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 4m£265–684Bus via Paris
cheapest- Take the bus from Office De Tourisme to Gare Routiere
- Take the bus from Grenoble - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Take the bus from Paris to London Victoria700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University RE507 / ...
24h 1m£52–175Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Alpe d'Huez to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiff
13h 16mBus, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the bus from Office De Tourisme to Gare Routiere
- 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 14m£100–253Bus, train
- Take the bus from Office De Tourisme to Gare Routiere
- 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 28m£170–615Bus
- Take the bus from Alpe d'Huez to Lille
- Take the bus from Lille to Calais
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoria700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University RE507 / ...
24h 9m£107–166Drive, 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£207–301Shuttle to Alpes–Isère Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- 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 11m£93–244Bus, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the bus from Office De Tourisme to Gare Routiere
- Take the train from Grenoble to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)GVA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
10h 42m£80–256Bus, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Office De Tourisme to Gare Routiere
- 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 11m£137–424Shuttle 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£131–370Bus, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the bus from Office De Tourisme to Gare Routiere
- 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 6m£130–347Bus, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Office De Tourisme to Gare Routiere
- Take the train from Grenoble to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)GVA - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
11h 29m£151–407Drive, 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 43m£102–316
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alpe d'Huez to Cardiff is to bus via Paris which costs £50 - £180 and takes 24h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Alpe d'Huez to Cardiff is to shuttle and fly and train which takes 7h 11m and costs £90 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Alpe d'Huez to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Office De Tourisme and arriving at University RE via Grenoble - Bus Station, Paris and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 1m.
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 4m and costs £260 - £700.
It takes approximately 10h 4m to get from Alpe d'Huez to Cardiff, including transfers.
Alpe d'Huez to Cardiff bus services, operated by Transaltitude, depart from Office De Tourisme station.
Alpe d'Huez to Cardiff bus services, operated by Transaltitude, arrive at Gare Routiere station.
There are 1540+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Alpe d'Huez, France and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a bus from Office De Tourisme to University RE via Grenoble - Bus Station, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, and London Victoria in around 24h 1m.
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- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £26–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–140
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £27–130
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–120
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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–270
- 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
- £40–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- 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
- £90–220
- 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
- £17–130
- 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
- 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
- £45–130
- 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 Grenoble to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- £25–35
- 1st Class
- £40–55
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- 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
- £21–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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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 to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- 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 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 Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- 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 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–290
- 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 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 48 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 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- 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
- £8–26
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–85
- 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
- 4 times a day
- 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
- £40–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 (0)820 083 838
- Website
- transaltitude.fr
Bus from Office De Tourisme to Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £15–17
- Website
- Transaltitude
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Grenoble - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £18–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Alpe d'Huez to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- 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
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–28
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/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 9m
- Estimated price
- £110–140
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