Re: bus service between savoie resorts (tignes, les menuires) ?

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| On 1 Dec 2003 12:18:31 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (kevin)
wrote:
|
| >Hi,
| >
| >I'm going skiing in France early January, and reside in Les
Menuires
| >(3 Vallees). However, we would like to go skiing for 1 day in
another
| >Savoie resort, preferrably Tignes/Val d'Isere.
| >
| >I wonder if there is a bus service running through the area,
that
| >could bring us to another resort in a reasonable timeframe
(max 2h).
|
| I don't think you'll find this easy by public transport. Not
100%
| sure, but I think you'll need two changes, one in Moutiers and
another
| in Bourge. The middle bit could be done by train or bus, but
the
| latter are very infrequent, IIRC.
|
| So you're probably looking at 3-4 hours absolute minimum, so
not
| really doable for a day's skiing. La Plagne would be similar,
while
| les Arcs might be slightly better in that you can get the
funicular
| directly up to Arc 1600 from Bourge (train station, right next
to the
| bus station), although I still think you'd need two buses to
get
| there.

PDF format timetable/tariffs at
http://www.alpski-bus.com/pdf/tarifs-alpski-bus.pdf

Doesn't look simple.

Pete