Help re Beauvais please

[Notredame]

Well our annual passes have finally arrived and just last night we booked flights for the week before Christmas :banana: Never been for the Christmas celebrations and we are soooo excited :cheer2:

We are flying into Beauvais, which we've never done before, and I think we will hire a car to drive to Disney and back.

Has anybody on here done it? Which company did you use and how easy was the drive? Have had a good quote from Autoeurope but it doesn't seem that they are actually based at airport when I look at the airport link on this site.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks very much. :goodvibes

[Jeccaboos]

I was looking at hiring a car from CDG but the deposit amount put me off.

Make sure you take into account that they will have to put an amount (I was quoted between 600 euro and 2000 euro) on 'hold' on your credit card. I know you can take out insurance to get this back should you have an accident but I have heard that many horror stories it frightened me!

As for the drive, France is wonderful to drive in. Much easier than this country. :goodvibes

[DLPdaft]

If you have a look at this thread, the last post on it mentions a shuttle service between Beauvais airport and DLRP for only 45 euros. I might even consider it myself - as Ryanair often have sales (like right now) to Beauvais for as little as 4p return :goodvibes

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2010654

[Notredame]

Yes. Our flights were 1p!!. Though with the taxes, luggage and check in fees it finally came to about £150 for the 4 of us - but that's still loads cheaper than all the other airlines were quoting. Was worried about the hassle of flying into Beauvais but at that price it's a bargain. :)

Just need to sort out getting to Disney from there now - oh and a hotel to stay in too!!

Expedia are offering Santa Fe and Cheyenne cheaper than the Holiday Inn! Need to weigh up what each offers - have only ever stayed off-site - but might be nice to stay nearer.

Also, will ring Disney later and see what the prices are with the Dream pass discount. :cheer2:

[poppie123]

If you have a look at this thread, the last post on it mentions a shuttle service between Beauvais airport and DLRP for only 45 euros. I might even consider it myself - as Ryanair often have sales (like right now) to Beauvais for as little as 4p return :goodvibes

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2010654

Shame they don't say what shuttle service it is as i can't find anything anywhere near that price.

[thelittlemermaid83]

Shame they don't say what shuttle service it is as i can't find anything anywhere near that price.

What prices are you finding Poppie as i'm tempted lol.

[Notredame]

No - me neither - though it does say 45 euros per person - so for 4 of us that would be 180 euros each way!!:scared1: Still going to pursue the car hire option I think as it should work out cheaper.

I think Autoeurope might be a broker and then place the car hire through one of the agents based at the airport - can anyone confirm this? Their prices are reasonable.

[poppie123]

What prices are you finding Poppie as i'm tempted lol.


You don't want to know :rotfl2: Around 150 euros return for 2 people. Around the same price of the Eurostar and lots more hassle!!!!

[thelittlemermaid83]

You don't want to know :rotfl2: Around 150 euros return for 2 people. Around the same price of the Eurostar and lots more hassle!!!!

Ouch!

[gcmcmsa]

Hi,

It was me that saw the prices for 45euro, it was on:

http://www.beauvais.airport-shuttle.com/beauvais_shuttle.htm

For 4 it says 33euro per person shuttle and private transfer is 150euro.

Not sure what dates you are travelling, but you might get cheaper quote for Holiday Inn, directly with them on www.ichotelsgroup.com than with Expedia. When I was checking Expedia for next year I got a cheaper quote for Holiday Inn directly.

hope that helps.

[DLPdaft]

Thanks for posting that link gcmcmsa :)

[poppie123]

Ouch!

What a shame ! If i could have found something much cheaper i may have been tempted.
Even though it would have meant getting someone to drive me all the way to Bounemouth airport. :lmao:

[gcmcmsa]

Thanks for posting that link gcmcmsa :)

I wasn't sure what the rules were about adding links, that's why I hadn't done it in the other thread.

[poppie123]

Hi,

It was me that saw the prices for 45euro, it was on:

http://www.beauvais.airport-shuttle.com/beauvais_shuttle.htm

For 4 it says 33euro per person shuttle and private transfer is 150euro.

Not sure what dates you are travelling, but you might get cheaper quote for Holiday Inn, directly with them on www.ichotelsgroup.com than with Expedia. When I was checking Expedia for next year I got a cheaper quote for Holiday Inn directly.

hope that helps.

Have i got this right then? so for 2 people it would cost 90 euros. Now is that 90 euros just one way or is that 90 euros return.?
Coz if it's return,. well, that's interesting :rolleyes1

[thelittlemermaid83]

Have i got this right then? so for 2 people it would cost 90 euros. Now is that 90 euros just one way or is that 90 euros return.?
Coz if it's return,. well, that's interesting :rolleyes1

I think its one way...

Good news if it isnt though.:laughing: ;) ;)

[gcmcmsa]

Just to clarify, I haven't used that transfer company, so can't personally vouch for them, but their prices are the best I found for transfer from Beauvais.

They also advertise a "Scheduled Bus" for 18 euro per person into Paris, you could always then transfer by train (cheaper again).

[gcmcmsa]

Have i got this right then? so for 2 people it would cost 90 euros. Now is that 90 euros just one way or is that 90 euros return.?
Coz if it's return,. well, that's interesting :rolleyes1

It is 90euro one way for 2 people. Or you could use their scheduled service which is 18euro per person each way into paris centre then transfer by train??

[Jukeboxs]

Congratulations on booking your holiday! :) I'm so envious - never having been at Christmas before.

We started going to DLRP earlier this year, and have been twice - both times flying into Beauvais and hiring a car. For us (2 adults, two children), the cost of hiring a car is cheaper than paying for the shuttle transport (e.g. for a 4-day stay, the car hire was £150, whereas the return shuttle close to €200). We used Hertz and then Sixt, both were absolutely fine with no problems whatsoever. With Sixt we were actually upgraded from an Economy 4-door car to a BMW 1-series, which was a nice bonus! We booked on both occasions through Expedia. We hired a booster seat for our younger daughter - this was arranged at the hire office and cost ~ £25.

Some helpful tips:

i) I would recommend taking a SatNav (with Western Europe maps), as this makes the journey from the airport to DLRP much easier. It can be done using an old-fashioned map if you don't have a SatNav, but the many slip-roads could cause a headache (i.e. difficult to correct your course once you veer off), especially on your 1st run.

ii) Be careful when choosing which class of car to hire, that you choose one with 4 doors (if you want 4 doors that is). Some classes are described as having 2 or 4 doors, and there is no guarantee which you will get (as witnessed by us in June when another holidaymaker was most upset at being give a 2-door car for 4 hefty, elderly adults!).

iii) Be careful to adhere to the speed limit, and keep your eyes peeled for the sign in the link below (as this warns you of speed cameras ahead). On my first trip, I was caught speeding on the motorway (i.e. > 110kph) as I was oblivious as to what this sign implied. http://www.abelard.org/france/first-arrival.php

iv) Finally, I would advise you to take out insurance for the excessive policy excess under the hire car rental policy, as this will work out cheaper in the long run than paying the daily EDW charge with the rental company. I took an annual policy out through this website: http://www.insurance4carhire.com.


I hope you have a wonderful trip!! :thumbsup2

[gcmcmsa]

I just took a look at the link below and got a quote for 2 people from Beauvais to Disneyland for 77.50euro one way. Even cheaper than the other!!!

http://www.paris-blue-airport-shuttle.fr/index_en.php

[Notredame]

Hi Jukeboxs


Thank you for that useful information. Will look up all the sites you have mentioned :surfweb:

[daisybeetlebug]

We have flown into Beauvais and booked car hire 3 times and found it no problem (and reasonable in price).
We have used Avis -they are based at the Airport.
Beauvais is a tiny Airport-which in some circumstances would be a minus but for Disney it is a plus -literally just walk of the plane pick up your bag and off to Car hire-takes no time at all.
My husband does the driving so I can't comment but he finds it no problem-would also reccommend taking a sat nav with you.
have fun:)

[Notredame]

Hi DaisyBeetleBug

Can you give me a rough idea how long the drive takes and how easy it is. Don't have sat nav - wonder if that will be a problem, although someone has recommended a michelin site which not only gives directions, but also has a picture of the sign to look for for turn offs. Is it quite straightforward and are there any bottlenecks we should be aware of?

Many thanks :goodvibes

[Notredame]

Hi all

Thanks for all your help :goodvibes

We have finally booked the Cheyenne :cheer2: - just to try staying on site really - have never done it before, but the prices with AP discount were so good. Have been reading everyones reviews so hope it's nice and that breakfast isn't too much of a scrum.

Have booked car hire from Beauvais with Hertz - 3 days for just over £110 - so cheaper than transfers - don't have Sat Nav so hoping it's an easy drive or we could lose a day trying to get there :laughing:

Staying at a hotel by Beauvais airport the night before we come home so that we aren't rushing with the drive on that morning. Can have a full day in the park on our last day, a quick bite to eat, and then can take our time driving back.

So excited - never seen Disney for the Christmas period :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

[daisybeetlebug]

Hi sorry-never had a chance to reply. I don't drive -my hubby is the driver but he always comments on it being a straightforward drive-and we haven't got lost yet !
I think it took us around 1hr 20 mins for the journey? Although may be busier this time with xmas traffic.
We do find the Sat Nav useful but Im sure you could print of a route map from the AA website and it would be just effective.

The kids normally fall asleep on our way and seem to way up about 15 mins away -so we always play Disney songs on the Ipod in the car until we get there to get them all excited.
Have downloaded disney xmas songs for this time-getting really excited.
Have fun!:santa: