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Airport Transfer -
Business Travel - Tourism - Sightseeing - Excursion
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Passenger transport from door to door in a comfortable minivan
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Lavender tours in Provence from 16 June.
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News for 2008: We're equipped with GPS now!
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From our base near Avignon and Cavaillon, Provence, southern France, Skovgaard Europe proposes a personal minibus limousine transportation from door to door.
If you are a business traveller, you most likely have little time to
waste in public transport. We can make your trip easier, quicker, more reliable
and more comfortable.
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The ochre path in the Roussillon village in the Lubéron, Provence.
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Cast and film crews also need local transportation during
shootings. We're at your service.
If you are visiting Provence with a small group of tourists,
we can help you with airport transfers, Provence tours, wine tasting excursions
and other trips.
Cruise passengers will appreciate our full or half day tours of
Provence from the port of Marseille and the Avignon pier, for example to the
Luberon and the many Roman ruins such as the Pont du Gard, the arenas and
theatres in Nîmes, Arles and Orange, Vaison la Romaine, Glanum and more.
And of course, we can get you from the airports in Marseille, Nîmes,
Avignon and Toulon to your cruise port in Arles, Marseille or
Toulon.
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If you are a local traveller from Provence, whether as part of a group
needing airport transfers, sightseeing, business travel or whatever, you are of
course as welcome as anyone else.
"Just a short
note to say how much we appreciated your efficient and friendly service on 21
& 25 May [2007]. Best regards, J Gibson"
Getting around between airports, hotels, TGV and other railway stations,
ports, harbours, cruise ports, piers, cities, towns and sights in this region is
not always obvious for tourists and business travellers using public transport.
If you use a hire car, you end up
spending your time reading maps or programming your GPS, or you may get lost on your way from the
airport to your hotel at midnight. If you use a shuttle, they don't take you to
the door, and you can figure out yourself how to get to your hotel one mile from
where you are - on foot and with your suitcases to carry. Is a taxi within your
budget? How do you find out, and does the taxi driver speak English? Can you
book a taxi in advance? How much space does a taxi have for passengers and
luggage? We make it all very simple.
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- Air conditioned.
- Refrigerator.
- Driver is fluent in English, French, Danish, speaks some German and
understands Norwegian and Swedish.
- Large luggage capacity.
"Finn, we can not tell you how much we enjoyed our day with you in Provence.
You are our kind of tour guide! It was like having an old friend showing us
around. We truly appreciated your patience and your flexibility. You made
our day together an experience we will never forget. Thanks again for a fun day.
If we get back to Provence, you will certainly
be one of our first contacts. Sincerely, C & G Roberts, Florida" 1 July 2007
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We have thought about your luggage too. Many cars have space for 7 passengers
and the driver - and 2 suitcases! Our long version of the Toyota Hiace takes 7
passengers and ALL your suitcases. On the photo, we have placed just 2 suitcases
of usual size to illustrate the capacity.
The third row of seats folds in one minute, vastly extending the space for
luggage in case of a up to 4 passengers travelling with an exceptional amount of
luggage.
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Under French law, all passengers must wear seat belts during the journey. In
case of a police control, each passenger not wearing a seat belt can be subject
to an on-the-spot fine. All seats are
equipped with 3-point seat belts and headrests. SMOKING is strictly FORBIDDEN in the vehicle.
The minibus is equipped with ABS, airbags and seat belt pre-tensioners in
front, and lateral side bars to protect passengers from side impacts.
Child seats are provided at no extra charge on certain itineraries.
Please refer to our Terms and Conditions
for full details.
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Toyota Hiace:
Safest car!
Safest minibus!
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Swedish Folksam analysed 117,000 car crashes between 1994 and 2007. Source:
www.folksam.se.
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Prices 2008
Prices valid 18 May to 31 December 2008.
You will be given a fixed price quotation before booking. The quotation will
be based on the following rates, all inclusive of VAT (tax) and road tolls. For longer trips, a
quantity reduction can be given.
The price is the same regardless of the number of passengers and the
quantity of luggage (if the luggage volume does not exceed the vehicle's
luggage volume), so the more passengers, the lower the cost per
passenger.
The price is composed of the following elements:
Passenger distance: 0.57 € per km driven with you on board (1.6 km = 1 mile).
Service distance: 0.23 € per km that we need to drive without
you on board (to get to the pick-up point and return from the
destination).
Passenger duration:
Hourly rate for the time you are on board:
08:00-24:00 (8 AM - 12 PM): 20.00 €
Thos rate is increased 50% from 0:00 to 08:00 (0 AM go 8 AM) and for
the part of any single itinerary that exceeds 12 hours.
If a journey falls in both time periods, the hourly cost will be calculated
separately for each time period.
Service duration:
Hourly rate for the time you are not on board (waiting, getting to the
pick-up point and returning from the destination, accompanying you
during excursions...):
08:00-24:00 (8 AM - 12 PM): 15.50 €.
The following flat-rate waiting periods apply:
Airport transfer pickup: 45 minutes.
Port or harbour pickup: 45 minutes.
River or canal pier pickup: 25 minutes.
Train station pickup: 25 minutes.
Other pickup: 15 minutes.
Offloading: 10 minutes.
All rates are increased 50% from 0:00 to 08:00 (0 AM go 8 AM) and for
the part of any single itinerary that exceeds 12 hours.
If a journey falls in both time periods, the hourly cost will be calculated
separately for each time period.
A driver meal allowance of 2 € per hour service and passenger
duration if the total duration exceeds 4 hours.
Road tolls at cost price.
An administrative fee of 10 € per itinerary.
A global fee of 2% to cover the average cost of bank or credit
card fees.
Fully Flexible is an option to allow changes, refunded
cancellations and no-shows. Cost: 5% of the price for
the trip. Please refer to our Terms and Conditions
for full details. The flexible option is suitable if you do not have a
travel insurance that refunds cancelled trips.
In cases where we subcontract all or part of your itinerary to another
company, prices may vary.
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Examples of Airport Transfer Rates
One-way airport transfer prices valid 18 May to 31 December 2008
for one minibus with at least 7 passenger seats
(FIRM booking TO airport; 8 € supplement FROM airport in certain
airports; 5% supplement for FLEXIBLE booking).
Included:
All taxes and road tolls.
Numbers in parenthesis are départements (counties).
Click
to see airport transfer prices
To Nice Côte d'Azur Airport NCE
To Marseille Provence Airport MRS
To Montpellier Méditerranée Airport MPL
To Toulouse
Blagnac Airport TLS
To Avignon Airport AVN
To Béziers
Vias Airport BZR
To Carcassonne
Salvaza Airport CCF
To Castres
Mazamet Airport DCM
To Nîmes Arles Camargue Airport FNI
To Perpignan
Rivesaltes Airport PGF
To Rodez
Marcillac Airport RDZ
To Toulon Hyères Airport TLN
View
all Airport Transfer rates on one page.
Which Airport?
There is a myriad of large and small airports in southern France.
The four largest appear first in the list above. The others have
only few connections.
See our map above for an overview.
Our site about travel in France has a list
of all airport web
sites.
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Actual prices may vary with individual circumstances.
With reserve for calculation or typing error.
There are no scheduled departures or fixed destinations. The choices in the
examples are for your convenience only, in case your itinerary matches one or
more of them, to give you a quick overview of prices. Your itinerary is not
limited to the choices appearing in the lists.
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To confirm your booking, you may be asked to pay in advance. Please refer to our Terms and Conditions.
Please refer to our Terms and Conditions.
Skovgaard Europe is licensed for passenger transport by the DRE in
Marseilles (licence number
2004/93/0000703). You will find us on the French
Ministry of Transport's list of companies licensed for passenger transport.
We are insured for liability with Matmut. The insurance
documents are available on request.
Do you provide child seats?
Yes, and at no extra charge, on certain itineraries but not all. Please ask.
This is much too expensive for me. Are there any budget options?
Not from us, but we recognise that different budgets require different prices.
There are airport buses and shuttles to and from Marseille Airport including
the new low-cost terminal mp² that the budget airlines Ryanair,
Easyjet, BmiBaby,
Jet4You and MyAir
fly to. The airport buses and shuttles can get you to Marseille, Aix en
Provence, Toulon, Cavaillon and Avignon. For further information, please visit
Marseille Airport's site.
From the recently renovated and extended railway station and bus terminal
Marseille Saint Charles, you can take the bus or train to many more destinations. Check out
the national train company SNCF's
site for information. Neither in an airport bus, shuttle nor train will
you get the same service as you get from us, but they propose fair fares for
fair budgets.
Is this a taxi (cab) service?
No, we have a different type of licence than taxis (cabs) have.
What's the difference from a taxi (cab)?
Taxis (cabs) are allowed to pick their customers up in the street. We only transport
passengers after prior booking.
Taxis (cabs) use a meter to calculate the price. We quote a price in advance.
Taxi (cab) fares are regulated. Our prices are not.
You never know in advance if a cab driver speaks your language. We provide a
driver you can talk to in English, French, Danish, German, Norwegian and
Swedish.
A taxi transports you from A to B and nothing else. We can provide added value
services such as cold drinks.
Do you provide luxury sedans or classic cars?
No.
Are you cheaper than a taxi?
That depends on the itinerary and more. The price of a cab is not calculated
the same way as our prices.
Are you providing any shuttle or scheduled services?
We don't provide any scheduled services, but we can provide an isolated shuttle service for a group of people.
In the United States, such a service would be only half as expensive.
Why is it so expensive?
French fuel taxes make fuel more than twice as expensive in France as in the United
States. 13 March 2008, one US gallon of unleaded
gasolene cost US$7.93 in France when dispensed by a discount outlet. At the
fuel consumption rate of a minibus, a 50-mile trip (meaning a 50-mile empty
return trip too) costs $42 just in gasolene.
French 'freeways' are not free but mostly toll roads. Typically, for an
airport transfer, 10% of the price you pay us is for tolls. The tolls are
close to US$0.25 per mile at an exchange rate of 1.5477 USD/EUR. 50 miles on
the 'freeway' thus costs $12.50 each way, or $25 in total, as we obviously
have to go both ways.
The French regulations for transportation and employment are very rigorous,
and taxes and social charges are in general very high, at least 50% of
profits.
Add to this the ordinary costs of leasing, insurance, cleaning, annual
roadworthiness tests and maintenance.
The generally higher cost of goods and services increases overhead.
The present euro/dollar exchange rate is amplifying the above factors.
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