Hoi allemaal,
Alle verhuurmaatschappijen zeggen hetzelfde :geen mogelijkheid om de auto op te halen in SLC en af te zetten in Canada.
Er zijn, volgens mij en mijn zoektocht en jullie hulp, dan maar 2 oplossingen:
1) Auto ophalen in SLC en rijden tot Seattle
Auto inleveren in Seattle en daar een nieuwe auto ophalen of, treinrit tot Vancouver en daar een auto ophalen en afgeven in Calgary
2) Iets duurder maar sneller : De Airport Shuttle express waarover Felicitas het had.
Ik heb die mensen gecontacteerd en kreeg dit als info (zie onder) en we hebben besloten de auto op te halen in SLC en naar Kalispell te rijden (zo missen we niets van onze planning) en op 19/7 laten we ons eerst met een tweetjes ophalen in Kalispell, dan rijden we met de shuttle naar east glacier en daar delen/sharen we de shuttle naar Calgary.
Dankzij het "sharen" besparen we een pak geld en moeten we niet nutteloos naar Seattle.
Hierbij alle info die ik van de
www.airportshuttleexpress.com kreeg.
Nogmaals bedankt voor al jullie ideetjes, ik ben er alleszins weer slimmer op geworden en zal wel 2 keer nadenken alvoren een "aller-retourje" te boeken USA-CAN
Plan #1.
Airport Shuttle Express operates on a “charter” basis between Montana, including Kalispell and any address in Alberta, including Calgary. We will travel anytime, subject to road/weather conditions. For a map of the area please see the following:
http://www.nationalparkreservations.com ... er_map.php
For a five passenger van we charge as follows:
COSTS
Kalispell, Glacier Airport, Whitefish TO Calgary (USA) (One way 6-7 hours)
(1-5 Passenger Van)
732.00 Basic Cost
012.00 US Custom Van Clearance Fees
037.20 5% Goods and Service Tax
781.20
East Glacier (USA) (One way 4-5 hours)
549.00 Basic Cost
012.00 US Customs Van Clearance Fees
029.05 5% Goods and Service Tax
590.05
Waterton Park (Canada) (One way 3-4 hours)
360.00 Basic Cost
010.00 Waterton Park Van Entrance Fee
018.50 5% Goods and Service Tax
388.50
EXTRA COSTS:
A tip to the driver and any National Park Entrance Fees, if applicable.
TERMS/CONDITIONS:
No deposit is required but a credit card guarantee. The credit card charge is put thru on the day before the service in Canada in Canadian Funds. All financial transactions are done in Canada. In the unlikely event you must cancel a 72 hour advance cancellation notice must be received or you will be billed for the service as this is when the driver/van are assigned.
RESERVE THE RIGHT:
Airport Shuttle Express reserves the right to check all luggage, including carry-on, prior to leaving on this trip. We reserve the right to have the driver keep your passports to the border to be given to Canada Customs.
DOCUMENTS:
Please check with Canada Immigration regarding the correct documents required i.e passport and if a visa is required. Three days prior to the service we do need a copy of the “data” page of your passport to be added to the manifest for Canada Customs. It should show the names, birth dates, passport number, nationality, issued date and expiry date.
TO BOOK:
By return email advising that you wish to “share a ride”, if required.
SHARE A RIDE:
Many ask us if they could "share a ride". If the other party says yes then a new lower rate is given. However, should one party decides to cancel then the original rate would apply! Please email us your proposed travel dates and we will advise if we have any other party traveling. The following may be "some" of the dates for "share-ride". Ride-share is available to/from the USA but not within Canada.
19 July 2011
0900
Izaak Walton Inn
Calgary
19 July 2011
1015
East Glacier
Calgary
We hope this helps with your travel planning.
Please note the following:
East Glacier has an AVIS and DOLLAR Rent-A-Car location. Whitefish, Columbia Falls has a Hertz. All of them are at Kalispell Airport.
You can get to East Glacier from Whitefish Montana by train. (see
http://www.amtrak.com for times, rates)
There is a non reservation van, once daily between East Glacier, St Mary’s and Waterton Park Canada. It is called the “East Side” Shuttle and the cost from East Glacier is around USD50.00/head. Airport Shuttle Express could pick you up from Waterton Park.
If you are renting a car in Calgary avoid the airport for a pickup as they force the car rental company to charge 15.61% “concession recovery fee”. You can return an “off airport car” to the airport and still avoid paying this fee, as we understand it. We can take you to any car rental location in Calgary.
We hope this helps with your travel planning. If you have any questions or wish to book please reply by email.
Yours truly
Jim Townshend/Customer Service
groetjes aan allemaal en veel succes met de reisplanning xxxxxxxxxxx