 Poster: A snowHead
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Hey guys, can anyone recommend a transfer company or suggestions on transfers from chambery airport to val thorens next week for four? We're looking at booking a chalet we've found but want to make sure we have transfers sorted. Found coolbus but looking at £135 each which I think is a little steep to say the least! Thanks in advance! David. 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Hire a car - it's probably cheaper.
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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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davy-boy, that's about the going rate for a transfer, I'd say. A hired car might well be cheaper but make sure you get chains and know how to use them.
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not cheap, but we always use 3 valleys transfers, www.3vt.co.uk Always on time always professional. In fact booked to pick us up when we arrive at chambery a week on Sunday.
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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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agree with altis, a hire car would probably work out cheaper, even after hire, insurance, petrol, parking and extras. The benefit you gt with a hire car is you are in control, the downside is you have to be in control.
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Excellent advice Thankyou folks - do most cars come with chains supplied - id imagine so but it could be an extra - I'm just looking around at hire now.
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davy-boy, at Chambery you would probably need to specify that you want chains, and then check they're the right size. Sounds daft, but somebody reported having been given the wrong size, recently. When exactly are you travelling - looks like there'll be quite a lot of weather about.
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..only book a chalet that will offer a transfer as part of the deal. Try Chalets Direct Winter Solutions room.
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davy-boy, Probably too late for you but for others reading, I've often used travelsupermarket.com to compare but be careful as when you click through sometimes things are not always what they look like but I do find prices to be good and never had a problem.
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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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Hello all, new to the forum after a short spell of lurking! Found this thread which seems like a good place to ask my question.
I'm heading over to Meribel for the first time in early Feb. Its looking like hiring a car is the cheapest option and I have clicked through the holiday autos link posted above. When it comes to adding the snow chains in 'extras' it mentions the chains are 35 euros each per rental. Is this 35 euro per snow chain or for a set?
Apologies in advance for my most probably rather dim question
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That'll be for the set of two.
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You know it makes sense.
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davy-boy, That will be the cost with any other transfer company - remember its about a 6 hour round trip for them, you could try snowatartransfers.co.uk for another quote. As a slightly off the wall idea get the train from Chambery to Moutiers - then bus or taxy up the hill
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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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mountainaddict, I got really badly burned with a booking through holiday autos last year and so I will never ever book through one of those price comparison/broker website. To cut a long story short we booked an estate to accomodate 4 people plus one board bag and luggage, and we ended up having the rental arranged with some fly by night cowboy operation which didn't have an office in the airport but did it's business from broken down van abandoned in the long stay car park. They had "upgraded" us to a small saloon car. By the time the mistake was identified there were no other suitable vehicles with anyone and Holiday autos were no use sorting it out. In the end we had people sitting on suitcases with board bag over heads in the car. To cap it all holiday autos said they'd refund 20% of the booking then denied it when we got back to the UK.
My top tip now is to book direct with one of the mainstream car hire companies and go through a cashback website - some of them give up to 10% back which makes the cost much more palatable.
Sorry, just realised this is a bit of a hijack. Back on topic, I would hire a car. It'll probably be cheaper.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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+1 3VTransfers certainly to Meribel. I don't think there is a huge amount of difference in cost when you have four travelling, but it is very nice when you arrive and leave that someone else is taking the strain, it is also reasonable to assume that they will be in-tune with the required driving tome for the conditions. Having said that, I am picking up a hire car from Chambery next week!
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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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Get the train to Moutiers and the bus from there. However, you will need a taxi to Chamery station and make sure you book one in advance for the return.
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