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Your choice of airport transfer company is extremely important even though this may be the last part of your journey before starting to enjoy your ski resort. There are so many companies providing airport transfers from Lyon Airport, Geneva Airport, Chambery Airport, and Grenoble Airport to the French and Swiss Alps that it’s sometimes difficult to know where to start when booking your transfer. It’s important to take into account reliability, comfort, on-board equipment, safety and, of course, price. We’ve had a closer look at what’s on offer on the airport transfer market to help you through the blizzard of different deals.
Airport transfer reliability
Reliability is one of the most important factors when making a choice of airport transfer company. The company must commit to being on time, regardless of local weather conditions, with an English-speaking airport transfer manager to carry out the checking-in process and answer any important questions you may have about your ski resort. An efficient on-line airport transfer pre-booking system is a must too of course! An English-speaking driver who helps you with your luggage is always a plus…
Airport transfers – comfort and equipment
Airport transfer companies offering ski transfers often have a large fleet of mini-buses and coaches so if you prefer not to travel with the masses you can opt for a mini bus transfer. Bear in mind, however, that the smaller the bus, the less likely it is to have a toilet on-board. Many airport transfer buses and coaches show films during the transfer – this may be something you’d like to avoid… Larger transfer coaches are also more likely to have more room for luggage, which can be bulky if you have your own skis or snowboards – spending 3 hours in a minibus with your feet on your suitcase, might not be a great start to your ski holiday!
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Airport transfer safety
Airport transfer companies have to take into consideration normal safety issues such as seatbelts, rest time for drivers, etc. but they also have the added dangers involved in driving in the mountains. There is very often snow and ice on mountain roads and these roads can also be in bad condition due to the extreme temperature differences. Although European motorways are well-known for their good conditions, the mountain roads, with their seemingly endless hairpin bends, are quite another matter! All ski transfers buses and coaches should comply with all the relevant legislation and insurance requirements in the country concerned and drivers should be fully qualified and also have passed the relevant medical examinations. Child booster seats and baby seats, adapted for different ages, should be available on request. All airport transfer buses and coaches supplying ski transfers should be equipped with snow tyres and well-maintained snow chains should be installed in heavy snow conditions.
Snowplaza’s Top 5 airport transfer companies
After taking all of the above criteria into consideration, we came up with the following Top 5 airport transfers:
- Bensbus have a great quick quote option, offer reliable, low cost services, have a private airport transfer offer and prices start from £49 pp return for airport transfer from Grenoble airport.
- Ski-lifts.com organise airport transfers to over 200 resorts from 30 airports and have been operating for 10 years now.
- Mountaindropoffs.com have great English-speaking drivers who all have extensive local knowledge and are very experienced in driving in bad weather conditions.
- The 3vt team specialise in airport transfers from Geneva, Lyon, Chambery and Grenoble Airports to Les Trois Vallées ski resorts of Courchevel, Meribel, Mottaret, Val Thorens, Les Menuires and La Tania. They also organise transfers from Moutiers Station picking up passengers from the Eurostar connection from London.
- http://powdercab.com/ organise low cost airport transfers from Geneva airport to a selection of popular ski resorts in a fleet of brand new fully-equipped mini buses. Equipment is transported for free!
Leave a comment and tell us about your airport transfer experiences and recommendations. And, above all, have a safe journey and a great ski holiday!
Photo : valtho.net
Your choice of airport transfer company is extremely important even though this may be the last part of your journey before starting to enjoy your ski resort. There are so many companies providing airport transfers from Lyon Airport, Geneva Airport, Chambery Airport, and Grenoble Airport to the French and Swiss Alps that it’s sometimes difficult to know where to start when booking your transfer. It’s important to take into account reliability, comfort, on-board equipment, safety and, of course, price. We’ve had a closer look at what’s on offer on the airport transfer market to help you through the blizzard of different deals.
Airport transfer reliability
Reliability is one of the most important factors when making a choice of airport transfer company. The company must commit to being on time, regardless of local weather conditions, with an English-speaking airport transfer manager to carry out the checking-in process and answer any important questions you may have about your ski resort. An efficient on-line airport transfer pre-booking system is a must too of course! An English-speaking driver who helps you with your luggage is always a plus…
Airport transfers – comfort and equipment
Airport transfer companies offering ski transfers often have a large fleet of mini-buses and coaches so if you prefer not to travel with the masses you can opt for a mini bus transfer. Bear in mind, however, that the smaller the bus, the less likely it is to have a toilet on-board. Many airport transfer buses and coaches show films during the transfer – this may be something you’d like to avoid… Larger transfer coaches are also more likely to have more room for luggage, which can be bulky if you have your own skis or snowboards – spending 3 hours in a minibus with your feet on your suitcase, might not be a great start to your ski holiday!
Photo : 3vt.co.uk
Airport transfer safety
Airport transfer companies have to take into consideration normal safety issues such as seatbelts, rest time for drivers, etc. but they also have the added dangers involved in driving in the mountains. There is very often snow and ice on mountain roads and these roads can also be in bad condition due to the extreme temperature differences. Although European motorways are well-known for their good conditions, the mountain roads, with their seemingly endless hairpin bends, are quite another matter! All ski transfers buses and coaches should comply with all the relevant legislation and insurance requirements in the country concerned and drivers should be fully qualified and also have passed the relevant medical examinations. Child booster seats and baby seats, adapted for different ages, should be available on request. All airport transfer buses and coaches supplying ski transfers should be equipped with snow tyres and well-maintained snow chains should be installed in heavy snow conditions.
Snowplaza’s Top 5 airport transfer companies
After taking all of the above criteria into consideration, we came up with the following Top 5 airport transfers:
- Bensbus have a great quick quote option, offer reliable, low cost services, have a private airport transfer offer and prices start from £49 pp return for airport transfer from Grenoble airport.
- Ski-lifts.com organise airport transfers to over 200 resorts from 30 airports and have been operating for 10 years now.
- Mountaindropoffs.com have great English-speaking drivers who all have extensive local knowledge and are very experienced in driving in bad weather conditions.
- The 3vt team specialise in airport transfers from Geneva, Lyon, Chambery and Grenoble Airports to Les Trois Vallées ski resorts of Courchevel, Meribel, Mottaret, Val Thorens, Les Menuires and La Tania. They also organise transfers from Moutiers Station picking up passengers from the Eurostar connection from London.
- http://powdercab.com/ organise low cost airport transfers from Geneva airport to a selection of popular ski resorts in a fleet of brand new fully-equipped mini buses. Equipment is transported for free!
Leave a comment and tell us about your airport transfer experiences and recommendations. And, above all, have a safe journey and a great ski holiday!
About Nikki
Being lucky enough to have parents who were crazy about skiing, my love for the mountains started when I was 4 years old on our first family ski holiday to Austrian ski resort of Obergurl. One ski holiday a year was never enough and tears rolled down my face as I looked out the back window of the car on the drive down the valley on the way home!