 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi Snowheads. I have just signed on today and I need some help. We are a family of 6 trying to ski on a budget - we are flying to Munich and I have rented a cheapish apartment in Ellmau. But how can we get there? It is only an hour and a half away but a taxi transfer would be about 500 euros and a car is about 600 euros. Do the package companies let you jump on their coaches? Is there a train? Does anyone know a nice cheap taxi man? 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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Try these guys. Were pretty cheap and some of the kids may go very cheaply http://www.tirol-taxi.at/airporttransfer/ Looks as if it should be €196 for you and hubbie plus €38 per child return
I thank you  Oh and welcome to Snowheads
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Thank you for your very quick reply! And thank you for the info - that sounds much more reasonable - I am on the case now. Now I have found this website I am going to be asking a whole lot more questions! Like how to add a smiley face.....
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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KatherineW, you can also use public transport. I'll check out the train times and costs from Munich to Kufstein, then there is a regular bus or maybe a shorter and cheaper taxi ride. There are lots of companies doing transfers in the season as I see their minibuses with monotonous regularity as I commute to work. This are just one or two of the ones I see
http://www.tirol-taxi.at/airporttransfer/index.html - see loads of their transits every day
http://www.a-t-s.net/en/destination.aspx/germany/munich-airport-transfers/49/1963 spotted as well!
Even Sleazey-Jet offer a service from the airport
http://easyjet.ski.holidaytaxis.com/resorts/9/77/munich.html?source=ski_breaks
There are so many doing it that I do not believe it can be so expensive.
Using the train and buses you would have to change at least once in Munich (either the Hauptbahnhof or Ostbahnhof) and possibly again at Rosenheim. Then transfer to the bus at Kufstein itself. With 6 people you have just one too many for the group ticket offers available but a family ticket offer may be possible. The German Railway site is also available in English and allows you to look at all the options, including cross-border schedules.
This is a link to the English pages
http://www.bahn.de/international/view/en/index.shtml
Hope that helps!
Sing out if you need any more help - I'm a local so it is easy for me to find out things
Sue
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KatherineW, Welcome to Snowheads 
If you want to use public transport you can go straight from Munich Airport to the OstBahnhof Rail station using the S8 S-Bahn (overground rail sytem) , takes 33 mins , fares here (Adult 9.20Euros, Child 1.20Euros). From Ostbahnhof the train into Austria crosses the border into Kufstein, see DB rail. Journey time from 51mins, adult fare 19.50 Euros.
From Kufstein you should be able to get a local taxi to Ellmau, or there is a bus service, see vvt website
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KatherineW, hello and welcome to snowheads .... you could try http://www.tirol-taxi.at/airporttransfer/
I haven't used them yet but do have a 2 transfers booked with them for January.
Munich to Ellmau return for 6 pax is €430 - not too bad IMHO.
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welcome to the club !
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| masmith wrote: |
KatherineW, hello and welcome to snowheads .... you could try http://www.tirol-taxi.at/airporttransfer/
I haven't used them yet but do have a 2 transfers booked with them for January.
Munich to Ellmau return for 6 pax is €430 - not too bad IMHO.
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Thank you everyone - what a helpful bunch you are! Boabski - I wasn't sure if a Touran always came with 7 seats, I thought some only had 5, - definitely better price than a Sharan. Now I have lots of research to do! 
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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KatherineW, just specify that you need a 7 seater - there are several cars that have that option but you have to sacrifice luggage space in order to use the 6th and 7th seat (e.g. Zafira, Carolla Verso, etc)
BTW where are you from in Guernsey - my family are based in St Saviours Parish, although we are spread out now as none of us can afford to live on the island any more!
Sue
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Samerberg Sue- nice to meet a Guernsey person on line, we live in town, very handy for the Rocquettes Hotel! - The hire companies always say they can't specify a car make so I have to book a people carrier for a huge sum. I don't know also if having a car would be a waste of money in Ellmau anyway. Perhaps I need to start a new question. Thanks.
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| KatherineW wrote: |
| I don't know also if having a car would be a waste of money in Ellmau anyway. Perhaps I need to start a new question. Thanks. |
Welcome to Snowheads Katherine
Bear in mind that Ellmau is part of the Ski Welt, so your pass will give you plenty of scope for skiing all week without having to use the car at all. If you did go elsewhere it is going to increase your overall costs by buying extra daily tickets.
So, unless you are sure you are going to use it in resort it becomes an expensive taxi, with the extra hassle of driving yourself on unfamiliar and maybe snowy roads and then looking after the car for a week.
The public transport is good and very reliable. However, when you price it all up you will need to consider if the cost is sufficiently less than the taxi to make all the changes with bags and maybe skis, worth the hassle?
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| KatherineW wrote: |
| I don't know also if having a car would be a waste of money in Ellmau anyway. |
The only uses I can think of for a car during your holiday week in Ellmau are
a) to get to the lifts if your appartment is far from them.
b) to drive to other nearby resorts, e.g. St. Johann, Kitzbühel, etc.
a) you will have to work out for yourself and, even if you're not within walking distance of the lifts you want to use, it may be cheaper to use a taxi than hiring a car for a whole week. In Ellmau there are small beginners' slopes not too far from the centre of the village. The main lift, the Hartkaiserbahn mountain railway, is further away from the village but you can go up the beginners' lifts and then ski over to the Hartkaiserbahn.
Option b) is really only of interest to hard besotted skiers (or maybe just to see other places of an evening). Ellmau is an entry to the SkiWelt area and there is enough variety there to keep most people happy for a week, I would think, especially now that you can ski over to Westendorf (even on to Kitzbühel with a more expensive ticket, though personally I don't think that is really practical in a day).
The real advantage of having a car would be the convenience of driving from the airport to your appartment with less hassle. During the week it might well just stand around.
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You know it makes sense.
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thanks for all that. the train looks a possibility but there is a lot of changing and there are a lot of us with all our luggage. Actually Easyjet has come up with the best quote yet of 369 euros return so that may be best bet. I reckon the hire car would sit unused for a week. Ta v much all.
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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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Just joined and seeing these older posts is really interesting….we have been going to Ellmau for a few years and the return fares range from 350E to 500E depending on whether booked direct or via hotel. We were quoted £414 (500e) this year so booked a car instead….mercedes c class £195 (230E) for the week, unlimited mileage and snow tyres….Ellmau is only 70 miles each way, so as we will not use it during the week, it will only cost another £30/£40 for fuel, so at £235 for the week, is substantially less money and more convenient ….
I won't be using the taxi services again at these figures!!
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Poster: A snowHead
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Did that exact journey last year by train, Munich Airport to OstBahnhof, then changed at Rosenheim and got off at Kufstein. We got a lift from there but Kufstein to Ellmau could certainly be done by taxi at reasonable cost. Train times and tickets can be arranged in advance on the excellent Deutsche Bahn web site. I had looked into car hire and concluded it would be a waste of money as would not use car once there, although there is a big car park at the bottom of the Hartkaiserbahn lift, so driving there from an Ellmau hotel would be possible.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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if you do go by car stop off on the way back (or there) at the erdinger therm (just by the airport) for some relaxing swimming and if you want naked german group saunering
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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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