What is the difference between a private and a shared transfer?
Private Transfers are for customers who want the most hassle-free solution of getting to resort. Simply arrive at the airport, pick up your bags, and you will be met in arrivals by a Ski-Lifts representative and taken straight to your accommodation. No waiting for other people to arrive, you will have the minibus to yourself!
Shared Transfers are for the more cost-conscious customer who is willing to save a little money by sharing a minibus (each minibus seats up to 8 people plus luggage).
Ski-Lifts will always try to offer shared transfer customers a minimal waiting time by allocating minibuses with people on similar (if not the same) flights, and at peak times this waiting time should be less.
The average waiting time for a shared transfer is around twenty minutes. Maximum waiting time for shared transfers is one hour.
The larger the size of your group, the less waiting time there is likely to be. For example a group of 5 is much less likely to have to wait than a group of 1 or 2 people.
Ski-Lifts will occasionally take customers in the same minibus that are going to different resorts. This may involve a customer having to change minibuses en route. Ski-Lifts use specified hubs to do this, and this will only happen when the amount of people booked for travel in a set minibus is low. If this is necessary then your journey time will not be increased by more than 30mins (including the one hour waiting period - so the overall time limit for shared transfers will not be affected). The larger the size of the group, the less likely it is that this will need to happen.