ski bus

Don't care about slumming it when I get wherever I am going but surely if you are going on a weeks holiday, adding an extra day for travel each way (instead of say, 5 hours waiting for a flight, getting on it and travelling to the resort at the other side), is 2 days 'lost'. My time is worth more than that :twisted:

Actually, Pablo, I think you can have it both ways - cheap holiday slumming it and book your own air fare. I don't think you have to travel on the coach.

Ally

AllyG wrote:Actually, Pablo, I think you can have it both ways - cheap holiday slumming it and book your own air fare. I don't think you have to travel on the coach.

Ally

especially on Raynair :twisted:

I think going by coach has only 1 benefit: an extra days skiing.
For me, the cost is no less, if not more, than booking a package with flights included.
18 hours by bus? No thanks. Seriously uncomfortable, even the first class seats some services offer. Leaving home and arriving in resort, even if flying from LGW for me takes less than 12 hours: 3 hour drive max, 2 hours at airport, 2 hour flight, 1 hour wait, 2 hour transfer. Knock off 1.5 hours if flying from Luton or Stansted. And with the coach you still have to drive to the pick up points.
Like I said, I am sure it has its market place, but for me its a non starter.

More comfy than the plane? Surely you have to be kidding......?

I agree if you can get a package it is an expensive option but have you tried being a single traveller...the options are very limited and the costs rise exponentially

Tony_H wrote:I think going by coach has only 1 benefit: an extra days skiing.
For me, the cost is no less, if not more, than booking a package with flights included.
18 hours by bus? No thanks. Seriously uncomfortable, even the first class seats some services offer. Leaving home and arriving in resort, even if flying from LGW for me takes less than 12 hours: 3 hour drive max, 2 hours at airport, 2 hour flight, 1 hour wait, 2 hour transfer. Knock off 1.5 hours if flying from Luton or Stansted. And with the coach you still have to drive to the pick up points.
Like I said, I am sure it has its market place, but for me its a non starter.

More comfy than the plane? Surely you have to be kidding......?

I went on the snowcoach last year, we actually got 8 days skiing. No strict baggage allowance, no cost for skis. It took five hours longer than flying. My husband hated it, he was uncomfortable because he is tall and has long legs and he just cannot get to sleep on a coach. I didn't mind I'm short and was able to sleep all the way there. We also have the advantage of living in London and the coach stopped literally across the road from our house.

I prefer to fly but if having to suffer the coach means the difference between going on a skiing holiday or not then I will do it.

daved wrote:Being a tight Yorkshireman and has anyone been on this

http://www.snowexpress.co.uk/timetable.php

looks a good deal and not much slower than the plane when you take into account the time spent waiting at airports and the transfers..and it might be more comfy than the plane

Was going to use these myself for our trip in March to Les Menuires but the women on the phone actually talked me out of it. She was so honest she said at 6ft3 i would struggle and it wouldnt be a nice journey.

I can not think of anything more annoying then being cooped up in a coach for 15 hours with a load of other people :evil: not for me 8)