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Hi, I'm considering a trip to Les Arcs in April (see here) but transfers / trains aren't fully running so late in the season.
For the short break I'm looking at €450 for the transfer from GVA, unless I can share it, but open to other travel options...
Can't drive down, as Mrs EWW will need the car while I'm away.
Anyone put together all the train connections?
Or maybe a combination?
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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@EarthWindandWater,
Someone who may know about getting there by train is:-
https://www.snowcarbon.co.uk/
He's been advocating the use of trains to go skiing for many years.
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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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Travelling by train to Bourg St Maurice is pretty straighforwards. As stated above Snowcarbon.co.uk is a great resource as is the man in seat 61 (https://www.seat61.com/).
Eurostar to Paris, change in Paris to a direct cross country to Bourg St Maurice.
You could also look into Travelski who run a direct train service from St Pancras but you have to stay in their apartments. Pretty good value too.
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Snowdrone run about 6 shared transfers a day between GVA and Val d’Isere/Tignes but will also drop off along the route at Bourg, Aime, Moutiers etc.
https://snow-drone.com/shared-transfers/
Last edited by You need to Login to know who's really who. on Fri 6-01-23 11:55; edited 1 time in total
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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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@EarthWindandWater, I've done this a few times in the past, as late as the last week of April into May. Found it best to fly to Lyon and rent a car from the airport. Handy for accessing higher Tignes/Val D'Isere terrain if snow not so good in Les Arcs. The other possibility is if you can find a flight to Chambery, then rail connection is easier, though that's less likely in late April.
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Hi @EarthWindandWater, from a quick look, I don't think the SCNF train tickets are released yet you your dates. They normal go on sale about 3 months in advance. There won't be as many trains as in the main season and you may have to change between Paris and Bourg, but they will be running.
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There are still busses running from the Geneva airport to Bourg st Maurice every day until the end of April, but they are a bit hard to find. Sorry I cannot remember the names of the companies. The easiest route is probably by train, but remember the SNCF tickets are not released until 3 months before departure. Ouibus opperates a service to Chambery station frequently. You can pick up the train there if you wish.
I suspect the biggest problem will be getting a flight. Easyjet cut back on their programme at the end of March (for example no flights from Liverpool after March 25th). It is even harder to find a flight to Lyon. I think the airlines shift to summer destinations before Easter.
One suggestion is to get a flight to Paris and the train from there. It will certainly be less than 450€
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Thanks all
| sugarmoma666 wrote: |
| I don't think the SCNF train tickets are released yet you your dates. They normal go on sale about 3 months in advance.... |
Thanks, I had wondered, other places said they'd be live a bit earlier... will wait until the end of the month!
| johnE wrote: |
| One suggestion is to get a flight to Paris and the train from there. It will certainly be less than 450€ |
I had thought this, will see what SNCF can do.
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Snowdrone run about 6 shared transfers a day between GVA and Val d’Isere/Tignes but will also drop off along the route at Bourg, Aime, Moutiers etc.
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Great, have dropped them a line
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@EarthWindandWater, i'm 99% likely around the area at that time, and doing that drive, unfortunately not on those dates you're looking for though. I'm hopefully spending last week of March in Nendaz, first 2 weeks of April in Tignes, 3rd week of April in Engelberg, final week of April in Tignes. So driving past/through Geneva a few times.
Here's the Altibus timetable for the Winter:
https://www.altibus.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/navettes-aeroport-geneve-stations-ski-tarentaise.pdf
Not 100% sure when they end though.
A bit long winded perhaps, but Flixbus run busses to Chambéry and Grenoble, and you could then get a train from there. As an example, Geneva Airport to Chambéry tomorrow, there's 2 busses and they're £8.99.
For the train, using a Wednesday mid March 15th, as a gauge because April trains aren't yet available, there's trains at:
11:32
14:32
16:19
18:16
They take between 4hr13min to 4hr29min and cost €38.50-€42.50 and i'd imagine the timetable will be similar in April as well.
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@EarthWindandWater, the Eurostar fares are still really cheap for those dates. Geneva to Bourg area is realistically ~3hrs. Paris to Bourg is ~5hrs. Price-wise from the south it may well be cheaper to do train all the way rather than flying.
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