Best we have managed is just under 8 hours from booking the flight to being in the apartment, and that was using train, télépherique and bus at the Swiss end as well.
10:00 Decide to go Skiing
10:15 Book flights (at big discount 'coz it very late!)
10:40 Taxi arrives. Driver says he has to get petrol but don't worry ....! Leave Brighton
11:30 Arrive Gatwick N
11:45 Checkin (BA) - Bypass the queue because we're late ...
12:00 Security, Then direct to Gate
13:10 Flight departs
14:20 Arrive Geneva
14:47 Train Geneva->Martigny->Riddes
17:15 Télépherique Riddes->Isérables
17:25 Bus Isérables->La Tzoumaz
18:00 Walk into apartment
However. I wouldn't recommend cutting it quite so fine. That time 'round it all went amazingly smoothly and we we so late and the flights were so cheap that we weren't worried if we missed it.
Plane Versus Train To The Alps: The Movie
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Did you actually pack anything in the time between the decision being made and the taxi arriving? That's what you call a last minute decision.
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Started by J2SkiNews in Ski News 10-Nov-2012 - 35 Replies
Msej449
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NellyPS
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msej449 wrote:Best we have managed is just under 8 hours from booking the flight to being in the apartment, and that was using train, télépherique and bus at the Swiss end as well.
10:00 Decide to go Skiing
10:15 Book flights (at big discount 'coz it very late!)
10:40 Taxi arrives. Driver says he has to get petrol but don't worry ....! Leave Brighton
11:30 Arrive Gatwick N
11:45 Checkin (BA) - Bypass the queue because we're late ...
12:00 Security, Then direct to Gate
13:10 Flight departs
14:20 Arrive Geneva
14:47 Train Geneva->Martigny->Riddes
17:15 Télépherique Riddes->Isérables
17:25 Bus Isérables->La Tzoumaz
18:00 Walk into apartment
However. I wouldn't recommend cutting it quite so fine. That time 'round it all went amazingly smoothly and we we so late and the flights were so cheap that we weren't worried if we missed it.
:shock:
Did you actually pack anything in the time between the decision being made and the taxi arriving? That's what you call a last minute decision.
Msej449
reply to 'Plane Versus Train To The Alps: The Movie' posted Nov-2012
It's a slightly special situation. We were due to fly out the day before, but I was too ill to travel. So we were all packed. I felt much better that morning and so we went for it. Also helped that it's our apartment, so all our clothes and equipment are already out there.
NellyPS
reply to 'Plane Versus Train To The Alps: The Movie' posted Nov-2012
Ah right, that makes sense now. Good work though!
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