot on time of year- peak time in busy weeks is very uncomfortable. Off peak is great, usually a bus every 10 mins on main routes.
Train is also good but only one per hour.
Taxis are pricey though many are minibuses so if you’re a big group they are relatively efficient. E50 for Cham to Argentiere (10km)
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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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@Eddy, I don't really know as my only experience of taxis was poor. Wanted to go Cham - LesHouches and back for dinner.
Not only expensive but "pick up at midnight? You are 'aving a laugh. bug orff. I don't work after 10 o'clock"
I'd work around trains myself.
Or hire that car.
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If you don’t want to use the bus system or trains to get to the slopes, you should try the transfer companies. Most do in resort transfers as well. I tend to use haute transfers. If it’s 8 or you it works well (full bus). I think it’s about €70 return to the slopes.
I do like the train trip to vallorcine and back if you want to ski the vallorcine/le tour area and are near a train stop.
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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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@Chamboy, not the cheapest option if you are on your own...
Central to Vallorcine on train not much slower than driving and a lot more relaxing.
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It’d be amazing if Uber or something similar ever makes it to Cham. There are loads of people looking for a bit of extra cash, and so many people who want to skip the drunken walk home at night or bus hell in the morning. I really think it would take off in a big way.
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@Steve77, and you wonder why the back roads are so busy at night? (No police checks).
I don’t think places like Cham fit Uber’s model (jack down prices, put incumbent services out of business, gouge customers) ... (P.S. this is a precis from one of their own investor presentations).
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Thanks for the information. There will be 3 of us travelling from Geneva and spending 4 nights in Chamonix at end of month. I may try car rental.
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