Les Gets
Les Gets lies about 75 km from Geneva Airport, roughly 1 hour 10 minutes by road, and the village has no railway station of its own. You can reach it by combining a train to the valley floor with a bus, or by seasonal coach in winter, but a private transfer with AirportsTransfers.ch takes you from the arrivals hall to your chalet door in a single journey.
- Distance from GVA: about 75 km by road
- Drive time: around 1 h 10 in normal traffic, longer on winter Saturdays
- Border crossing: yes, the route crosses the border into France
- Rail access: no station in the village; trains stop in the valley below
- Best for a car: ski luggage, families, groups and late arrivals
How public transport to Les Gets actually works
Because Les Gets sits on a pass between the Arve valley and the Morzine side of the Portes du Soleil, the railway never climbs up to it. Travellers using public transport typically take a train from the Swiss side or from Geneva into the French valley towns, then continue by regional bus up the winding road to the resort. Services are more frequent in the ski season and the summer holidays, and thinner in the shoulder months. In winter, shared coach shuttles also run from Geneva Airport to the Portes du Soleil villages on set departure times, with stops at several resorts along the way. All of this is perfectly workable if you travel light and your flight lands at a convenient hour, but it means at least one change, some waiting and a final walk or taxi from the bus stop to your accommodation.
Skis, boots and suitcases on the way up
The honest weak point of the train-and-bus route is luggage. A ski week usually means a large suitcase, a boot bag and a ski or snowboard bag per person, and moving that lot from airport train to platform, then onto a bus with a narrow luggage hold, is tiring. Chalets in Les Gets are spread across the slopes, often on steep lanes away from the main street, so the last few hundred metres can be the hardest. With a private vehicle the chauffeur loads everything at the airport kerb and unloads it at your front door. A Mercedes V-Class van takes up to seven passengers and ten bags including skis, which covers most family or friends groups in one vehicle. Just declare skis and snowboards when you book so the right vehicle is allocated.
Families and groups: comparing the real cost
For a solo traveller with a backpack, the bus will usually be the cheaper option. The picture changes with numbers. A private transfer is priced per vehicle, not per seat, so a family of four or a group of six shares one fixed price and the cost per person drops accordingly. Children also change the calculation: no changes on the way, no waiting on a cold platform, and child seats fitted in advance on request. For groups larger than a van can handle, a Mercedes Sprinter minibus keeps everyone together, which is useful for a chalet party or a club trip arriving on the same flight.
Early departures, late arrivals and Saturday traffic
Flights into Geneva often land in the evening, after the last convenient connection up to the resort, and some return flights leave early enough that a bus would mean starting before dawn with a change in the dark. A car simply leaves when you need it to. Your chauffeur follows the flight in real time, so if you land late the pick-up adjusts and waiting is included. On winter Saturdays, changeover day for many chalets, the roads around the border and up into the Portes du Soleil can be slow; a driver who knows the valley allows for that and keeps the journey calm. Carry snow chains in mind only as a passenger: a professional vehicle in winter is equipped for mountain roads.
When the train is fine, and when a car is better
Choose the train and bus if you are travelling alone or as a couple with light luggage, you arrive in the middle of the day, and you are staying close to the village centre. Choose a private car if you have skis and several suitcases, you are travelling with children, you land late or leave early, or your chalet is up a side lane. Many visitors mix the two: public transport on the way out on a quiet weekday, a car for the return when time is tight before a flight.
Booking your Les Gets transfer
Reserve on the AirportsTransfers.ch website: enter your flight details and chalet address, pick a Business Sedan, a V-Class van or a minibus, and the fixed price for the vehicle appears before you pay. Payment is online by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your chauffeur meets you in arrivals with a name sign, and child seats and ski bags are arranged at booking. Return trips can be booked at the same time. Questions or changes go through phone or WhatsApp on +41 78 346 56 77, day and night.
