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How to get fromAlpe d'Huez to Cologneby taxi, train, bus, car or plane

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

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  1. Taxi, train

    best
    1. Take the taxi from Alpe d'Huez to Lanceytaxi
    2. Take the train from Lancey to Chambery Challes Les EauxtrainTer
    3. Take the train from Chambéry to Brussel-Zuidtrain
    4. Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbftrain79
    9h 52m
    €318–727

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Office De Tourisme to Gare Routierebus
    2. Take the bus from Grenoble to Lyonbus766 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Lyon to Cologne Airport CGNbus
    14h 53m
    €80–139

  3. Drive 846.4 km

    1. Drive from Alpe d'Huez to Colognecar846.4 km
    9h 21m
    €131–189

  4. Bus, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Office De Tourisme to Gare Routierebus
    2. Take the train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
    3. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeLYS - DUS
    4. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    8h 8m
    €133–367

  5. Bus, train via Paris

    1. Take the bus from Office De Tourisme to Gare Routierebus
    2. Take the train from Grenoble to Paris Gare De LyontrainTgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Nord to Köln HbftrainTha
    10h 26m
    €113–411

  6. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Office De Tourisme to Gare Routierebus
    2. Take the train from Grenoble to Chambery Challes Les EauxtrainTer
    3. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    4. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln HbftrainIce
    11h 2m
    €172–404

  7. Bus, train #2

    1. Take the bus from Office De Tourisme to Gare Routierebus
    2. Take the train from Grenoble to Lyon Part DieutrainTer
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to LuxembourgtrainTgv
    4. Take the train from Luxembourg to Koeln SuedtrainRe
    14h 48m
    €169–399

  8. Bus, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Office De Tourisme to Gare Routierebus
    2. Take the train from Grenoble to Genevetrain
    3. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeGVA - DUS
    4. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    9h 31m
    €147–361

  9. Bus, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the bus from Office De Tourisme to Gare Routierebus
    2. Take the train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
    3. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeLYS - FRA
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
    8h 24m
    €162–384

  10. Bus, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the bus from Office De Tourisme to Gare Routierebus
    2. Take the train from Grenoble to Genevetrain
    3. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeGVA - FRA
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
    9h 42m
    €176–398

  11. Drive, train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Drive from Alpe d'Huez to St Jean De Maurienne Arvancar
    2. Take the train from St Jean De Maurienne Arvan to Milano Centraletrain
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    4. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeMXP - DUS
    5. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    9h 34m
    €109–416

Alpe d'Huez to Cologne by bus and train

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration14h 53mAverage Duration
Ticket€80Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Alpe d'Huez, France and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a bus from Office De Tourisme to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Grenoble, Lyon, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 14h 53m.

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