Train + bus option from Geneva is available all year round and “seamless”
A friend just returned from an autumn break in Praz-sur-arly (lucking-out with wall-to-wall sun in late October) and has just proven that it’s not so hard to get to our apartment from Geneva airport without a car, even outside the main seasons.
Our previous recommended carless solution was to catch a shared bus for 20-30 euros (options here) to Sallanches. From there it’s a 20 min car journey up the mountain – either a taxi or a pickup from someone already at the apartment.
But given this trip was outside the main season, this option wasn’t open – so Jeannie took a train from Geneva airport to Sallanches and from there a bus straight to Praz-sur-Arly, dropping off at the Tourist Office – just 10 mins walk from the apartment. The Timetable is below – but Jeannie mentioned that she thinks SNCF – the train company – runs additional buses, so worth looking into it as an option.
We were concerned there would be a lot of hanging around, but Jeannie described the trip both ways as “seamless.”
NB – The bus was cash-only, so have some euros handy (€3.50 inc baggage)
See here for more info: https://www.prazsurarly.com/en/praz-sur-arly-2/access-and-transport/
