YSE TRANSFERS

We offer transfers between Geneva Airport and Val d’Isere 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.

These 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 won’t be right outside the terminal).

*Please see below for details of the new EES and ETIAS which will come 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 coach leaves at 07.30 and the second at 10.00

Please only book a flight departing Geneva after 12.30 if you book one of our transfers.

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.

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. On arrival in Val d’Isère the coach will stop as close as possible to your chalet. Your chalet staff will walk you to the chalet (sensible footwear will help) while our Land Rovers take your bags.

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).