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How to get fromCologne to Alpe d'Huezby train, taxi, bus, car, or plane

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There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Alpe d'Huez by train, taxi, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train, taxi

    best
    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain train 79
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain train
    3. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Lanceytrain train Ter
    4. Take the taxi from Lancey to Alpe d'Hueztaxi taxi
    10h 3m
    €474–842

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Lyonbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Lyon to Grenoblebus bus 766 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Gare Routiere to Office de Tourismebus bus
    15h 34m
    €87–135

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Annecybus bus
    3. Take the train from Annecy to Grenobletrain train K21
    4. Take the bus from Gare Routiere to Office de Tourismebus bus
    15h 13m
    €127–271

  4. Drive  859.7 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Alpe d'Huezcar car 859.7 km
    9h 7m
    €163–236

  5. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane DUS - LYS
    3. Take the bus from Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport to Grenoblebus bus
    4. Take the bus from Gare Routiere to Office de Tourismebus bus
    8h 53m
    €120–323

  6. Train, bus via Paris

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain train Tha
    2. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Grenobletrain train Tgv
    3. Take the bus from Gare Routiere to Office de Tourismebus bus
    10h 51m
    €218–524

  7. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Köln to Zürich Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Genèvetrain train Ic1 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Grenoble - Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Gare Routiere to Office de Tourismebus bus
    16h 34m
    €173–238

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane FRA - LYS
    3. Take the bus from Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport to Grenoblebus bus
    4. Take the bus from Gare Routiere to Office de Tourismebus bus
    8h 39m
    €152–408

  9. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus, train, taxi

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane DUS - GVA
    3. Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chambérybus bus
    4. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Lanceytrain train
    5. Take the taxi from Lancey to Alpe d'Hueztaxi taxi
    9h 7m
    €226–457

  10. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus, train, taxi

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane FRA - GVA
    3. Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chambérybus bus
    4. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Lanceytrain train
    5. Take the taxi from Lancey to Alpe d'Hueztaxi taxi
    8h 53m
    €253–492

  11. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train, drive

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane CGN - MXP
    2. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain train
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to St Jean De Maurienne Arvantrain train
    4. Drive from St Jean De Maurienne Arvan to Alpe d'Huezcar car
    10h 4m
    €106–300

Cologne to Alpe d'Huez by train and bus

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration15h 13mAverage Duration
Ticket€127Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,154.6 km
  • Duration: 10h 3m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Alpe d'Huez, France?

You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Office de Tourisme via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, Lyon, and Gare Routiere in around 15h 34m.

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