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hi, we are booking to get to livigno in Jan 25 from Australia.
What is the best option, Milan, Innsbruck or Zurich? Train bus or taxi. for all my research I can't get great information online
about price, times and travel time
We also have some family flying in from the UK for a short time, what will be best/quickest route to get there?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Welcome to Snowheads, @Twoldskiing. You've set yourself quite a task there. Must it be Livigno?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Livigno is probably the most remote of all the Alpine resorts.
I think the nearest airport of those is Zurich, but still a long transfer - 4 hours? Have a look at alpinbus.com
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Looking forward to our trip thanks for the travelling info.
We loved skiing in Canada and Japan and can't wait for Italy.
Last edited by You need to Login to know who's really who. on Sat 7-09-24 16:17; edited 2 times in total
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@Kenzie, thank you, I’ll take a look
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@Twoldskiing, I thought you were asking about some kind of necromancy.
Why Livigno? I can’t see it has anything you can’t find elsewhere? Duty free booze?
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@Twoldskiing, I think Zurich will be your easiest option. Innsbruck is a tiny airport and awkward to get to from a long haul flight. Zurich is much bigger and has direct flights from the major hubs in Asia, so you should be able to get there with just one stop from Australia.
It will take around 3.5hr on Swiss rail to get to Livigno and involve 4 or 5 vehicles, but Swiss rail is reliable and easy to use, so it should be quite a relaxing, scenic journey. Don't worry about tight connections – Swiss transport waits for the connection. You can put your journey in here https://www.sbb.ch/en though I think there may be a 3 month limit on the planner – the nearest Saturday I can get info for is 14th December, but there seems to be regular trains every 30 to 90 minutes. It costs from 44 CHF/adult each way.
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There is a shuttle bus from Bergamo but it takes over 4 hours.
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@Twoldskiing, There is a bus from Zernez station, think the trains to there go from Landquart which should be served by direct trains from Zürich airport. Should be all bookable through the SBB app referenced above. Note that there is a tunnel between Switzerland & Livigno which is only open one way for a good part of Saturday (the tunnel is only one way but normally alternating directions). Certainly an interesting journey if you like using the Swiss transport system. Cant see why you would put yourself through this there are plenty of other places with equally good if not better skiing, even duty free places if that is a big attraction.
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I don't understand why hip replacement narrows your options just down to Livigno, especially given that it involves walking with skis and hopping on/off buses to get from one side of the valley to the other. I enjoyed it but I wouldn't say that it particularly has much that isn't offered by other resorts.
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@Twoldskiing, Livignoskiholidays.com have been very helpful organising transfers for us in the past, might be worth firing them an email. Its about 3 and a half hours from Bergamo in a private transfer. There's also the Livigno Express https://www.livignoexpress.com/en/ which runs from Bergamo, Linate and Malpensa to and from Livigno, though check times with your flight times. It's about 5 hours in total, with a 45 minute lunch stop on the way. It's a long trip, but the bus is comfy and its a beautiful route up past lake Como.
I'm a big fan of Livigno and can answer any questions you have. It's a bit less favoured on Snowheads for some reason. Great snow record, high altitude, fantastic modern lift system, incredible food, authentic town with all traditional architecture, good value. Solid choice if you're visiting from Australia IMO.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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We went to Livigno in 2019 and it was great - helped by the sun shining all week! We would happily go back.
It is a long journey though - we flew into Milan and drove.
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There really are much easier places to get to than Livigno which would be absolutely fine. Where have you skied before? It will cost a fortune to get a transfer from Zurich.
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You know it makes sense.
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@Scarlet, thank you so much for you reply  ️
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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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@Origen, We have heard only great things about the place and as we live in the most isolated city in the world it's not such a drama. Just needing so travel info.
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@musher, cheers
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@munich_irish, thanks for your reply 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@element, great info, thank you.
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| element wrote: |
| It's a bit less favoured on Snowheads for some reason. Great snow record, high altitude, fantastic modern lift system, incredible food, authentic town with all traditional architecture, good value. Solid choice if you're visiting from Australia IMO. |
I think the reason that it's less favoured is that there are a huge number of other resorts in Europe that hit the same criteria but don't have a minimum 4 hour transfer. That and ime it has a tendency to be bloody cold at times
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@Scarlet, what? Thread drift here? Never!!
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Having been 3times (with  s) I'd tend to agree with @SnoodyMcFlude, opinion that it's not really worth the effort. Once there, getting around involves a lot of walking or crowded busses (it's apparently the longest village in europe). So might not be best if your mobility is compromised. The slopes aren't that well integrated either. Lots of oddities like blue slopes that can only be accessed via black ones.
That said I'd say the best way is via hire car from Milan. Probably quicker than the bus or train/bus combo and from there, you avoid the tunnels and need to get in to the oneway system timings from Switzerland. Still take a lot longer than getting to any other ski resort.
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Think I'd hire a car from Milan or Innsbruck then have a long hard word with myself as to why I wasn't stopping at the many fine resorts I drove past.
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@Scarlet, I don't see the comments as "wouldn't start from here", more pointing out that getting to Livigno from any airport will involve going past other resorts that could be more suitable for the OP.
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| SnoodyMcFlude wrote: |
| I don't understand why hip replacement narrows your options just down to Livigno, especially given that it involves walking with skis and hopping on/off buses to get from one side of the valley to the other. I enjoyed it but I wouldn't say that it particularly has much that isn't offered by other resorts. |
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You know it makes sense.
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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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Poster: A snowHead
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@Twoldskiing, yeah, whatever, SHs is a bit like talking skiing down the pub. It doesn't always track the way you wanted or expected.
So the general opinion so far seems to be that Livigno isn't ideal and is a pain to get to. But you don't care. Fair enough, another pint?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The whole thread's a bit weird. I've almost never heard on anyone planning a ski trip in the order of pick a remote resort first then worry about flights from the other side of the world and transfers.
Clearly lots of people do go to Livigno or it wouldn't exist as a destination. I'd always thought cheap prices and duty free were its main attractions. If you're buying a TO package it probably isn't a big deal but equally if you're booking a hotel they should be able to advise on the best options.
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@Dave of the Marmottes, agreed. I've been once..a pre Christmas trip before our wedding in January. I recall it was OK, an interminable transfer (4 hrs+) where I had to climb over a toilet door because the lock stuck...(St Moritz?). On the upside we bought a bottle of dom perignon for just me and him for the wedding toasts.
If the OP is fixed on Livigno then they'll find a way of getting there
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@under a new name, cheers, your round ?
I'll have a Dark and Stormy thanks
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@Hurtle, like a fly in a spiderweb.
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@luigi, cheers
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There is a tendency to say, “well, I wouldn't start from here” and continue to answer a different question, when the problem is that the asker 
) so I can't comment on its suitability, but I suspect that a few hours on Swiss rail is a gentle and relaxing experience when compared to a flight from Australia! It may feel quite different to anyone arriving on the Cityhopper from London.
