Lonely Planet™ · Thorn Tree Forum · 2020

How do you organize transfers from Geneve Airport to Italian or Swiss ski

Country forums / Western Europe / Switzerland

I know it is easy to get Chamonix from Geneve Airport, but I have been there and want to go somewhere else, how would you organize a transfer from Geneve Airport to a good Italian resort or Swiss resort before leaving for Geneve? Also, if you arrive at 14.25.

It's mega easy to reach all Swiss ski resorts the same day (by train and may be by connecting bus) except Samnaun, Savognin and Bosco/Gurin. If your plane is more than 1 hr late, the journey to Sedrun and Obersaxen could get somewhat problematic (last departure from GVA at 16.36)
Trains directy from the airport railway station every 30 to 60 minutes. These trains must not be booked ahead; there are always enough free seats.
Tickets and rail passes can be bought at GVA airport railway station.
Timetables and fares (attention: the system shows the reduced half fare if you don't deleate the corresponding case). For longer trips, have a look at http://www.swisstravelsystem.ch/en/

The only places in Italy which can be reached the same day are Courmayeur and La Thuile (GVA dp by bus 16.30 via Chamonix) as well as Bardonecchia and Sauze d'Oulx, but only if your plane arrives in time:
GVA dp by bus 15.30 - Chambery ar 16.30, dp by TGV train 17.41 - Bardonecchia ar 19.11 - Oulx ar 19.21, dp by bus 19.45 - Sauze d'Oulx ar 19.55
Reservations for all these journeys are compulsory, except local traffic beyond Aosta resp Oulx

A few other Italian winter sport resorts can be reached early in the following morning:
Breuil Cervinia at 10.25 (Bus GVA dp 16.30 - Chamonix - Aosta ar 20.45 dp by train 8.37 - Chatillon ar 8.55, dp 9.25 by bus)
Gressoney at 9.30 (Bus GVA dp 16.30 - Chamonix - Aosta ar 20.45 dp by train 7.31 - Pont St-Martin ar 8.17, dp 8.25 by bus)
Cogne at 8.55 (Bus GVA dp 16.30 - Chamonix - Aosta ar 20.45 dp 8.05)
Macugnaga at 8.30 or 10.40 (GVA dp by train 15.47,16.47 or 18.24 - Domodossola ar 19.22, 20.12 or 21.12 dp by bus 7.05 or 9.20
Livigno at 9.50 (GVA dp by train 15.36, 16.36 or 17.36 - Zernez ar 21.12, 22.12 or 23.04 dp by bus 9.10

Well known Swiss winter sport resorts (from West to East):
Champery/Portes du Soleil http://www.champery.ch/index.php?nav=1&pageType=1&language=2&season=1
Verbier http://www.verbier.ch/en/
Haute Nendaz http://www.nendaz.ch/tourism/welcome-nendaz.html
Crans-Montana http://www.tourism-crans-montana.co.uk/?&xopen=%E9menu_page_aaa9e78bfd837362f78cfa751ef183c5%E9&rst=1&rx=1280&ry=1024
Leukerbad http://www.leukerbad.ch/en/page.cfm/Sport/SportWLB
Zermatt http://www.zermatt.ch/en/page.cfm/lifts_and_pistes/piste_map
Saas Fee http://www.saas-fee.ch/en/skigebiet
Gstaad http://www.gstaad.ch/en/index.cfm
Adelboden/Lenk http://www.adelboden-lenk.ch/winter/en/index.php
Wengen/Grindelwald/Murren http://www.jungfrau.ch/en/tourism/
Hasliberg http://www.haslital.ch/en/page.cfm/Welcome
Engelberg-Titlis http://www.engelberg.ch/index.php?id=58&lang=en
Laax/Flims http://www.laax.com/en/resort-info/about-laax/
Arosa http://www.arosa.ch/sites/home/index.html?lang2=en
Klosters/Davos http://www.davos.ch/en/winter.html?cHash=a749b97b0d8faefb0a2d8496836450ac
St. Moritz http://www.stmoritz.ch/en/winter/activities/ski-snowboard.html
Scuol http://www.scuol.ch/en/welcome.cfm
Samnaun/Ischgl http://www.samnaun.ch/en/welcome.cfm
Others: http://www.myswitzerland.com/en/home.html

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