Practical, checked guides to the part of a ski trip that happens before the first lift: borders, prices, roads and timings. We update these when the facts change and note the date on each page.
Borders and paperwork
- EES & ETIAS at Geneva Airport: what skiers need to know for winter 2026/27 — what the biometric border actually does, how long February’s queues really were, why Geneva is slower than Zurich, and why ETIAS still does not exist.
What it costs
- Geneva Airport transfer prices 2026/27: per person or per vehicle? — seven operators’ published prices side by side, and the arithmetic for 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8 travellers. Including where a shared bus beats us.
- Geneva to Val Thorens transfer cost 2026/27 — per vehicle and per person for 2, 4, 6 and 8 travellers, against coach and shared seats, plus the Chambéry, Lyon and Grenoble alternatives.
- Geneva to Morzine transfer cost 2026/27 — private, shared shuttle, winter bus, taxi and Uber, with what each one really costs.
- Geneva to Avoriaz transfer cost 2026/27 — the price by group size, and how arrival works in a car-free resort.
- Cheap ski transfers from Geneva: shared or private? — the group size at which a private vehicle becomes the cheaper option, route by route.
- Private vs shared vs taxi transfers in the Alps — the shorter version: which type of transfer suits which trip.
Ski areas and routes
- How to get from Geneva Airport to Chamonix — private transfer, shared shuttle, coach, train with two changes, taxi and Uber compared.
- Three Valleys airport transfers — all four airports and all five resorts, with distances, journey times and fixed per-vehicle prices in one table.
- Ski resort transfers in the French Alps: airport guide
- Airport transfers to the French Alps: complete guide
Travelling as a group, a family, or in summer
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