From Geneva airport to Châtel, in the Portes du Soleil on the Swiss border, in about an hour and a quarter. A private chauffeur, a car equipped for the mountains and a rate fixed before you travel.
Châtel is a farming village at 1,200 metres at the head of the Abondance valley, a few kilometres from the Swiss border at the Pas de Morgins. It is one of the twelve resorts of the Portes du Soleil, linked with Avoriaz, Morzine and the Swiss side.
From Geneva airport it is about 76 kilometres, an hour and a quarter on a clear day, along the shore of Lake Geneva to Thonon, then through the Dranse gorges and up the valley.
Along Lake Geneva to Thonon, the Dranse gorges, then the Abondance valley.
From the airport through Annemasse and along the French shore of the lake to Thonon-les-Bains.
A winding road through the gorges to the Bioge junction, where the valleys divide.
Up through Abondance and La Chapelle-d'Abondance to Châtel and Pré-la-Joux.
Flight number, passengers, skis and luggage. Rate and car confirmed in writing.
A name board on the Swiss or French side of the airport, as agreed.
Flight followed from take-off, delays absorbed with no waiting charge.
Dropped at your chalet or hotel in the village, at Pré-la-Joux, Linga or Petit Châtel.
Châtel stretches along the valley, with the village centre, Petit Châtel, and the lift bases of Linga, Pré-la-Joux and Plaine Dranse. We need the exact address to plan the time and the drop-off.
From November to the end of March, the French mountain law requires four 3PMSF winter tyres or chains in the boot in the listed communes of Haute-Savoie, Savoie and Isère, with a 135 euro fine otherwise. Our cars are equipped for the whole season.
Skiing on the Avoriaz side? See the Geneva to Avoriaz transfer and the Geneva to Morzine transfer.
For one or two travellers, comfortable on the motorway and sure-footed in the mountains on winter tyres.
For arriving rested after the flight, with the quiet you expect from a car of this class.
Seven seats, the cases and ski equipment of a family or a group of friends.
Agreed in writing before you book, unchanged by snow or delays.
No shared shuttle and no stops at other resorts: you leave when you land.
Winter tyres and chains on board from November to March.
From the arrivals hall to your chalet, without changing at Thonon.
A Geneva to Châtel transfer with My Private Service is a private car for your party only, a chauffeur waiting in the arrivals hall with your name, and a rate fixed in writing before you travel. Châtel is one of the shortest Geneva ski transfers, about an hour and a quarter along Lake Geneva to Thonon, then up the Abondance valley to the village.
A taxi from Geneva airport to Châtel runs on the meter and is rarely equipped for the mountain. Shared shuttles leave on a timetable and stop in other Portes du Soleil resorts. The train reaches Thonon-les-Bains, about 40 kilometres below the village, and the bus up the valley takes time with luggage. A private airport transfer leaves when you land and drops you at the door.
For a family or a group of friends, the Mercedes V-Class takes seven passengers with skis and luggage; larger groups travel in two or three vehicles leaving together. The same private ski transfer serves the hotels and chalets of Châtel village, Petit Châtel, Pré-la-Joux, Linga and Plaine Dranse.
We run the Châtel to Geneva transfer in both directions. For the return, your chauffeur sets the pick-up time from the road conditions and your flight, so the transfer time from Châtel to Geneva airport is never a gamble. Ask for a return quote and both legs are confirmed together.
Transfer cost, transfer time, distance from Geneva to Châtel or simply how to get from Geneva to Châtel: send us the date, your flight and the number of passengers, and you receive a firm price and your chauffeur's name.
This transfer is part of our Geneva chauffeur service: the same chauffeurs handle Geneva airport transfers, business days in the city and every ski resort of the French and Swiss Alps.
All our ski routes from Geneva are listed on the Geneva ski transfers page.
Get a quote for your Geneva to Châtel transferAbout an hour and a quarter from Geneva airport for roughly 76 kilometres on a clear day.
Through Annemasse and along Lake Geneva to Thonon-les-Bains, through the Dranse gorges, then the D22 up the Abondance valley.
Yes, you leave Switzerland at the airport and enter France straight away. Carry passports or identity cards.
Yes, as well as the village centre, Petit Châtel and Plaine Dranse.
Yes, Châtel is part of the Portes du Soleil, linked with Morgins, Champéry and the other Swiss villages as well as Avoriaz and Morzine.
The price depends on the car, the date and the number of passengers. It is fixed per vehicle, not per person, with taxes, tolls and waiting time included. Send us your flight and you receive the exact rate in writing before you book.
We are a private chauffeur service rather than a taxi rank: the car is booked in advance, the rate is fixed and the chauffeur waits for you whatever the delay. On this route it replaces the taxi and the shared shuttle for most travellers.
Yes. The Mercedes V-Class takes seven passengers with their cases and ski equipment; beyond that we send two or three vehicles together. Tell us the number of passengers and pairs of skis when you ask for the quote.
Count an hour and a half to two hours rather than an hour and a quarter: the lakeside road through Thonon slows on changeover days. Your chauffeur follows the traffic and adjusts the route.
Tell us the date, your flight and the number of passengers. You receive the rate and your chauffeur's name before you confirm.