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Bus between Geneva airport and Val thorens
It would appear that there is s bus service between Val Thorens and Geneva
airport, but at this time of year it is hard to find out how often it runs (on a Saturday) or what it costs. Can anyone provide this information? The alternative would be to hire a car at Geneva airport. There are just two of us. -- Michael Chare |
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Bus between Geneva airport and Val thorens
On Jul 16, 1:11*am, "Michael Chare"
wrote: It would appear that there is s bus service between Val Thorens and Geneva airport, but at this time of year it is hard to find out how often it runs (on a Saturday) or what it costs. *Can anyone provide this information? *The alternative would be to hire a car at Geneva airport. *There are just two of us. -- Michael Chare Most regular buses from airports to ski resorts don't run in summer as there are not enough clients to justify the service - for Geneva see http://www.gva.ch/en/Desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-62. Private transfers are pretty expensive (allow about £600 rtn for a car from GVA to Val Tho that can take up to 4 people) so best option is car hire by far. Although prices have gone up quite a bit over the past few months because most car hire companies have cut down their fleets fairly significantly and put prices up. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ XS Peak Retreats http://www.peakretreats.co.uk Ski Collection http://www.skicollection.co.uk |
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Bus between Geneva airport and Val thorens
"Excess" wrote in message
... On Jul 16, 1:11 am, "Michael Chare" wrote: It would appear that there is s bus service between Val Thorens and Geneva airport, but at this time of year it is hard to find out how often it runs (on a Saturday) or what it costs. Can anyone provide this information? The alternative would be to hire a car at Geneva airport. There are just two of us. -- Michael Chare Most regular buses from airports to ski resorts don't run in summer as there are not enough clients to justify the service - for Geneva see http://www.gva.ch/en/Desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-62. Private transfers are pretty expensive (allow about £600 rtn for a car from GVA to Val Tho that can take up to 4 people) so best option is car hire by far. Although prices have gone up quite a bit over the past few months because most car hire companies have cut down their fleets fairly significantly and put prices up. Thanks for your reply I was thinking of going to Val Thorens in mid December, and I was trying to compare the cost and convenience of car hire versus taking a bus. -- Michael Chare |
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Bus between Geneva airport and Val thorens
Michael Chare wrote:
Thanks for your reply I was thinking of going to Val Thorens in mid December, and I was trying to compare the cost and convenience of car hire versus taking a bus. You can get an idea of last season's bus times/prices he http://www.alpski-bus.com/pdf/aeroski-bus.pdf |
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Bus between Geneva airport and Val thorens
On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:32:38 +0100, Sean
wrote: Michael Chare wrote: Thanks for your reply I was thinking of going to Val Thorens in mid December, and I was trying to compare the cost and convenience of car hire versus taking a bus. Cost, for one person, is clearly much lower on the bus. For a one week stay, I believe the break-even number would be around three, i.e. if you've got three or more people a week's car hire may be cheaper per person. But there's nowehere that you can park free of charge in VT, so you either end up leaving the car on the road two or three km out of town, or paying for parking, which ain't cheap (unless you're booked at one of the expensive hotels with their own garage who don't charge extra). Convenience wise - well clearly if you can drive straight to your hotel parking it makes the whole arrival/departure thing hassle-free, but generally that won't be the case, so you're still having to jug bags out of the car and possibly some distance to some of the chalets and appartments, then go and park the car in one of the carparks afterwards. And if you're going to do so it pays to book in advance at busy times, as the closest ones often get full. Then again, mid-December should be fine. I've never rented a car at Geneva, but am told it's a simple hassle-free experience, compared to LHR or similar at least. Relatively speaking, the bus, which dumps you at the bottom of the village, will probably involve significantly more walking with bags, including the need to change buses in Moûtiers, only runs every hour or two for limited times of day, but will probably be much cheaper overall. Time-wise there's not really that much in it - if your flight arrives at a good time for the bus you're looking at around four hours total. Picking up the hire car, driving there and then parking will probably take you something over three hours. You can get an idea of last season's bus times/prices he http://www.alpski-bus.com/pdf/aeroski-bus.pdf Bear in mind that some of the services don't start until the week before xmas, so plan carefully. Also consider the other option of just arranging a private transfer, which is usually the best option if you have several people. |
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Bus between Geneva airport and Val thorens
"Ace" wrote in message
... On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:32:38 +0100, Sean wrote: Michael Chare wrote: Thanks for your reply I was thinking of going to Val Thorens in mid December, and I was trying to compare the cost and convenience of car hire versus taking a bus. Cost, for one person, is clearly much lower on the bus. For a one week stay, I believe the break-even number would be around three, i.e. if you've got three or more people a week's car hire may be cheaper per person. But there's nowehere that you can park free of charge in VT, so you either end up leaving the car on the road two or three km out of town, or paying for parking, which ain't cheap (unless you're booked at one of the expensive hotels with their own garage who don't charge extra). Convenience wise - well clearly if you can drive straight to your hotel parking it makes the whole arrival/departure thing hassle-free, but generally that won't be the case, so you're still having to jug bags out of the car and possibly some distance to some of the chalets and appartments, then go and park the car in one of the carparks afterwards. And if you're going to do so it pays to book in advance at busy times, as the closest ones often get full. Then again, mid-December should be fine. I've never rented a car at Geneva, but am told it's a simple hassle-free experience, compared to LHR or similar at least. Relatively speaking, the bus, which dumps you at the bottom of the village, will probably involve significantly more walking with bags, including the need to change buses in Moûtiers, only runs every hour or two for limited times of day, but will probably be much cheaper overall. Time-wise there's not really that much in it - if your flight arrives at a good time for the bus you're looking at around four hours total. Picking up the hire car, driving there and then parking will probably take you something over three hours. You can get an idea of last season's bus times/prices he http://www.alpski-bus.com/pdf/aeroski-bus.pdf Bear in mind that some of the services don't start until the week before xmas, so plan carefully. Also consider the other option of just arranging a private transfer, which is usually the best option if you have several people. Thanks for the replies. The bus is surprisingly expensive (IMHO). -- Michael Chare |
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3 homes burglarized for $40,000 in jewelry
Burglars took more than $40,000 in TIFFANY BRACELETS jewelry from three homes in Glenview last week, authorities said.Someone entered a home in the 2300 block of Lily Lane late last week and took $41,000 worth of jewelry, according to police. In addition, a resident in the 2000 block of Sunset Ridge Road reported that a $500 bracelet had been stolen on May 1, and a resident of 1300 block of Pleasant Lane told police $500 worth of jewelry had been stolen on the same day.Police sent a flier to residents about the TIFFANY CUFF LINKS burglaries.
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