 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi guys,
I am due to go to Zermatt Dec 30th, arriving on 22.25pm Easyjet flight. Hotel booked and everything ..... obviously my own fault but i thought somehow a train or bus would be going. Looks like no buses or trains run that late unfortunately 
Anyone know of a relatively painless way to get from Geneva to Zermatt around that time ? any help at all is much appreciated
Many thanks
Clifforp
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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clifforp, welcome to snowheads.  I don't know anything about that particular journey but if I was arriving Geneva that time of night (and quite likely later than scheduled) I'd hire a car. Swiss side - and make sure whoever you hire from will be available if you get there super late.
Or maybe your accommodation in Zermatt could arrange for a local taxi?
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clifforp, It's going to be about a 3 hour drive to Tasch (assuming road conditions and tirednessm allow), from which you will need to change to the train to Zermatt, which appear to run hourly that late. It could be about a 5 hour journey - will your accommodation still be open to arrivals at 4am?
You should probably consider a night in Geneva and then travel to Zermatt first thing in the morning.
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thanks for good wishes, I have 2-3 more ski trips planned in Jan&Feb so im sure i'll use snowheads a lot 
Unfortunately I looked at car rental ... looks like nearly £500 for rental.
I was wondering if anyone knew a Alpybus or transfer company like that who might have 1 spare slot on their transfer ?
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Thanks for the replies guys
The only nagging thing is that I booked accommodation in Zermatt for Thurs night £120 ... be a shame to lose it. Would be cool if some sort of transfer could get me to Zermatt in the early morning so that at least I could get a beer and feel as if i;ve landed in Zermatt.
Worst case is as you suggest, staying in Geneva and getting early train Friday morning to Zermatt ---- but would obviously prefer to avoid it.
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might be cheaper to change your flight?
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Yes, can you shift your flight?
...and are you aware that the 'swiss transfer ticket' is the cheapest way to get the train GVA>resort>GVA (or any other swiss border point in place of GVA) ?
Only available to non-swiss from the SBB (Swiss train) overseas websites (loast time I looked it didnt exist on the official SBB.CH site).
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There's a 23.17 train that goes as far as Sion. You could get a taxi from there but it would be very expensive or there's a 05.10 train that gets you to Zermatt at 07.10 so at least you would have a full days skiing
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Thanks for the advice people, also for the info regarding the "swiss transfer ticket" ... i will check it out.
Unfortunately, the easyjet website was down at the booking stage and I couldnt book flight .... so i used Expedia instead. I am going to ring them now to try to get the flight 1-2hrs earlier (but I can't leave work earlier than that)
Another unfortunate thing is that I booked the hotel through booking.com .... i am going to ring them now but i dont think they will be too accommodative. In hindsight, i have probably been unlucky with my choice of bookings.
Looks like it might be a sleep on the floor of the airport, catch the 5.10 train and lose the Thursday night hotel ... at this stage
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