Travelling to the Dolomites
Getting to us can be easy and inexpensive. You make your own travel plans but we are happy to help and advise. The majority of our guests organise their flights and then use our airport transfer services from Venice, Treviso or Innsbruck airports. Some guests fly-drive, others self-drive, whilst a few come by rail. All are feasible options. Please read the information on the different options below, prior to booking any flights/trains/ferries etc.
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Free Airport Transfers
Venice Marco Polo & Venice Treviso
This is not a personal taxi service and waiting can be unavoidable.
Please do not book a transfer unless you are relaxed about the possibility of waiting. We can arrange car hire or taxi transport for you if you would prefer to eliminate the possibility of waiting.
Transfer Times – We will contact you shortly days before your holiday with the times of your transfers. These are determined by the flight times and party sizes of everyone we collect on that day. With a coach (often two) and three minibuses, we try to keep waiting to a minimum. Usually our first batch of pick-ups are at about lunch time (occasionally earlier) and our second batch are mid or later afternoon. Journey times - Arabba 2hrs 40mins - Corvara 3hrs - Pedraces Badia 3hrs
Be in Venice or Treviso by 5pm
In order to use our airport transfer service your inbound flight must land before 5pm.
On your day of departure your flight must take off after 11am. Expect an early start – we will try to leave after breakfast whenever possible but it cannot be guaranteed. Again, departure times are dictated by the flight times of all our transferees.
Venice & Treviso Hotels – many people choose to tag on a short stay in Venice or Treviso at one end of their holiday. Being in Venice already means you would make your own way to the airport to meet a transfer to resort. Click here to see how we can help with accommodation in Venice and for details of a few small hotels we can recommend. If you arrive by train at into Venice Mestre or Venice Santa Lucia station, please make your way to Venice Marco Polo Airport. Buses depart for the airport regularly from Piazzale Roma and Mestre Station.
For more information about flights to Venice and Treviso airports have a look at www.skyscanner.net
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Airport Transfers - £36 per person return
Innsbruck – for Bristol, Liverpool (& Gatwick) Flights with Easyjet
This transfer service meets the Easyjet services from Bristol and Liverpool, as well as the early Gatwick/Innsbruck flight.
There is an additional charge of £36 return per person and we can collect a minimum of 2 people.
Transfer Times - We will contact you shortly before your holiday with the times of your transfers. Both the Bristol and Liverpool flights are scheduled to land mid morning, so waiting should be kept to a minimum. We will also collect anyone on the early Gatwick flight but not the later services or any other services landing later than 11am. Simillarly, if you travel to Innsbruck by train or other means, we will be happy to offer you a transfer as long as you are ready to be picked up mid morning.
Journey times - Pedraces Badia 2hrs - Corvara 2hrs 15mins - Arabba 2hrs 30mins
Day of Departure- 6am departure from resort.
Possibility of Waiting – This is not a personal taxi service and waiting can be unavoidable. For example, if one flight is delayed, waiting becomes unavoidable for those who arrived on the other flight. Please do not book a transfer unless you are relaxed about the possibility of waiting. We can arrange car hire or taxi transport for you if you would prefer to eliminate the possibility of waiting
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Fly Drive
The people of the area know how to keep their roads open in winter and driving conditions are generally good. Road clearing after fresh snow is immediate and comprehensive, whilst gritting is regular and thorough.
So fly-driving is an option and we offer a safe, comprehensive and competitive car hire arrangement from any European destination. We send you detailed directions to your destination from whichever airport youcollect your car. On booking your holiday, we will send you car hire details with the relevant prices, car categories and other useful information. Just complete the form and return it to us and we take care of all the necessary administration thereafter. Your car hire voucher will be sent to you shortly before departure. Payment for car hire is due with your holiday balance, 8 weeks prior to your departure.
| Categories & Prices |
Italy, Austria & Germany |
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(e.g. Venice, Verona, Milan, Innsbruck & Munich) |
| Economy 2dr a/c |
£230 |
| (e.g. Renault Clio, Fiat Punto) |
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| Compact 4dr a/c |
£295 |
| (e.g. Ford Focus, VW Golf) |
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| Small Estate 4dr a/c |
£360 |
| (e.g. Ford Focus Estate, Opel Astra Estate) |
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| Larger Estate a/c |
From £450 |
| (e.g. Opel Omega, Saab 9000) |
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| Large People Carrier a/c |
From £525 |
| (e.g. Renault Espace, VW Sharan – 7 seats) |
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| Snowchains* Payable on collection |
€45.60 |
| Ski Rack* Payable on collection |
€42.00 |
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Self Drive
Self-drivers should allow 12 - 14 hours from Calais via the impressive Brenner Pass and may want to include an overnight stop en route, although with more than one driver it is feasible to do the journey in one stint. As agents for Sea France Ferries and Eurotunnel, we will be happy to offer you favourable rates on Channel crossings.
Snow chains or winter tyres are essential if self-driving or fly-driving, and are required by law In Germany and on mountain roads when snowbound.
Fly to Venice Marco Polo or Treviso
Flights to the Italian Dolomites
Most of our guests choose to fly to Venice Marco Polo and Venice Treviso and make use of our free airport transfer service. We can meet arrival flights which land before 5pm and departing flights which take off after 11am. Guests flying to Innsbruck can also use our Innsbruck airport transfer, for which we charge a supplement of £36 per person return. Obviously if you are happy to fly-drive, you can consider other airports such as Verona, Milan, Innsbruck and Munich. Nowadays it is probably best for you to book the flights online directly with the airline as early as possible. Last year, prices with internet-based airlines often cost below £90 and were rarely more than £150. For an overview of low-fare airline prices, routes and timetables, try www.skyscanner.net. For more information about flight options from your local airport just hover over options below:-
Flying to Venice Treviso from London Stansted
Flying to Venice Marco Polo & Innsbruck from London Gatwick
Flying to Venice Marco Polo from London Heathrow
Flying to Venice Treviso from East Midlands
Flying to Innsbruck from Bristol
Flying to Innsbruck from Liverpool
Flying to Venice from Manchester
Flying to Venice Treviso from Leeds Bradford
Flying to Venice Treviso from Dublin - Saturdays Only
Corvara Church, just off the last run back into the village
Snowshoeing on the Pralongia Plateau Above Corvara, La Villa & Pedraces
Ski from village to village, valley to valley on one of the worlds largest ski networks
Getting to and from the Dolomites by Train
Take the train to Venice
overnight via Paris
With people increasingly using train travel to move around Europe, here are some notes that might be helpful. The train route to Venice goes via Paris. Fairly soon you will be able to book trains from any major UK railway station to Venice Mestre or Venice Santa Lucia via the Eurostar website. Currently, however, you can only book from London through to Venice . This can be done at www.eurostar.com
Other options include booking London/Paris using www.eurostar.com and then using www.raileurope.co.uk to book the second leg from Paris to Venice. Unless you are staying in (or visiting) Venice, our advice is to disembark at Venice Mestre (every train stops there). From here, you can hire a car or jump on a bus. They make the 15 minute bus trip to Venice Marco Polo Airport about every 30 minutes.
making your travel arrangements
Please call us on 01799 513331 if you would like any further help or advice with your travel arrangements. We can also put you in touch with Premier Travel, a well-established independent travel agency with a branch close to our ofifices in Saffron Walden. Together with Premier we can offer quick and comprehensive solutions, allowing you to travel independently, whilst giving you peace of mind. Please contact us to check availability before you book your flights. We are happy to 'hold' accommodation if you need time to make travel arrangements or finalise plans with friends and family. On confirming, we will send you a booking form whilst holding the accommodation in your name. On return of the form with the relevant £75 per person deposit (payable by cheque, debit or credit card (2% surcharge for credit cards) or by bank transfer), we will immediately reconfirm your booking. The final balance is due eight weeks prior to your departure.
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