08 January 2012

ski weekend from dublin ...

looking to do a long weekend skiing in january from dublin ...

first problem is flights - the lack of direct flights (let alone well timed flights) severely restricts options ...

the best choice seems to be to fly out on the Thursday to ZuRicH with Aer Lingus, departing DUB at 17:00 and arriving in ZRH at 20:05 for 52 EUR excluding baggage charge or ...
to fly to MUniCh with Aer Lingus, departing at 16:00 and arriving in MUC at 19:25 for 52 EUR excluding baggage.

the best return flight seems to be to fly out of MUniCh with Aer Lingus, departing at 20:05 and arriving into DUB at 21:45 for 82 EUR excluding baggage fee or ...
to fly out of Milan Malpensa with Aer Lingus, departing at 21:20 and arriving into DUB at 22:50 for 42 EUR excluding baggage.


As for where to go to actually ski ... trying to find a resort with reasonable access to the airports poses another challenge ... one option is Mayrhofen ...

a train from MUC to Jenbach (half an hour taxi ride from Mayrhofen) is available at 20:04 (arriving into Jenbach at 22:34) or at 21:04 (arriving into Jenbach at 23:39) ...

on the way back, a (rather slow) train from Mayrhofen itself departs at 15:48 and arrives at the airport at 18:55 leaving plenty of time for the 20:05 departure ...

looking at the town's tourist office search results, accommodation in Mayrhofen appears to be plentiful and reasonably priced ...

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