 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi
I wondered if anyone know's of a super cheap way to get from Val Thorens to Geneva Airport??? Date wise it will be one of 22/23/24 of December. Flight will be either Lunch or mid afternoon so no really early starts.
The cheapest i've found is good ole Altibus for €75
I will probably be using bensbus for the way out on the 12th who can do it for £68 return or £37.50 single but don't seem to operate on weekdays.
Complicated back story but basically this the last piece of the jigsaw and the cheaper i can get the transfer the more people i can convince to stay out and play for a little longer than the standard week.
Thanks in advance for your collective knowledge.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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im in the same boat as you! going to Val Thorens on 16th Jan from Geneva.
There is 3 of us, so it basically works out the same price / slightly cheaper to hire a car - plus the return bus with bensbus leaves FAR too early in the morning! and gives us the freedom to stop at a supermarket on the way!
I'd have a look into it if I were you?
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Thanks,
I had a quick shufty at car hire but it still (i heard the reports in the summer) seems outrageously expensive. £300 plus for a little puddlejumper seems daft, thats before ski chains, racks, CDW etc etc.
Have you found anywhere thats doing a sensible price?
Its a weird situation where basically everything is paid for including travel by coach for a week (Uni ski trip). However i also have use of a apartment in VT so can stay on longer for free but would have to find my own way home.
Myself and a friend will definately be doing it and we are trying to round up a few more peeps to do the same. Hence the focus on cost as it would effectively mean the others forfiting "free" travel back to the uk and paying for a transfer and a flight. Flight is £50 so it'd make it nice if i can get it under £50 for the transfer too.
N.b i'm flying there and back anyway - not a student anymore so will happily pay extra to avoid the blessed 24hr coach journey......see i told you it was a complicated back story.
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found car hire on holidayautos for 180 for the week....
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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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Caould you not get a train from Geneva to Moutiers and then a short bus transfer?
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kyoto49, You have to change in Chambery I think. As I have been looking into it. It takes 4+ hours with a half an hour wait between the trains.
I'm seriously contemplating taking the train from Geneva to Bourg st.Maurice. I don't know how easy it is to get from the airport to the central train station in Geneva. Although I do know the airport is on a train line.
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Christopher, It's easy from the airport to Geneva centre. A quick walk to the airport train station, trains every 10 minutes in peak periods and I think it is free. You can obtain a free ticket at the airport arrivals although I think you have to use it within a certain time period. Hopefully another snowhead has experience of this and can let us know.
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Christopher,
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I don't know how easy it is to get from the airport to the central train station in Geneva.
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Answer:very!
I think all trains from Geneva airport stop at the Central Station in the city and the journey time is approximately 5 minutes.
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Suggest you post a message on Natives or ring the Frog and Roastbeef and ask them to put a note on their message board. I'd be surprised if you can't find a ski bum with wheels willing to do it for 100 quid + fuel. It's a 5 he round trip if traffic is ok so 20 quid an hour seems fair.
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Ahhh top idea I like your thinking.
Although I'd definitely better get my travel insurance sorted out. I've witnessed seasonaires/ski bums driving before, they seem to have a penchant for coming backwards out of avalanche shelters.
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