There are 14 ways to get from Alpe d'Huez to Cardiff by taxi, train, bus, car, car train, plane, car ferry, or shuttle
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
- Take the train from Grenoble to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
10h 2m£271–704Shuttle to Alpes–Isère Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Le Bourg-d'Oisans to Grenoble-Isère Airport
- Fly from Alpes–Isère Airport (GNB) to Bristol Airport (BRS)GNB - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
7h 13m£98–294Bus
- Take the bus from Alpe d'Huez to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Take the bus from Paris to Calais700
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoria700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University RE507 / ...
22h 12m£105–161Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Alpe d'Huez to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiff
13h 16mTaxi, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Alpe d'Huez to Grenoble Universites Gieres
- Take the train from Grenoble Universites Gieres to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)GVA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
9h 1m£186–365Bus, train via Grenoble
- Take the bus from Agence Cars Region Vfd to GaresT75
- Take the train from Grenoble to Lyon Part DieuTer
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille EuropeTgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
12h 35m£200–595Bus, train
- Take the bus from Alpe d'Huez to Lyon
- Take the train from Lyon Perrache to Lille EuropeTgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
13h 44m£202–516Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Alpe d'Huez to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiff
14h 39m£208–303Bus, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the bus from Agence Cars Region Vfd to Gares
- Take the train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)LYS - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
9h 22m£125–304Shuttle to Alpes–Isère Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Le Bourg-d'Oisans to Grenoble-Isère Airport
- Fly from Alpes–Isère Airport (GNB) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)GNB - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
8h 38m£123–375Taxi, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Alpe d'Huez to Grenoble Universites Gieres
- Take the train from Grenoble Universites Gieres to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)GVA - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
9h 44m£247–516Bus, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Agence Cars Region Vfd to Gares
- Take the train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)LYS - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
10h 14m£156–495Bus, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the bus from Agence Cars Region Vfd to Gares
- Take the train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)LYS - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Central
11h 7m£144–448Drive, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Drive from Alpe d'Huez to St Jean De Maurienne Arvan
- Take the train from St Jean De Maurienne Arvan to Torino Porta Susa
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Bristol Airport (BRS)TRN - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
9h 41m£113–356
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alpe d'Huez to Cardiff is to bus which costs £100 - £170 and takes 22h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Alpe d'Huez to Cardiff is to shuttle and fly and train which takes 7h 13m and costs £95 - £300.
The distance between Alpe d'Huez and Cardiff is 820 miles.
The best way to get from Alpe d'Huez to Cardiff without a car is to taxi and train which takes 10h 2m and costs £270 - £750.
It takes approximately 10h 2m to get from Alpe d'Huez to Cardiff, including transfers.
There are 1504+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Alpe d'Huez, France and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a vehicle from Alpe d'Huez to University RE via Alpe d'Huez, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris, Calais, and London Victoria in around 22h 12m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–220
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £27–160
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–180
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–160
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–270
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–270
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–160
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £15–100
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Grenoble to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Perrache to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £94–95
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from St Jean De Maurienne Arvan to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Grenoble to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £80–180
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £80–120
- Rail 1st Class
- £120–180
Train from Grenoble Universites Gieres to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £29
- 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 to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24
- 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 to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £95–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–26
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–130
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from St Jean De Maurienne Arvan to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Alpe d'Huez to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Alpe d'Huez to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–28
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +33 820 08 38 38
- contact@itinisere.fr
- Website
- itinisere.fr
Bus from Agence Cars Region Vfd to Gares
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.itinisere.fr/en
- Phone
- +33 4 13943050
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Bus from Agence Cars Region Vfd to Gares
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- info@nofussbus.co.uk
- Website
- bensbus.co.uk
Shuttle from Le Bourg-d'Oisans to Grenoble-Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- https://www.bensbus.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Estimated price
- £110–140
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