transfers

[gaznviv]

does anyone know where drop off point is

[Jimbo]

Drop off for where?

[Jules]

Which hotel or apartment are staying at.
Thomsons drop off at all the individual properties. The coaches these days do not have a rep on them so you have to rely on the coach driver telling you each drop off.

[Jimbo]

Jules is absolutely right (as always). You will be dropped within a few feet of your destination.

They can take this to extremes. Those who know the village will understand - the coach stops outside Barras and unloads the Barras contingent. It is about twenty yards from Barras to Little Prince, but one must stay on board as the coach moves forward ten yards to the T-junction, turns left, then reverses twenty yards to stop outside Little Prince. We have tried to jump ship, but some drivers get upset, because they are tasked, as the military say, to drop your baggage right on the threshold of the apartment.

It's the same going home. Bags outside. Bus arrives. Bags into bus. Simples! 

[gaznviv]

staying at the athina,is it the same on return journey,thank you

[IrisG]

Thomas Cook do still have reps on the coaches, both to and from the airport.

[Jimbo]

staying at the athina,is it the same on return journey,thank you

See previous posts!

[Karen]

Just an update on Thomson transfers to and from resort.  Took us 1 hr 30 mins to resort, not too many drop offs.  Took 2 hours back to airport.  We had Lauren, Thomson rep on bus as she was working at the airport that day.  There was some confusion about people who had booked taxis to airport and hadn't let rep know, therefore we were turning up at apartments and there was no one to pick up.  Also another couple had booked a taxi and changed their minds at last minute, so we had to wait on the coach whilst a mini bus went to pick them up to meet our coach!!  Please, if you want to alter your transfers, make sure that your rep is clear about this, as it causes a lot of frustration for probably 50 other people driving around resorts for nothing!!  On a good note, the drivers were much better and seemed to know where they were going this year!!

[loftyscot]

For those using the airport taxi, it is still 65 euro. 55 mins.

[strogs]

cAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT THE TRANSFER TIMES ARE LIKE WITH THOMAS COOK.  I HAVE BOOKED A TAXI WITH NOULA FOR THE JOURNEY IN, BUT DON'T RELISH THE THOUGHT OF SPENDING HOURS ON THE COACH GOING BACK TO THE AIRPORT

[IrisG]

When we went back in June, the transfer was around one and a half hours.
We picked up a few folks in Sidari, and then went straight to the airport.

[Jimbo]

Transfers were a nightmare for everybody yesterday. The taxi drivers were on strike, so those doing private transfers were facing a lot of problems.

The traffic was appalling right across the island, apparently. The bus was half an hour late picking us up, and then waited for another twenty minutes outside Arillas for two people from St George's. This stationary coach with the engine running made at least one woman sick, and Gillie turned from brown to green. The traffic around Corfu Town was near grid-locked, and by the time we reached the airport the flight had started boarding. So it was straight through security (where they insisted on separately x-raying the Kindles, which they didn't at Doncaster), quick pee after nearly two hours on the bus, and literally last onto the plane. At least that avoided hanging about in the departure lounge. Plane took off exactly on time, and got back early.

The one comfort, as I pointed out to several people, was that there were twenty people on the bus going to Doncaster, and the plane would have to have been held for that many. So this was a circumstance when being on a Thomson bus to a Thomson flight was a better option than being stuck out in limbo with no taxi on a DIY trip.

[Lesley]

Jimbo we did our taxi transfers by minibus and had very few issues.  For our arrivals we had emailed all our customers to advise them of the situation in case they hadn't seen on the news previously. Glad you got back okay and lets hope these strikes are over very shortly for all concerned and affected.

[Waspman]

We had a minibus transfer to the airport yesterday, the same day as Jimbo and no problems whatsoever, it took 50 minutes only.  The taxi's were lined up along the airport road but not obstructing any coaches or minibuses.

[tonyco1]

Lesley, are there any other reports of strikes - we arrive next Friday evening