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Geneva airport - ski transfer services
Geneva
airport information
Geneva
airport official
name is Cointrin International Airport (GVA), situated
at 5 km of Geneva city center in Switzerland. The airport
has two sides: a main Swiss international side and a
French domestic side. Keep this in mind if you are going
to arrange a pickup from or drop off to Geneva airport.
There are good public transport links, a large range
of car rental providers and a number of good transfer
service providers.
Why
get an airport transfer from Geneva?
Geneva airport
is one of the Alps major hubs for transfer services,
providing access to over 200 ski resorts and ski
destinations in France,
Italy,
and Switzerland.
There are a large number of no thrills and national
airlines offering low cost flights to choose from. This
should boost your chances of getting a good deal on
a flight. Late evening flight arrivals and departures
are often delayed, which is major drawback. Late arrivals
could delay you on-travel and could add cost to your
airport transfer services. Geneva Airport is the base
for a large number of transfer providers, which make
for a competitive environment. Routes from Geneva to
ski resorts are probably the most efficient but also
the busiest in the entire Alps.
Ski
resorts serviced by Geneva airport transfer providers
Airport
transfer routes from Geneva include the following ski
resorts: Abondance, La Chapelle, Montriond (the three
in Portes du Soleil Ski Area), Argentière, Chamonix
(both in Ski Pass Mont Blanc Area), Le Grande Bornand,
Saint Jean de Sixt (both in Aravis Ski Area), and Morzine,
all reachable within one hour drive. A one and a half
hour transfer will get you to ski resorts such as La
Clusaz, Champex-Lac, Courmayeur, La Thuile (both Italian
ski resorts), Les Saisies, St. Gevais Mont Blanc, Gstaad
(Glacier-Alpes Vaudoises Ski Area), among others. You
can also reach popular destinations such as Tignes,
Val D'Isere and Trois Vallee but the transfer times
are close to three hours.
Conveniently
located near Geneva is Thollon ski resort, situated
just 15 km from Evian, the thermal baths and world famous
mineral water. You can get
airport transfer services from Geneva airport to a range
of popular Swiss
ski resort, such as Villars (at 125 km of distance),
Crans-Montana, Verbier (both at 180 km), Saas Fee, Zermatt
(both at 235 km), Grindewald, Wenger (both at 240 km
transfer distance) and Kandersteg (220 km) among others.
Check our
transfer time calculator to get an estimate
on all transfer times from Geneva to all ski resorts
nearby.
Geneva
ski transfer travel advice
You can get to most ski resorts by bus, shuttle or taxi
instead of a private Geneva airport transfer.
Selective trains are available to a small number of
ski resorts. However for groups of 3 or more it is often
best to arrange a ski transfer in advance with one of
the Geneva airport transfer operators. Booking
a shared or private transfer will allow you
to start you holiday without the stress of getting to
the bus stations and paying expensive last minute taxi
fares.
Click here to get a Geneva
airport transfer, where you will find a
request form for ski
transfer Geneva
Check also some of the other ski
transport information pages for Swiss airports:
Basel-Mulhouse
airport transfer
Bern
airport transfer
Zurich
airport transfer
click here for Geneva
airport official website.
Good luck
finding ski and airport transfers from Geneva.
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