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I am returning home for a stag weekend on Thursday, flying from Grenoble. I had assumed (silly me) that I would be able to get an "Altibus" from here to there, but unfortunately they go to Geneva and Chambery, but not Grenoble, so it looks like I'm going to have to get the train from Moutiers.
Now, I found a website in English that would let me buy tickets, but only a week or more in advance. Does France operate a system where I can buy online and turn up at the station, put my credit card in a machine, and be given my "purchased online" tickets automatically? Is that available here, and any ideas which website is best to use?
Also, any idea how far Grenoble Airport is from Grenoble station, and what transfer options are available?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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There's a bus from the station to the airport - bus station is right next door to the SNCF. Don't know how long it takes.
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brian
brian
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johnnyboy, the navette from Grenoble to the airport takes about 40 minutes. To book tickets I use www.sncf.fr but ticket purchase at any station is quick and easy, remember to validate your ticket before you board the train. The website will give timetable details but from memory there aren't that many trains through Moutiers each day.
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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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David@traxvax, You are spot on, either I get there very early, or I'm cutting it really fine. Does the navette run really regularly, or, if I had to take a taxi, any idea on the cost? A train arrives just over an hour before check in closes, which, in an ideal world sounds perfect, but a not too expensive taxi may cut out a lot of stress! The alternative is a really early train (maybe too early to get down the mountain!) and nearly 5 hours to kill in Grenoble and the airport.
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johnnyboy, I think you'd be cutting it too fine to leave an hour from train arrival to flight departure, the last time I took a cab from Grenoble to the airport I think it cost about 100Euros, the airport is actually closer to Chambery than Grenoble. The Navette does run regularly but not frequently, I believe it's timed to coincide with flight arrivals and there aren't that many flights per day into Grenoble. i'd take the early train to be safe.
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Taxi from Grenoble station to airport cost 80 euros just before christmas. Don'tknow about regularity but the last one out was early evening 18.30 or thereabouts I think.
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