There are 6 ways to get from Alpe d'Huez to Zurich by taxi, train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, train
best- Take the taxi from Alpe d'Huez to Grenoble Universites Gierestaxi
- Take the train from Grenoble Universites Gieres to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
6h 49mCHF 201–442Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Halte Routiere to Gare Routierebus T75 / ...
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus 1921
13h 15mCHF 55–97Bus via Geneva
- Take the bus from Halte Routiere to Gare Routierebus T75 / ...
- Take the bus from Grenoble - Bus Station to Annecy - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Geneva Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquaibus
9h 55mCHF 64–92Drive 480.2 km
- Drive from Alpe d'Huez to Zurichcar 480.2 km
5h 23mCHF 79–114Taxi, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Alpe d'Huez to Grenoble Universites Gierestaxi
- Take the train from Grenoble Universites Gieres to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GVA - ZRH
6h 2mCHF 212–432Drive, train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Drive from Alpe d'Huez to St Jean De Maurienne Arvancar
- Take the train from St Jean De Maurienne Arvan to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MXP - ZRH
7h 42mCHF 115–251
Alpe d'Huez to Zurich by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alpe d'Huez to Zurich is to bus which costs SFr 55 - SFr 100 and takes 13h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Alpe d'Huez to Zurich is to drive which takes 5h 23m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 120.
No, there is no direct bus from Alpe d'Huez to Zurich station. However, there are services departing from Halte Routiere and arriving at Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai via Grenoble - Bus Station, Annecy - Bus Station and Geneva Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 55m.
The distance between Alpe d'Huez and Zurich is 496 km. The road distance is 480.2 km.
The best way to get from Alpe d'Huez to Zurich without a car is to taxi and train which takes 6h 49m and costs SFr 200 - SFr 450.
It takes approximately 6h 49m to get from Alpe d'Huez to Zurich, including transfers.
Alpe d'Huez to Zurich bus services, operated by Isère - Transisère, depart from Halte Routiere station.
Alpe d'Huez to Zurich bus services, operated by Isère - Transisère, arrive at Gare Routiere station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alpe d'Huez to Zurich is 480 km. It takes approximately 5h 23m to drive from Alpe d'Huez to Zurich.
There are 1232+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Alpe d'Huez, France and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a vehicle from Alpe d'Huez to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai via Halte Routiere, Grenoble - Bus Station, Annecy - Bus Station, and Geneva Bus Station in around 9h 55m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–360
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–310
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–150
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Grenoble Universites Gieres to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Grenoble Universites Gieres to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–290
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from St Jean De Maurienne Arvan to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +33 820 08 38 38
- [email protected]
- Website
- itinisere.fr
Bus from Halte Routiere to Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Schedules at
- itinisere.fr
Bus from Halte Routiere to Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Schedules at
- itinisere.fr
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Bus from Halte Routiere to Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Bus from Halte Routiere to Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Grenoble - Bus Station to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–7
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Grenoble - Bus Station to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Grenoble to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Geneva Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–29
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–110
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