Anyone heading to the French Alps this year via Geneva for a much-needed break will face the task of deciding how on Earth exactly to get from the airport itself to their final resort of choice. Well, allow us to tell you from experience that those choosing to take a hire car and traverse the mountain roads themselves are quite simply mad \u2013 at least unless well-versed in driving on sheet-ice with sheer drops and either side of the road!<\/p>\n
Anyway, those that prefer to keep their downhill thrill-seeking to the ski slopes themselves will for the most part make a beeline for the organised transfer services, of which Geneva Airport is blessed with dozens. Seriously \u2013 there are so many coaches and ticket-sellers milling around the airport that the place gets congested before any planes have even landed!<\/p>\n
So organised transfers are the most common and more sensible option, leaving the only remaining question as that of whether to pre-book or just roll-on-in and choose on the day? For the record, here\u2019s the top-five reasons not to opt with the latter:<\/p>\n
The Queues<\/strong><\/p>\n Think you\u2019re the only one in need of a transfer to Megeve? Fat chance \u2013 you and about a thousand others at peak times! Contrary to those delightful stereotypes, Brits don\u2019t in fact like standing in lines \u2013 most of us anyway \u2013 so unless you\u2019re willing to waste a good hour or two of your trip queuing up for the tickets you could have easily bought online before arriving, don\u2019t leave it until the day itself.<\/p>\n The Waiting<\/strong><\/p>\n There\u2019s a decent chance there will be a bus at the airport heading to the place you\u2019re going with space for you and all you hold dear, but this is compounded by an equally good chance that it won\u2019t be around for a long, long time. Buses timed to coincide with airplane arrivals and the first to fill up, so again, unless willing to wait around in the airport until a service becomes available, make a booking and get right out of there, fast!<\/p>\n The Language Barriers<\/strong><\/p>\n So many people have ended up about as far from their actual intended destination as you\u2019d care to imagine for no reason other than not understanding a word the driver was saying and vice-versa. Take your chances on a service you rock up to on the day and they\u2019ll often tell you anything to get you on board \u2013 or just keep giving you a nod of the head. Trust us, book ahead with an English speaking service!<\/p>\n