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YSE transfers

YSE TRANSFERS

We offer transfers between Geneva Airport and Val d’Isère, at £40 per transfer. Please note that neither YSE nor the coach company are able to provide child seats for the coach journey. Infants under the age of two on the return date of travel must sit on a parent’s lap but we will allocate a seat at £30 per trip to any child under two to give you more room.

Our transfer coaches may not have fitted seat belts and, therefore, may not be suitable for a child car seat. We will not be able to let you know in advance whether your particular coach will have seat belts or not.

YSE transfers are only available to those who have booked a holiday with YSE for the dates applicable.

GENEVA – VAL D’ISERE

From Geneva to Val d’Isère: the first coach leaves at 14.00 and the second at 16.00.

We advise you to leave 90 minutes between the scheduled landing time of your aircraft and the coach departing*, to give you time to get through security, collect your bags, meet our reps and walk to the coach (which will not be right outside the terminal).

Skiers know that heading high into the Alps in the middle of winter is fraught with difficulties. Fog in Britain, French Air Traffic Control, snow at Geneva, passport control, baggage handling, avalanches across the road – anything and everything can happen! If thirty people’s flights were delayed we would certainly wait for them; if two people were late, we probably couldn’t. We ask Party Leaders to ring John Yates-Smith at Geneva (+33 609 460 741 or +33 616 480 406) to warn him of any serious delay. He has been organising travel to and from Geneva for over 40 years, but he doesn’t have a magic wand. If your flight is seriously delayed, we can’t make everyone else wait. If you cannot meet the pre-booked coach, sadly you will have to make your own way to the resort. We recommend insurance including cover for travel disruption, which should reimburse the cost of a taxi (always available at Geneva Airport, though horribly expensive).

The journey from Geneva Airport to Val d’Isère lasts less than three hours, giving you time to hear our infamous up-to-date information CD, which covers everything from current snow conditions to the best restaurants.

New for Winter 2024-25, Val d’Isère doesn’t want coaches stopping in the middle of the village any more. People leap out onto the pavement, then rush around to the other side of the coach to open the vast holds and pull out their huge ski bags. In the dark. In front of the traffic. On the ice… The village council is right to put a stop to it before someone gets run over.
Coaches taking guests to our chalets Isère, Neiges, Pentes, Pistes, Maison du Rocher,Vieux Crêt, Pierre, Lucaval and Gnellets can drop guests near the chalets as ever, with Land Rovers helping where necessary.
Guests for chalets Chardons, Ptarmigan, Pic Noir, Perdrix, Comtes de Savoie, Amadeus, Otto, Patou, Charlotte, and Tapia now get off their coach at the new bus station at La Daille, give their luggage to our drivers, and board a special bus laid on by the village. This drops them near their chalet, while we deliver luggage to the door. It’s a very good system.

*Please see below for details of the new EES and ETIAS which came in from November 2024. You may need to allow extra time for getting through security.

VAL D’ISERE – GENEVA

From Val d’Isère to Geneva: the first YSE coach leaves at 07.30 and the second at 10.00, therefore please only book the 07:30 coach for flights departing Geneva after 12.30 and the 10:00 coach for flights departing Geneva after 15:00.

These transfers must be booked in advance and paid with the balance of your holiday. You must tell us which bus(es) you want to book – we do not need your flight details.

With reference to the new rules for large coaches, departures from Val d’Isère before 7.30am are not affected. As ever we will help you take your bags to our nearby coach. The 10.00 coach collects people at La Daille. We take your bags and you either stroll down or hop on the Train Rouge resort ski bus. It would be challenging with luggage, but it is a breeze without! 

Over the years we have seen traffic delayed by all of the problems listed above, with the journey once taking two days! This is extremely rare, but always possible. We can accept no liability when coaches are delayed by matters beyond our control, and again guests must ensure that their travel insurance covers them for costs incurred due to travel disruption.

EES and ETIAS

The Entry/Exit System (ESS) that the EU were planning to bring in from November 2024 has been delayed, yet again. Some reports say it will come in during 2025 and others say it’s going to be introduced gradually. The ESS, when it does come in, will going to mean everyone submitting fingerprints and photos taken in special booths.

In May 2025 the EU’s new European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) is due to be introduced and we don’t yet know if this will be delayed as well. When ETIAS does come in we will need to apply for authorisation to enter the Schengen area with a UK passport. We will be required to give personal information and details about our first trip and pay a fee of €7. The ETIAS will be valid for three years but if the passport it’s in expires sooner a new ETIAS must be obtained for the new passport.

This link will take you to the official site regarding both EES and ETIAS (in English).

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